Kuromi Photo Album Collection

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Kuromi Photo Album Collection

SPC.2017.012

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box 1, item 1

Corrine and Hitoshi "Yoke" Kuromi photograph album circa 1940-1960

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This photograph album contains about 370 photographs, mostly of Corrine and her family and friends. In the album are images of the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona, her brother's (Arthur) Army, Yoke and Corrine's wedding pictures, pictures of their young children, and a trip to Catalina Island. Also included are newspaper clippings regarding the Nisei Week Festival with a newspaper article and photograph of the Royal Court for Miss Nisei of 1952.

box 1, item 2

Family vacation and hot rod photograph album circa 1940-1960

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This photograph album contains over 200 pictures of family vacations and car show events. There are about 90 photographs of hot rods and classic cars, possibly from a car show event or gathering. Some of the hot rods and classic cars photographed might be a [1940] Ford Mercury, a 1928 Ford Model A Pickup, and other models of modified Ford cars from the 1920s and 1930s. The other images in the album are family vacation photographs to Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam, and other unidentified locations.

box 2, folder 1

Newspaper clippings related to Yoke Kuromi's Memorial Fund and service January 26, 1970 - February 8, 1972; undated

Language of Material: English and Japanese

box 2, folder 2

Funeral service program for Hitoshi "Yoke" Kuromi January 27, 1970

Language of Material: English and Japanese

box 2, folder 3

Letter to Southern Teleflora Unit from John Lancaster, AIFD Unit President January 29, 1970

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 4

Letter to Janet Kuromi and family from Ronald James Wong February 4, 1970

Language of Material: English.

box 2, folder 5

Yoke Kuromi Memorial Fund Meeting dinner letters, meeting committee list of members, meeting minutes, program, tickets, receipt, and photograph of Corrine Kuromi May 20, 1970-June 10, 1970; circa 1970

Language of Material: English.

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