Ichikawa Family Papers MS.140
Marisa Ramirez
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
April 2021
Loyola Marymount University
William H. Hannon Library, Archives and Special Collections
1 LMU Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
special.collections@lmu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
Title: Ichikawa Family Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.140
Physical Description:
22.08 Linear Feet
; (6) full Hollinger boxes; (1) 19x15x1.5" box, (1) 21x17x3" box, (1) 25x21x3" box, (1) 20x16x3.5" box, (10) banker's boxes,
(1) map case drawer, (3) loose items
Date (inclusive): 1903-2006
Abstract: The Ichikawas were a Japanese American family living in Los Angeles for most of the twentieth century. Parents Hideyuki Frances
and Yasu Maria were born and raised near Mount Fuji in Japan and immigrated to California in the early 1920s, settling in
Los Angeles. They had four children, Agnes Yayoi, Marion Hideko, Ruth Kikuko, and David Tadatsugo. After Executive Order 9066
was issued in 1942, the Ichikawas were forcibly detained at the Pomona Assembly Center and incarcerated at the Heart Mountain
Relocation Center, an American concentration camp, until 1945. They returned to their home in south Los Angeles and lived
there until their passing. This collection displays many aspects of their lives, from their incarceration, to their schooling
and work, to their many vacations and holidays spent together.
The Ichikawa Family Papers features art work that the family kept in their home, scrapbooks and yearbooks documenting their
lives, and photo albums which make up the bulk of the collection.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series by item type: Art/Prints, Artifacts, Photographs, School and Work Material, and
Scrapbooks and other ephemera. The photo albums have been arranged chronologically, according to their original date labels.
The School and Work Material is arranged by institution.
Biographical / Historical
This biographical note and accompanying information was written by Linda Mitsuko Ikeda and edited for clarity. Her maternal
grandmother, Mitsuko Ichikawa Kojima, was the younger sister of Ichikawa patriarch Hideyuki Francis. The five Kojima sibling
and the four Ichikawa children grew up together in Los Angeles, California. Pictures of the Kojima family were removed when
Ikeda thought the pictures would be thrown out.
Hideyuki Francis Ichikawa and his sister Mitsuko grew up in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, near Mount Fuji. Mitsuko Ichikawa
came to the United States on January 11, 1917. Hideyuki and his wife, Yasu Maria Furuya, followed in 1923. They arrived in
San Francisco before settling in Los Angeles.
Hideyuki and Yasu Ichikawa had four children: Agnes Yayoi, Marion Hideko, Ruth Kikuko and David Tadatsugu. The Ichikawa children
went to school at Maryknoll School in the Little Tokyo area of downtown Los Angeles, now known as St. Francis Xavier Chapel
- Japanese Catholic Center. When Ruth was a child, she became very ill, losing the ability to hear and speak which resulted
in learning disabilities. To meet her special needs, the family sent Ruth to Japan for her education. When she returned to
the United States, she was doted upon by her entire family and their lives centered on making her happy.
The Ichikawas lived in Los Angeles at 6111 W. 9th Street and then at 1616 W. 12th Street until the beginning of World War
II. After Executive Order 9066 was issued on February 19, 1942, all people of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast (including
American citizens) were forcibly removed from their homes and confined and isolated in fenced and guarded detention centers.
On August 20, 1942, the Ichikawa family was forcibly removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, a temporary detention center located
at the Pomona Fairgrounds in southern California. They were then incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, an
American concentration camp located in Wyoming and remained there until November 10, 1945. The Kojima family was sent to Granada
Relocation Center, an American concentration camp located in Granada, Colorado sometimes referred to as Camp Amache. The families
had no contact with each other and were unable to know the whereabouts of their relatives and friends until after their release.
Following their release, the Ichikawa family returned to Los Angeles where they later bought a home at 1060 4th Avenue, a
home they owned until their passing. Earlier, Ruth had moved into an apartment complex for the deaf located next door to Pilgrim
Lutheran Church of the Deaf. Hideyuki became a naturalized citizen in 1975 at the age of 82.
Every New Years Day, the men of the family would attend the horse races while the three sister would attend the Pasadena Rose
Parade. Yasu would cook a traditional Japanese New Year’s feast which was attended by their entire extended family and friends.
The sisters and their mother would also take yearly vacations to new places, allowing David to enjoy time with his friends
in their absence. They also enjoyed yearly visits to Disneyland and the Los Angeles County Fair, often taking along friends
from Ruth’s deaf community.
