Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Danzō Kiyohara Papers,
- Subtitle:
- Japanese American Research Project (JARP) Collection
- Dates:
- ca. 1895-1964
- Creators:
- Kiyohara, Danzō
- Abstract:
- Danzō Kiyohara was born ca. 1881 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He arrived in the United States in 1894 and attended the University of California. Later he became a businessman in Southern California and was active in various business ventures including oil drilling in Texas and Southern California. Mr. Kiyohara was a member of many Japanese American organizations in Southern California prior to World War II and served as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL) (ca. 1915-17), as well as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American Fraternity of Los Angeles (ca. 1913-14). This collection consists of diaries (1906-08), photo albums (1929-ca. 1941), personal papers and correspondence. The collection also includes correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL), photographs of relatives, friends and members of the JAL (ca. 1910-1964), and postcards. Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Danzō Kiyohara Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of diaries (1906-08), photo albums (1929-ca. 1941), personal papers, and correspondence related to Kiyohara. Includes correspondence and other materials related to the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL), personal correspondence, postcards, and photographs of relatives, friends, and members of the JAL (ca. 1910-1964).
Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
- Biographical / historical:
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Danzō Kiyohara was born ca. 1881. A native of Kumamoto Prefecture he arrived in the United States in 1894. He attended the University of California. A businessman in Southern California, he was active in various business ventures including oil drilling in Texas and Southern California. He was a member of many Japanese American organizations in Southern California prior to World War II and served as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American League of Los Angeles (JAL) (ca. 1915-17), as well as secretary and treasurer of the Japanese American Fraternity of Los Angeles (ca. 1913-14). He was also known as George D. Kiyohara; he died ca. 1964.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Physical description:
- and
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2001
- Date Encoded:
- Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Josh Fiala.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to Library Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Library Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Danzō Kiyohara Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988