Finding Aid for the Akahori Family papers, ca. 1908-1965 LSC.2010.01
Japanese American Research Project (JARP) collection
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Finding aid last updated 2020 February 21.
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Title: Akahori Family papers
Creator:
Akahori family
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2010.01
Physical Description:
19.5 Linear Feet
(39 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1908-1965
Abstract: Masaru Akahori was a writer, businessman, and an active member of the Japanese American community. He worked for several
different Japanese language newspapers both in Japan and in the United States. He was also involved in numerous business ventures,
many of which ended in failure. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he was arrested on suspicion of being an enemy
alien and incarcerated in various internment camps until March 1946. In the postwar years, he resettled his family in Los
Angeles, and founded the "Town Crier," a Japanese language daily, in Little Tokyo. The collection consists of his diaries,
memoirs, correspondence, business and financial records, and clippings from the many publications to which he contributed.
It also includes diaries and letters written by his second wife Kiku, and various personal records relating to the Akahori
family. Materials are in both English and Japanese.
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Language of Material:
English
, Japanese
.
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Biography
Masaru Akahori was born in 1884 in Tokushima Prefecture. He arrived in the United States in 1904, and worked as a reporter
for a Japanese language press in Northern California for several years until returning to Japan in 1919 to work as a reporter
for the "Yomiuri Shimbun" in Tokyo. He returned to America three years later, and became involved in various business ventures,
many of which proved unsuccessful. These ventures included a legal office, a commercial company, and an advertising agency.
Following a particularly messy financial fallout, he moved to Seattle to work for a couple of Japanese language newspapers
based in the Pacific Northwest region. Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was arrested by FBI agents as a suspect
enemy alien, and thereafter moved from one internment camp to another until he was finally released in March 1946. Following
the War, he and his family resettled in Los Angeles, California, and he began publishing the "Town Crier," a mimeographed
Japanese language daily. Throughout his life, he went by various pen names and aliases such as: Meishu, Bennaishi, Bennosuke,
Manako, and Hyoroku Oishi. He was known among his American friends as Ben. He married twice. He had two sons from his first
marriage and a daughter, Tomoko Marjorie, from his second.
Kiku Akahori (née Ishizuka, 1900-1961), Masaru's second wife, was also known as Kikuko or Keybow. A native of Kanagawa Prefecture,
she originally came to the United States to join her first husband, Katsu Hosaka, but divorced him in 1928 on the basis of
spousal mistreatment. She looked to Masaru as a confidant and often went to him with her troubles about her first marriage.
They saw and wrote to each other often and eventually married in 1935.They had one daughter between them, and remained together
until her death in 1961 as a result of an illness.
Expanded Biographical Narrative
Masaru Akahori (1884-). Writer, businessman, and newspaper publisher. A native of Tokushima Prefecture, he graduated from
Tokushima Chugakko [characters] [Tokushima Middle School], at which Toyohiko Kagawa, a well-known Christian social reformer
and labor leader, was his senior classmate. Masaru arrived in the United States in 1904, initially resided in the San Francisco
Bay Area, and later worked in Sacramento and Placerville, California, as a reporter of a Japanese language press. In 1919
he went back to Japan to work as a reporter for the" Yomiuri Shimbun" [characters] in Tokyo. He returned to America in 1922,
and was involved in various business ventures in Southern California, including the Akahori Horitsu Jimusho [characters] [Akahori
Legal Office] and the American Oriental Advertising Company (AOC). Many of these ventures proved unsuccessful, and his financial
entanglement with business partners of the AOC resulted in his abscondence from his Terminal Island community. Subsequently,
he fled to Seattle, Washington, where he became Managing Editor of the Taihoku Nippo [characters] [The Great Northern Daily
News], and also served as the Pacific Northwest region correspondent of the Nichibei Shimbun [characters] [The Japanese American
News] of San Francisco, one of the largest and influential Japanese language newspapers in America, until World War II broke
out. Immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack, he was arrested by FBI agents as a suspected enemy alien, and was incarcerated
in various internment camps, including Fort Missoula, Lordsburg, Santa Fe, and Crystal City. When he was finally released
from the internment camp in March 1946, he and his family were resettled in Los Angeles. In the following month he began publishing
the "Town Crier," a mimeographed Japanese language daily, in Little Tokyo.
He married twice. He had two sons, Seikichi Julius and Sakuzo (both residing in Japan), from his first marriage to Mikie Miki,
and a Nisei daughter, Tomoko Marjorie, from his second to Kiku Ishizuka. His pen names and aliases included: Meishu, Bennaishi,
Bennosuke, Manako, and Hyroku Oishi. He was known as Ben M. Akahori among his American friends.
Scope and Content
The Akahori Family Papers are one of the largest and most significant collections of personal papers of Japanese immigrants
(the Issei) included in the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) Collection housed in Library Special Collections. Particularly
detailed are Masaru Akahori's diaries and memoirs, extensive files of personal correspondence, a large and comprehensive collection
of documentary and printed materials regarding his wartime incarceration, hefty amounts of clippings and draft notes of his
numerous publications, and fairly complete sets of business and financial records from his various attempts in venture business.