Mr. and Mrs. Ichikawa worked at their own dry cleaning business in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. Agnes worked
for the Los Angeles Unified School District as the Financial Manager at Orville Wright Junior High School in the Westchester
area of Los Angeles, and later at the East Los Angeles Occupational Center. Marion worked for the Southern California Gas
Company. David attended Los Angeles Trade Technical College and did local construction work, often pointing out buildings
which he helped build. Ruth temporarily worked as a seamstress in the garment district in downtown Los Angeles. She was a
skilled worker with a high output, which eventually led to bullying by coworkers, causing her to quit her job. Linda Mitsuko
Ikeda, a close relative, was a substitute teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District and was sent to Marlton School
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. After this experience, she suggested that Ruth work at Marlton. Ruth was happy there and
did volunteer work at Marlton until her retirement. There, she was able to learn some American Sign Language which helped
her to better communicate.
Relative Linda Mitsuko Ikeda said of the them, "The Ichikawa Family was always nice to everyone they met. They were kind and
generous to everyone they dealt with. Whenever we would go out with them, everyone gave them a warm welcome and treated them
like old friends. They enjoyed getting together with family and friends. We were lucky to have been able to celebrate many
birthdays and special events with them."
Hideyuki Francis Ichikawa:
Date of birth: December 18, 1893 in Tamamoro, Yamanashi, Japan;
Date of death: November 16, 1980;
Arrived in San Francisco on December 3, 1923
Yasu Maria Furuya Ichikawa:
Date of birth: January 6, 1902 in Yamanashi, Japan;
Date of death: April 20, 2000;
Arrived in San Francisco on December 3, 1923
Agnes Yayoi Ichikawa:
Date of birth: March 19, 1924;
Date of death: February 1, 2021
Marion Hideko Ichikawa:
Date of birth: July 29, 1928;
Date of death: June 10, 2009
Ruth Kikuko Ichikawa:
Date of birth: September 8, 1931
David Tadatsugu Ichikawa:
Date of birth: June 4, 1936;
Date of death: December 11, 2020
Donor Biography:
Donor Phil Shigekuni was born in San Francisco in 1934. His mother was a cousin of the Ichikawa children. Shigekuni attended
37th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles and at eight years old, was forcibly detained at the Santa Anita Assembly Center
and incarcerated at the Granada Relocation Center, a concentration camp located in Granada, Colorado sometimes referred to
as Camp Amache. After World War II, his family resettled in the Seinan neighborhood in Los Angeles, close to Normandie and
37th Place where he attended Foshay Junior High School. Shigenkuni is married to his wife Marion and they have two daughters
named Laurie and Julie. He served as president of the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Citizens League, was a co-founder
of E.O. 9066 Inc. which sought redress among other activities, and also co-sponsored the first Day of Remembrance in Los Angeles'
Little Tokyo.
Biographical information on Shigekuni was sourced from his "Senior Moments" column published in the Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese
American newspaper.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phillip Shigekuni. Accession number: 2021.10.
Content Description
This collection consists of documents, ephemera, and art work from the Ichikawa family, a Catholic Japanese American family
that lived in Los Angeles for most of the twentieth century.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Ichikawa Family Papers, MS140, Department of Archives and
Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Processing Information
Language regarding the Japanese American incarceration during World War II was written in accordance with work done by members
of the Reparative Archival Description Task Force at the Yale University Library, in association with Densho and the Japanese
American Citizens League. For more information, visit https://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=1140330&p=8319099.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American families -- California -- Los Angeles
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Photograph albums
Box 3, Folder 4
Clarence P. Hornung car prints
1950
Box 3, Folder 5
Heathcliff print autographed by George Gately
Box 7, Folder 1
Normal Rockwell reproductions
Box 7, Folder 1
California Dairy Industry Advisory Board jersey cow print
Box 8, Folder 1
The Adoration of the Kings” by Jan Gossaert print
Physical Description: black and white reproduction print on mat board
Box 8, Folder 1
“Meisterwerke der Malerei; Verlag von Rich. Bong, Berlin W.” prints
Physical Description: Two prints of artwork: “Marianne und Amelia Frankland” ("The Frankland Sisters") by John Hopner and “Des Künstlers Tochter
Lavinia” by Tiziano Vecellio
Box 8
Framed print of Japanese chin dog wearing red collar
Framed print of two snails and sakura blossoms
Physical Description: Measures (including wooden frame): 15" x 24.5"
Physical Location: Stored loose with MS140 boxes.
Box 8
Heart Mountain concentration camp painting on wooden board
Physical Description: Signed with initials "TK" in bottom left corner.
