Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Anzai, Toshio
- Abstract:
- Two photograph albums compiled by a Japanese military officer documenting a training and sightseeing visit to the United States.
- Extent:
- 0.93 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English and Japanese.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Toshio Anzai photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Two photograph albums of approximately 400 black-and-white photographs taken by Major Toshio Anzai of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), during a training visit to the United States from August 1954 to January 1955. Anzai and two other JSDF personnel are seen training in medical rescue with the U.S. Army; socializing with American officers and their families at their homes; and sightseeing across the southern United States and Mexico. The photographs have captions written in English and Japanese, with more detailed descriptions and observations written in Japanese. The albums document the personal and professional interactions between Japanese and American military personnel during the Cold War alliance.
- Biographical / historical:
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Toshio Anzai was a major in the Japan Self-Defense Forces, which was created by Japan in 1954, with support from the United States. He and two other personnel, Major Taketa Uchiba and Major Minoru Ema, travelled to the U.S. to study at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Asia Bookroom, January 2024.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Suzanne Oatey in April 2024.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Toshio Anzai photograph albums, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129