Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Shigeichi Kawano Papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection number: 1251
Creator:
Kawano, Shigeichi
Extent:
18 boxes (9 linear feet)
Abstract: Shigeichi Kawano was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming during World War II. The collection consists
primarily of documents related to the Center.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Shigeichi Kawano Papers (Collection 1251). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Processing Note
This collection was unprocessed. Yoko Shimojo reprocessed the collection in 2007, rehousing folder contents and adding series
levels to enhance access to the materials.
Processed by Yoko Shimojo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan, 2007, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
Biography
Shigeichi Kawano was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1891. He studied law in Tacoma, Washington. After moving to Los Angeles,
California, he managed a hotel from 1916 to 1920 and in 1921 practiced law. As a Los Angeles community leader, he served
as President of the Hiroshima Prefectural Association of Southern California in 1928 and was also as a member of the Board
of Trustees for the Japanese Association of Los Angeles. He was interned at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, during World War II.
He was married Tatsumi in 1920 and they had two children, Kazuko and Akira. He died in 1982.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of documents related to the Heart Mountain, Wyoming relocation center. Included among the materials
are: by-laws, codes, manuals, minutes, petitions, reports, letters, memorandums, judicial proceedings, booklets, newspapers,
and clippings.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Administrative papers 1942-1945 (11 boxes)
- Correspondence, 1942-1945 (2 boxes)
- Legal documents, 1943-1945 (.5 box)
- Printed material, 1942-1945 (4.5 boxes).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Kawano, Shigeichi--Archives.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Archival resources.
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