Map-case 1, Drawer 14
Heart Mountain concentration camp painting by Jishiro Miyauchi
1945
Physical Description: Measures (including wooden frame): 35.5" x 19.5". Bottom right corner has text reading "Heart Mt. Wyo. 1945" and bottom left
corner has signature "J Miyauchi."
Box 9
Southern California Gas Company shadowbox
Physical Description: Contains a photo of Marion Ichikawa seated at her desk with a man leaning over her desk. There is a sticker with the caption
"Bubba Bernquist never gives up." Underneath the photo are two pins. One reads "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO. 1358" and the
other reads "EMPLOYEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY 1316."
Box 9
Los Angeles Unified School District plaque
1984-85
Physical Description: Plaque awarded to Agnes Ichikawa for her service.
Box 9
California Council of Adult Education plaque
1987-10-03
Physical Description: 1987 classified employee award given to Agnes Ichikawa for her work in the Division of Adult and Occupational Education.
Box 9
UCLA football pin with ribbon
1940-1950
framed wall clock with two daruma dolls
Physical Description: Measures: 17" x 16"
Physical Location: Stored loose with MS140 boxes.
East Los Angeles Occupation Center memorial collage frame for Agnes Ichikawa
circa 1985
Physical Description: Measures (including frame): 33" x 13.5". Includes newsletter, name badge, and photo of Classified Employees Recognition Day.
Physical Location: Stored loose with MS140 boxes.
family photo albums
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This subseries consists of bound photo albums (photo corners on construction paper and magnetic); many have loose photographs
and should be handled with care. Most albums contain ephemera such as flyers or holiday cards that have been preserved along
with photographs. They have not been separated from the photographs in order to preserve original order. Most photo albums
were labeled by year upon arrival. Those without a specified year have been estimated by content and are distinguished by
square brackets.
Box 5, Folder 1
[1930s]
Physical Description: Small 8x6" photo album with cloth cover and photos glued to black paper (some loose). Includes pictures of the Ichikawa siblings
as small children along with their mother.
Box 5, Folder 1
[1930-1940s]
Physical Description: Small 8x5.5" blue photo album with black and white photographs glued to black pages; photos of the Ichikawa siblings as children
and young adults.
Box 5, Folder 1
[1940s]
Physical Description: Small 8x5.5" green photo album with 5 black and white photographs glued to black pages; most pages empty.
Box 11
1958-1961
Physical Description: red cover with city block drawing; photo corners album on black paper
Scope and Contents
Events/Locations: Marineland, Rose Parade, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Disneyland
Ephemera: holiday photo cards, newspaper clipping on creation of Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf, Akira Kobayashi headshot,
UCLA Rose Bowl 1962 ribbon
Box 11
1963-1964
Physical Description: white cloth cover with embroidered pull-cart embroidery; photo corners on black paper album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, Los Angeles County Fair, Hollywood Park, 8x10 photograph of Pilgrim Lutheran in 1960, school
pictures (students and staff of Orville Wright Junior High School), zoo, beach
Ephemera: holiday photo cards, clipping about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination
Box 11
[1964-65]
Physical Description: green cover with gold trim; photo corners on black paper album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, Disneyland, Washington DC, New York City, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Orville Wright Junior High
School class pictures
Ephemera: holiday photo cards
Box 11
DEC 1965, JAN 1967
Physical Description: Japanese art cloth cover; photo corners on black paper album
Scope and Contents
Location : Victoria, B.C., Canada
Box 11
1967
Physical Description: plaid cloth cover; photo corners on black paper album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Nisei Week Grand Parade, Disneyland, Marineland
Ephemera: Pilgrim Towers groundbreaking material, holiday photo cards)
Box 12
1967-69
Physical Description: red and gold cover; photo corners on black paper album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, Disneyland, Japanese Deer Park in Buena Park, Huntington Gardens, Hawaii, San Diego Zoo, New
Orleans, Florida
Ephemera: holiday photo cards, Disneyland caricature of Ruth
Box 12
1970
Physical Description: orange floral cloth cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Knott’s Berry Farm, Los Angeles Lakers game, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Lake Tahoe
Ephemera: Los Angeles Lakers 1969-70 official team photograph, San Francisco Giants autograph, Willie Shoemaker autograph,
Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf program for Reverend Mason
Box 5, Folder 2
1970
Physical Description: Cream-colored 7x10" photo album with cover and pages detached.