The collection also contains diaries and letters written by his wife Kiku, and various correspondence and personal records
relating to the Akahori family. Materials are in both English and Japanese.
Most of Akahori's prewar papers were impounded by FBI agents when he was arrested on December 7, 1942 in Seattle. Soon after
he was released from the Crystal City Internment Camp in Texas in March 1946, he got in touch with the FBI and went to a designated
Los Angeles warehouse, where his impounded personal papers and belongings were returned to him. He encouraged his Issei friends
and acquaintances who were fellow inmates in the internment camps to do the same. However, many of them remained reluctant
and afraid in the days of uncertainty, not far removed from their unpleasant experiences, to have any dealings with the FBI.
This may account, in part, for the noticeable absence in the JARP Collection of comparable personal papers, records and documentary
materials of other Issei.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
1. Diaries
2. Memoirs of Masaru Akahori
3. Scrapbooks and mementos compiled by Masaru Akahori
4. Personal correspondence
5. Personal records of family members
6. Writings and publishing by Masaru
7. Office records of Akahori Horitsu Jimusho
8. Stone Chemical Products Company
9. American Oriental Advertising Company (AOC)
10. Hyoroku Oishi Office
11. Columbia Commerical Company
12. Wartime internment
13. Postwar business records
14. Financial records
15. Published materials collected by Masaru Akahori
Related Material
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Diaries.
Journalists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
Japanese American families -- California -- Archives.
Family papers.
Business records.
Correspondence.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)
Akahori family--Archives.
Akahori, Kikuko--Archives.
Akahori, Masaru, 1884- --Archives.
Akahori, Kikuko
Akahori, Masaru
box 1, envelope 1
Masaru Akahori, vol.1
1910
box 1, envelope 2
Masaru Akahori, vol.2
1912
box 1, envelope 3
Masaru Akahori, vol.3
1920
box 1, envelope 4
Masaru Akahori, vol.4
1922
box 1, envelope 5
Masaru Akahori, vol.5
1923
box 1, envelope 6
Masaru Akahori, vol.6, no.1
1924
box 1, envelope 7
Masaru Akahori, vol.6, no.2
1924
box 1, envelope 8
Masaru Akahori, vol.7
1925
box 2, envelope 1
Masaru Akahori, vol.8
1926
box 2, envelope 2
Masaru Akahori, vol.9
1927
box 2, envelope 3
Masaru Akahori, vol.10
1928
box 2, envelope 4
Masaru Akahori, vol.11
1929
box 2, envelope 5
Masaru Akahori, vol.12
1931
box 2, envelope 6
Masaru Akahori, vol.13
1934
box 2, envelope 7
Masaru Akahori, vol.14
1938
box 2, envelope 8
Masaru Akahori, vol.15
1939
box 2, envelope 9
Masaru Akahori, vol.16, no.1
1941
box 2, envelope 10
Masaru Akahori, vol.16, no.2
1941
box 2, envelope 11
Masaru Akahori, vol.17
1949
box 3, envelope 1
Masaru Akahori, vol.18
1950
box 3, envelope 2
Masaru Akahori, vol.19
1951
box 3, envelope 3
Masaru Akahori, vol.20, no.1
1952
box 3, envelope 4
Masaru Akahori, vol.20, no.2
1952
box 3, envelope 5
Masaru Akahori, vol.21
1953
box 3, envelope 6
Masaru Akahori, vol.22
1954
box 3, envelope 7
Masaru Akahori, vol.23
1955
box 3, envelope 8
Masaru Akahori, vol.24
1956
box 3, envelope 9
Masaru Akahori, vol.25
1957
box 4, envelope 1
Masaru Akahori, vol.26, no.1
1958
box 4, envelope 2
Masaru Akahori, vol.26, no.2
1958
box 4, envelope 3
Masaru Akahori, vol.26, no.3
1958
box 4, envelope 4
Masaru Akahori, vol.27, no.1
1959
box 4, envelope 5
Masaru Akahori, vol.27, no.2
1959
box 4, envelope 6
Masaru Akahori, vol.27, no.3
1959
box 4, envelope 7
Masaru Akahori, vol.28, no.1
1960
box 4, envelope 8
Masaru Akahori, vol.28, no.2
1960
box 4, envelope 9
Masaru Akahori, vol.29, no.1
1961
box 5, envelope 1
Masaru Akahori, vol.29, no.2
1961
box 5, envelope 2
Masaru Akahori, vol.30
1962
box 5, envelope 3
Masaru Akahori, vol.31
1963
box 5, envelope 4
Masaru Akahori, vol.32
1964
box 5, envelope 5
Masaru Akahori, vol.33
1965
box 5, envelope 7
Kiku Akahori, vol.2, no.1
1924
box 5, folder 8
Kiku Akahori, vol.2, no.2
1924
box 5, envelope 9
Kiku Akahori, vol.3, no.1
1925
box 5, envelope 10
Kiku Akahori, vol.3, no.2
1925
box 6, envelope 5
Kiku Akahori, vol.10
1933
box 6, envelope 6
Kiku Akahori, vol.11
1961
Memoirs of Masaru Akahori
box 6, volume 7
"Ano toki no ano koto" [characters] [It occurred at that time]
1932-1966
box 6, volume 9
"Watakushi no odotta butai: ano toki no ano koto" [characters] [The stage on which I performed: It occurred at that time]
ca.1962
box 7, folder 1
"Shiku hakku" [characters] [Trial and tribulation]
1932-1944
box 7, folder 2
"Watakushi no odotta butai o" [characters] [The stage on which I performed]
1934-1939
box 7, folder 3
"Sekkei" [characters] ['Construction']
1957
Scrapbooks and mementos compiled by Masaru Akahori
box 7, folder 4
"Gikyoku: Hatto pin to Oishi Hyroku" [characters] [A play: hat pin and Oishi Hyroku]
1966
Scope and Content
The play "Hatto pin" was originally written in the late 1910's by Yoshizo Nakamura [characters], and performed in Tokyo in
