Midori Arima papers, 1877-1977

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Summary

Creators:
Arima, Midori
Abstract:
Midori Tokura Arima was born in Kurashiki, Okayama in 1924. She was a reporter at Godo Shinbun in western Japan. The Midori Arima papers consist of a handwritten biographical sketch, ten photographs of Emperor Hirohito, and information about the Arima family.
Extent:
1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Japanese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Midori Arima papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Midori Arima papers (1877-1977) consist of ten photographs of Emperor Hirohito taken by Midori Arima as a newspaper reporter in western Japan approximately 1944-1945. Her handwritten biographical sketch, "From Housewife to Anthropologist: Better Late Than Never," and information about the Arima family.

Biographical / historical:

Midori Tokura Arima was born in Kurashiki, Okayama in 1924. She was a reporter at Godo Shinbun in western Japan. She met her future husband James Arima, Japanese American Nisei lieutenant during the occupation of the Allied Forces. Their eldest son was born in Japan in 1948. After the occupation, they moved to the United States where their second son, Adrian, was born. She earned a PhD in Anthropology at Stanford University in 1992, at the age of 66

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2020.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Midori Arima papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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