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Box 12
1971
Physical Description: red cover
Scope and Contents
Locations/Event: Nisei Week Grand Parade, Ruth with George Takei, Disneyland
Box 12
Jul 1974-Sep 1975
Physical Description: faded green woven cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Disneyland, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Philadelphia, Massachusetts
Box 12
1974-75
Physical Description: spiral vintage map cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, Las Vegas
Ephemera: George Takei city council election newspaper advertisement, Los Angeles Dodgers Steve Yeager autographed photograph,
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers official team photograph, Joe Namath autograph, 1974-75 Los Angeles Lakers official team photograph
Box 12
1976
Physical Description: white cover with cat drawing; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Disneyland, photos from visiting possible relative taken in Ogizawa, Japan, Los Angeles Lakers game
Ephemera: greeting card, 1975-76 Los Angeles Lakers official team photograph, 1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers official team photograph
Box 12
1976
Physical Description: black and gold cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Santa Innes Mission, Disneyland, Nisei Week Grand Parade
Ephemera: 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers official team photograph, Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf flyer and program for bicentennial
celebration
Box 12
1976
Physical Description: orange/red woven cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Events: Rose Parade, Christmas
Box 13
1976-77
Physical Description: wood-pattern cover; magnetic album
Separated Materials
Locations/Events: Los Angeles Chinatown, the Huntington Gardens, Disneyland
Ephemera: Chinatown souvenir family picture
Box 13
Aug 1976-Jul 1977
Physical Description: green cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations: Mexico City, Acapulco
Box 13
1978
Physical Description: red with gold trim cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Disneyland, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Paris, London, Dodgers Stadium
Ephemera: invitation and program for installation of Reverend Hauptman at Pilgrim Lutheran on Aug 13, 1978
Box 13
[1978]
Physical Description: dark green cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Disneyland, Rose Parade, black and white photos taken in Japan-possibly given by family
Ephemera: 1978 Los Angeles Rams official team photograph, holiday photo cards
Box 13
1979
Physical Description: brown cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations: Madrid, Monaco, Greece, Italy, France, Vatican City, Disneyland
Ephemera: Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf program for August Hauptman, 1979 Los Angeles Rams official team photograph,
holiday photo cards, loose 8x10 photo of Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf choir with names written on back
Box 14
1981
Physical Description: white with gold trim cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rose Parade, LACMA, Lakers game, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Marineland, Disneyland, Nisei Week Grand Parade
Ephemera: Japanese and English newspaper clippings on Fernando Valenzuela, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers official team photograph
Box 14
1982
Physical Description: red cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Christmas, Disneyland, Disney World, Kennedy Space Center
Ephemera: Sambi restaurant Mother’s Day souvenir pics in folder from 1982 through 1984, Neff wedding program, holiday photo
cards, Disney World tickets, Busch Gardens souvenir photo folder, Kennedy Space Center ticket, 1983 Japanese newspaper clippings
on NASA, Jill Whelan headshot
Box 14
[1982-86]
Physical Description: navy with gold trim faux reptile skin cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Easter, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland, Nisei Week Grand Parade
Ephemera: Ruth certificates of appreciation from Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf, newspaper clipping about Toru Miyoshi
Box 14
1984
Physical Description: cat cartoon cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Events: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
Ephemera: Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf newsletter, 1984 Olympics postcard
Box 15
1984
Physical Description: blue cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: cemetery, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los Angeles Lakers game
Box 15
1984
Physical Description: green cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Nisei Week Grand Parade, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Ensenada Azure Seas cruise
Ephemera: 1984 Olympics newspaper clippings, assorted newspaper clippings
Box 15
1987-
Physical Description: brown faux reptile skin cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Yosemite, Los Angeles County Fair, Nisei Week Grand Parade, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland
Ephemera: Benji at Disneyland postcard
Box 16
1987
Physical Description: white faux reptile skin cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations: San Francisco, Sea World, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland
Ephemera: holiday photo cards
Box 16
1987
Physical Description: “The Ichikawa Family” label on brown with gold trim faux reptile skin cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Super Bowl XXI at Rose Bowl, Knott’s Berry Farm, Los Angeles Marathon (one picture of George Takei competing),
Disneyland (“The Flying Rafaels”), Las Vegas, pictures of Heart Mountain painting and other deframed pictures in original
place in home
Ephemera: newspaper clipping about George Takei at fundraiser on Apr 15, 1987
Box 16
Dec 1987-Jan 1988
Physical Description: burgundy faux reptile skin cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Event: Disneyland Circus Fantasy- The Flying Espanas, Pope John Paul II at Dodgers Stadium, San Francisco
Ephemera: Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf birthday ribbon
Box 17
[1988-91]
Physical Description: blue with gold trim cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: studio portraits of the Ichikawa women, Marlton School class photo (Mrs Reyes-Ms McGraw 1989-1990), San
Francisco, Las Vegas, Marlton Avenue School class photo (Mrs Reyes 1990-91), Universal Studios
Ephemera: holiday photo cards, essay by Julie Yuriko Shigekuni about her grandmother, essay by Dan about grandmother Lillian
Shigekuni- 1990, autographed Byron Scott Los Angeles Lakers card, newspaper clipping about Marlton School from Gardena Valley
News
Box 17
1986, 1992-94
Scope and Contents
marbled pink and blue cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Los Angeles Public Library Central Library reopening, LMU commencement
Ephemera: holiday photo cards
Box 5, Folder 4
[1990s]
Physical Description: Cat cover 5x6.5" album with photo sleeves, mostly empty.
