Description
John Bonomi worked for the Brunswig Drug Company and supplied pharmaceutical materials to Japanese Americans in concentration
camps. This collection contains correspondences from various Japanese Americans who requested medicine and household materials,
discussed payment methods, shared camp life, and friendly inquires. This collection also includes postcards and holiday greeting
cards from Japanese Americans.
Background
John Bonomi grew up in Los Angeles, California and worked for Brunswig Drug Company shortly before World War II. Bonomi, a
representative for Brunswig, sold wholesale drugs to Pharmacists in Little Tokyo before the war. When his pharmacist clients
were taken to camp, Bonomi continued to keep in contact with them, and providing basic supplies for ailments throughout the
war. Bonomi traveled to Manzanar several times to drop off medicine, and also sent supplies to clients in various camps (Poston,
Gila River).
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted to the Hirasaki
National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum (collections@janm.org).
Availability
By appointment only.
Please Contact the Collections Management and Access Unit by email (collections@janm.org) or telephone (213-830-5615).