Gilbert Tanji photograph album 2015.006

Nicole McKeon
Go For Broke National Education Center
05/03/2018
355 E. 1st Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
archives@goforbroke.org


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Go For Broke National Education Center
Title: Gilbert Tanji photograph album
creator: Tanji, Gilbert, 1920-2010
source: Tanji, G. Dean
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.006
Physical Description: 540.4 Megabytes
Date (bulk): 1940's
Abstract: This collection contains 79 photos from Gilbert Tanji's album which depicts Gilbert and his family's life in the American Concentration Camps and his time serving with the MIS in Washington DC.

Content Description

This collection contains 79 photos from Gilbert Tanji's album which depicts Gilbert and his family's life in the American Concentration Camps and his time serving with the MIS in Washington DC.
Specificaly, the albums show aircraft at the Anacostia Airfield in Washington, DC and soldiers with whom Tanji worked and the Tanji family photographs including his children, wife and extended family. It also includes photographs of family in the American Concentration Camps and portraits of Japanese American soliders. The album equally depicts Gilbert Tanji and Mary Tanji's early adult-life, including Mary Tanji's eduation as a nurse and or dietician.

Biographical / Historical

Gilbert Tanji was born June 17, 1920. He served in the Military Intelligence Service of the United States Army and was stationed in Washington, D.C. After the war, he returned to Cressey to his family farm. He was a founding member of the Cressey Volunteer Fire Dept. and an active election polling place volunteer. He passed away on December 28, 2010.

Preferred Citation

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Conditions Governing Access

Not to be given to a third party.

Existence and Location of Originals

Digital surrogates can be found at: http://ndajams.omeka.net/collections/show/1294. Requests for high quality photographs should be made to the Archivist.

Additional collection guides

Processing Information

Processed by Erin Sato on 03/23/2015.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Camp Savage
Japanese Americans
Minnesota
United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Tanji, G. Dean