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Rotunda at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, formerly Fess Parker’s Resort, birthday celebration,
orchid sale. Also includes loose photo of Ruth (October 1982) and the Rose Parade (1973).
Box 17
[1992]
Physical Description: white with pink flowers cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Universal Studios Hollywood, Knott’s Berry Farm, Marlton School staff photo 1991-92, Yasu’s 90th birthday
party, Disneyland, Santa Barbara
Box 17
1993
Physical Description: floral clothlike pattern cover; magnetic album
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Super Bowl XXVII, Disneyland, Sea World San Diego, San Diego Wild Animal Park
Box 5, Folder 3
[1994, 2006]
Physical Description: Purple 8x9" photo album with photo sleeves
Scope and Contents
Events/Locations: The Grove on Fairfax, Agnes' 82nd birthday, Lakers game at Staples Center
Box 5, Folder 3
[2006]
Physical Description: Clear cover 6x8" album; photo sleeves.
Scope and Contents
Locations/Events: Arnie Morton's Steakhouse El Capitan Theatre, The Original Farmer's Market on Fairfax, Christmas
loose photographs
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This subseries consists of photographs removed from picture frames, photographs found loose in photo albums or yearbooks,
or photographs stored in studio folders that were given as gifts to the Ichikawa family.
Box 4, Folder 1
Woman (Yasu?) with white hair crouched in flower garden
Physical Description: In red photo folder imprinted with golden ringed planet featuring the initials “dp”.
Box 4, Folder 1
Seigo portrait in photo folder
circa 1957
Physical Description: Features imprint of Toyo Miyatake and "Class of '57"; signed "To the Ichikawa Family- Sincerely, Seigo"
Box 4, Folder 1
David Ichikawa portrait in photo folder
circa 1950s
Physical Description: Folder imprinted with “Roberts Studio Los Angeles”
Box 4, Folder 1
John (?) and Kimiko wedding portrait in photo folder
1958-05-18
Physical Description: Features imprint of Toyo Miyatake; signed “To the Ichikawas; Sincerely, Jack (?) and Kimiko 5-15-58"
Box 4, Folder 1
Agnes Ichikawa at “Recognition Day” ceremony photograph
1986-05-01
Physical Description: Removed from frame; memo found behind photograph reads "'Memories' of classified employees recognition day", addressed to
Agnes Ichikawa on May 19, 1986
Box 4, Folder 1
David Ichikawa graduation portraits
circa 1950s
Processing Information
Removed from twin-portrait folding picture frame
Box 4, Folder 1
Photograph of older man wearing necktie
Physical Description: Possibly cropped and enlarged from separate photograph; removed from picture frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
Portrait of older woman in light-colored robe
Physical Description: Removed from original picture frame; writing on back in pencil reads “[illegible- Vvw?] Ichikawa 365”
Box 4, Folder 1
Polaroid of Yasu Ichikawa seated with cake, son David standing behind her
1984-01-06
Box 4, Folder 1
Yasu Ichikawa portrait
Processing Information
Removed from original picture frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
Individual portraits of a boy and girl
2004-04
Physical Description: Pen writing on back of boy’s portrait reads “age 9; receive April 2004”; pen writing on back of girl’s photograph reads “age
6; received April 2004”; removed from twin-folding portrait frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
Blackie cat photograph
circa 2003
Physical Description: Photo of black cat, with text reading “Blackie 1984-2003"; removed from picture frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
Shirley Temple portrait, autographed
circa 1930s
Physical Description: Pen writing on photo reads “To Marian [sic] love Shirley Temple”
Box 4, Folder 1
Shirley Temple visiting Maryknoll School students
circa 1930s
Physical Description: From left to right: Marion Ichikawa, Nobuko Toda, Akiko Ozawa, Nobuko Shintaku, Shirley Temple, Terry Shina, Miriam Ogawa,
Michiko Miyake, and Paula Yoshino. Identified from labeled Maryknoll Mission Archives photo of same event.
Box 4, Folder 1
Atlanta Braves baseball player Red Barrett photo postcard, autographed
Box 4, Folder 1
Elderly woman seated at a table with flowers and cake, Yasu Ichikawa (?) standing behind her
1970-08
Physical Description: Removed from original picture frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
"Keiro Kansha and Family Fall Festival November 17, 1996”
1996-11-17
Physical Description: Pink paper with text reading “Keiro Kansha and Family Fall Festival November 17, 1996” and photograph of elderly woman in
dark coat and hat wearing glasses; removed from picture frame.
Box 4, Folder 1
Elderly woman seating in chair wearing glasses with short hair
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Photographs shows damage (pink tint and crumbling); removed from original frame.
Box 4, Folder 2
Mary (?) portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “To ‘Heggie’ Always, Mary”
Box 4, Folder 2
Louise portrait in photo folder
circa 1946
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “To Dearest Marion- Most Sincerely, Louise (?) 'S 46'”
Box 4, Folder 2
Grace portrait in photo folder, colorized
Physical Description: Features imprint of photography studio Alfred-Fabris L.A. 304 South Broadway; signed “Dear Marion; Always, Grace”
Box 4, Folder 2
George/Georgie portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: “Marion (Irreplaceable You); [illegible-Surely/Sincerely?] faithful, ‘Georgie’”; has longer written inscription on inside
cover signed to “Heggie”
Box 4, Folder 2
Keiko portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of photography studio Alfred-Fabris L.A. 304 South Broadway; signed ”Dear Marion-Always-Keiko”
Box 4, Folder 2
Portrait of young woman in commencement attire
circa 1946
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “For Dear Marion; Always [illegible Moo---] S/‘46”
Box 4, Folder 2
Judy portrait in photo folder
circa 1946
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “Dearest Marion, Most Sincerely, Judy S ‘46
Box 4, Folder 2
Chiyeko portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “Dearest Marion, Always, Chiyeko
Box 4, Folder 2
Yuri portrait in photo folder
circa 1946
Physical Description: Features imprint of photography studio Daguerre Studio; Chicago, Ill.; signed “For Marion; Yours, Yuri S ’46”
Box 4, Folder 3
Kiyoko portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “Dear Marion, Always, Kiyoko”
Box 4, Folder 3
Dottie portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of Toyo Miyatake; signed “Dear Marion, Sincerely, Dottie"
Box 4, Folder 3
Nobie Masaki portrait in photo folder
circa 1946
Physical Description: Features imprint of Rummel's Studio LODI; signed “For Marion; Love, Nobie Masaki ‘46’”
Box 4, Folder 3
Georgie portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of The Camera, Reno, Nevada; signed "Heggie + Tiny; Two wonderful little gals, Georgie”
Box 4, Folder 3
Kimiko portrait in photo folder
circa 1953
Physical Description: Features imprint of Toyo Miyatake and shield reading "Class of 53"; signed “To Ichikawa Family; Love, Kimiko”
Box 4, Folder 3
Waynne baby portrait in photo folder
1950-01-05
Physical Description: Signed “To Yayoi; Love –Waynne 1-5-50; 1 yr. old.”
Box 4, Folder 3
*Unidentified family portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint of Toyo Miyatake; signed in blue pen
Box 4, Folder 4
David Ichikawa graduation portrait in photo folder, colorized
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
Two small children at the beach, black and white photograph
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
Agnes Ichikawa graduation portrait
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
Marion Ichikawa graduation portrait
Box 4, Folder 4
David Ichikawa at Crenshaw Rotary ceremony, black and white photograph
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
David Ichikawa in Dorsey baseball uniform, black and white photograph
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
“The Retreat House of the Sacred Heart” group photograph
1953-10-25
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
“The Retreat House of the Sacred Heart” group photograph
1955-10-30
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 4
“The Retreat House of the Sacred Heart" group photograph
1956-06-03
Processing Information
Removed from original photo album for preservation.
Box 4, Folder 5
assorted loose photo album pages
Box 4, Folder 6
Francis Hideyuki and Yasu Ichikawa photographs
Physical Description: Found in envelope labeled "photos of Mama + Papa"; features slides and print photographs.
Box 4, Folder 7
Ruth Ichikawa portrait in metal cat frame
Box 4, Folder 7
Yasu and Agnes Ichikawa photo in metal heart frame
Box 4, Folder 8
Small child in white outfit holding doll, photograph in frame
Processing Information
Kept in frame due to faint pencil writing on the back.
Box 4, Folder 8
Baby in white outfit, black and white photograph in frame
Processing Information
Kept in frame due to faint pencil writing on the back.
Map-case 1, Drawer 14
Dorsey High School, Class of S'54 group photograph
1954
Physical Description: Oversized panoramic black and white class photograph; removed from frame; some water damage on left side of photograph.
Map-case 1, Drawer 14
Camp Junipero Serra - Twenty-first season - Fourth Period group photograph
1948
Physical Description: Oversized panoramic black and white photograph; removed from frame.
Box 6
assorted loose photographs
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Loose photographs donated in plastic bag; must wear gloves to handle.
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white portrait of woman seated with baby on her lap and a toddler standing next to her
1907
Scope and Contents
Dated 1907 in pen on front; has S. YAMAMOTO imprint on bottom left of photograph; pen writing in Japanese on back.
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white family portrait with three young boys (one seated, two standing), an older girl standing, and a woman seated
with a baby on her lap
1903-04
Box 6, Folder 1
5 color photographs of black and grey cats
1961-1963
Box 6, Folder 1
Envelope addressed to Ichikawa Family, inside is card reading “In Appreciation” and signed Ray Gesner
1964
Box 6, Folder 1
“In Remembrance” card for Elizabeth T. Gesner (1897-1964)
1964
Box 6, Folder 1
Card from Jacqeline Kennedy in appreciation for contribution to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
Box 6, Folder 1
Photo of Ruth with Melba Lewis
1964-09-04
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white group photo with two rows of people, one sitting and one standing
circa 1950s
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white pocket photo of Ruth as a child and woman in robe
circa 1930s
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of Ruth and Lillian
1958-07-04
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of Ruth with 3 people
1958
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of Ruth as a child holding a baby, standing next to a small child
circa 1935
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of David in Dorsey baseball uniform
circa 1950s
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of young girl in a checkered dress
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white photo of young girl (Ruth?) seated on grass in school uniform
circa 1935
Box 6, Folder 1
Black and white school portrait of David
circa 1950s
Box 7, Folder 2
Jack + Mary Nakaki wedding portrait in photo folder
1949-07-03
Physical Description: Features imprint of photographer Toyo Miyatake; signed “To Marion and Tiny; Jack + Mary Nakaki, July 3, 1949”.
Box 7, Folder 2
Joru and Jeanne wedding party portrait in photo folder
Physical Description: Features imprint "Portrait by Roy Hoshikage - House of Photography"; signed "To the Ichikawa Family, Jorn and Jeanne".
Box 7, Folder 2
Group in auditorium portrait on cardstock
1920-05-15
Physical Description: Cardstock imprinted with “Shigeta & Takao 120 North San Pedro, Los Angeles”; signed on front “May 15th, 1920; Los Angeles”;
signed on back “May 15th, 1920; Los Angeles Calif; U.S.A.”.
Box 7, Folder 2
Japanese Athletic of Pasadena Base Ball Club baseball team portrait on cardstock
1915-05-09
Physical Description: Cardstock imprinted with “C. Tanaka 311 E. First Street Los Angeles”; written on image “J A B C; Pasadena; May 9, 1915”; written
on back of cardstock “Japanese Athletic of Pasadena Base Ball Club May 9th 1915”.
Box 7, Folder 2
Portrait of man with glasses and suit on cardstock
Physical Description: Written on frame, “To my friend, Hideyuki Ichikawa, [Doncaster G. Husnm?]; also written in pencil [illegible-Lausire Brown?].
Box 7, Folder 2
Ichikawa family portrait
Circa 1990s
Physical Description: Left to right: Agnes, Marion, Yasu, David, and Ruth; removed from frame.
Box 7, Folder 2
Portrait of Marion and two photos of her at a ceremony at the Biltmore Los Angeles
circa 1990s
Physical Description: Portrait (black and white) and photographs (color) mounted to cardstock, removed from original black frame.
Box 7, Folder 2
Black and white photograph of baby
Physical Description: Possibly David Ichikawa, removed from original frame.
Box 7, Folder 2
Berendo Junior High Los Angeles 1951 school portrait
1951
Physical Description: David Ichikawa is in the 4th row, 7th from the left.
Box 1, Folders 1-2b
Los Angeles Catholic Girls’ High School yearbooks (“Pallium”)
1940-1942
Scope and Contents
Belonged to Agnes who graduated in 1942; 1942 copy contains envelope with handwritten notes and photographs and other envelope
with commencement invitation
Box 1, Folder 3
Heart Mountain High School yearbook (“Tempo”)
1945
Scope and Contents
Belonged to Marion who was in her junior year and includes autographs from classmates.
Box 1, Folder 4
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School yearbooks
1946
1952
Scope and Contents
“The Phoenician Treasure Chest” Summer 1946 (Marion graduates); “The Sabian” Winter 1946; “The Polytechnic Student” 1952 [inside
is a program for “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (May 28, 1952) and “Arsenic and Old Lace” (December 6, 1951)]
Box 1, Folder 5
John H. Francis Polytechnic High School commencement material
1946-06
Scope and Contents
Belonged to Marion.
Box 1, Folder 6
Berendo Junior High School yearbooks
1951
Scope and Contents
“The Triple B” June 1951 (David Ichikawa listed under “A 9’s); “The Liberators of W’51” Winter 1951
Box 1, Folder 7
Maryknoll School “Dedication Journal”
1964
Scope and Contents
Agnes, David, and Marion listed as donors; includes mass program for “Solemn Blessing and Dedication of the Maryknoll School”
(Sep 6, 1964); possibly mailed in envelope addressed to Hideyuki Ichikawa found with journal
Box 1, Folder 8
Los Angeles Adult School yearbook
1964
Scope and Contents
Belonged to Agnes.
Box 1, Folder 9
Financial Managers Association 1970-1971 Los Angeles Unified School District yearbook
1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Agnes listed as working for Orville Wright Junior High School.
Box 2, Folder 1
Orville Wright Junior High School programs and correspondence
1959-1975
Scope and Contents
Argonaut page/article on school (Nov 21, 1974); Graduation programs (Jan 30, 1959, n.d.); PTA Founder’s Day programs (Feb
18, 1969; Feb 18, 1975); Back to School Night programs (Oct 15, 1974; Oct 17, 1972)
Box 2, Folder 2
Winged Words poetry publication (Orville Wright Junior High School)
1965
Box 2, Folders 3-6
Orville Wright Junior High School ("Skyliner") yearbooks
1957-1975
Box 3, Folder 1
David Ichikawa school material
1944-2002
Scope and Contents
Report cards (Heart Mountain Elementary, Tenth Street School, Berendo Junior High, John H. Francis Polytechnic, and Susan
Miller Dorsey High); Diploma (Susan Miller Dorsey High School); Wallet-sized graduation pictures; Certificate of Dental Health
from LA City Schools; LA Trade-Technical College folder
Box 3, Folder 2
Toe-hold literacy Rebus/sign workbooks by Virginia McKinney
1973
Box 3, Folder 3
"Skywriter" newspaper (Orville Wright Junior High School)
1943-1975
Physical Description: Original copies; fragile.
Scope and Contents
Vol. 3, No. 7 (Dec 12, 1957); Vol. 25, No.8 (April 1943); Vol. 8, No. 10 (May 4, 1962); Vol. 8, No. 11 (May 18, 1962); Vol.
26, No. 2 (Nov 1973); Vol. 26, No. 3 (Dec 1973); Vol. 26, No. 4 (Christmas 1973); Vol. 27, No. 4 (Jan 1975); Vol. 27, No.
9 (June 1975); souvenir edition (1959-1963)
Scrapbooks and other ephemera
Box 10
Heart Mountain scrapbook
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Dark brown cover with gold embossed flowers and text "SCRAP BOOK." Pages are very brittle and some items are loose.
Scope and Contents
Features emphemera from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, an American concentration camp, created by the U.S. Department
of the Interior War Relocation Authority.
Box 10
Heart Mountain scrapbook of event flyers for incarcerees
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cover is detached and features a black and white sketch of two guards in front of barbed wire fence with concentration camp
and mountains in the background. Red text reads "HEART MT. WYOMING."
Scope and Contents
Consists mostly of dance cards for events taking place at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Box 16
baseball scrapbook
1947-1950
Physical Description: brown and gold cover
Scope and Contents
baseball newspaper clippings glued on construction paper, mostly Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels with some horse racing
Box 3, Folder 6
Marion Ichikawa memorial book
2009
Box 3, Folder 7
Agnes and Marion Ichikawa autograph books
Box 3, Folder 8
postcard and travel books