1921. Two principal characters in the play were modeled after Akahori and his first wife.
box 7, folder 5
"Taikyo sannen gakuya nikki" [characters] [Three years' stay in Tokyo]
1919 September-1922 September
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook containing memos, correspondence, and other miscellaneous papers re Akahori's three years' sojourn in Tokyo as
a reporter for the "Yomiuri Shimbun."
box 7, folder 6
"Tokyo seikatsu sannen [oyobi] Hokka nanka kiji" [characters] [Three years' stay in Tokyo and articles written for Japanese
language newspapers in Northern and Southern California]
1918-1922
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook of correspondence, photographs and other miscellaneous papers re Masaru's stay in Tokyo from 1919 to 1922, and
clippings of newspaper articles Akahori wrote for the "Hokubei hochi" [characters] and other Japanese language newspapers
in California.
box 7, folder 7
"Wagami no rekishi" [characters] [A fragment of my life story]
1953
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook containing correspondence and newspaper clippings re a beautification plan of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, which
was proposed by Akahori in 1953.
box 8, folder 1
Large correspondence record book
1933-1959
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of Akahori's personal and business letters:
- September 18, 1933-May 4, 1934, and August 22- November 24, 1941, Seattle, Washington
- July 6-29, 1951, and December 23, 1953-April 21, 1959, Los Angeles, California.
box 8, folder 2
Photographs and mementos
ca. 1932-1963
box 8, folder 3
From Akahori to his first wife and sons in Japan
ca. 1931-1961
box 8, folder 4
Volume 1: "Haru natsu no maki" [characters] [Spring and summer], Section 1: "Kikubo no kikoku made" [characters] [Till Kiku
returned to Japan]
1927 September-1928 January
box 8, folder 5
Volume 1: "Haru natsu no maki" [characters] [Spring and summer], Section 2: "Hanazukushi" [characters] [Adorned with flowers]
1928 February-March
box 8, folder 6
Volume 1: "Haru natsu no maki" [characters] [Spring and summer], Section 3: "Manofuchi" [characters] [An abyss]
1928 March 17-April 12
box 8, folder 7
Volume 1: "Haru natsu no maki" [characters] [Spring and summer], Section 4: "Nakimushi" [characters] [A cry-baby]
1928 April 23-May 15
box 9, folder 1
Volume 1: "Haru natsu no maki" [characters] [Spring and summer], Section 5: untitled
1928 June 1-September 27
box 9, folder 2
Volume 2: "Aki no maki" [characters] [Autumn], Section 1: untitled
1928 October 1-November 19
box 9, folder 3
Volume 2: "Aki no maki" [characters] [Autumn], Section 2: "Shuppan yori haha no futokoro made" [characters] [Sailing for Japan
to be in her mother's bosom]
1928 November 10-1929 September 27
box 9, folder 4
Volume 3: "Fuyu no maki" [characters] [Winter], Section 1: "Joriku yori byoki made" [characters] [From her return to U.S.
to her illness]
1929 November 14-1930 July 25
box 9, folder 5
Volume 3: "Fuyu no maki" [characters] [Winter], Section 2: Untitled
1931 February 12-1932 November 4
box 9, folder 6
Volume 3: "Fuyu no maki" [characters] [Winter], Volume 4: "Love-nest Nikki" [characters] [Love-nest Diary]
1931-1932
box 9, folder 8
Between Akahori and Issei writers and journalists
1929-1940
Scope and Contents
Writers include Abiko Kyutaro, Momoi Ikken, Oka Shigeki, Okina Hisamitsu, and Sagitani Seiichi.
box 9, folder 9
Prewar correspondence
undated
box 9, folder 10
Correspondence
1928 February 27-March 19
Language of Material: Japanese.
box 10, folder 1
Condolence messages the Akahoris received upon Kiku's passing
1961 October
box 10, folder 2
Envelopes of koden [characters] [funeral condolence money] for Kiku's passing (1 of 3)
1961 October
box 10, folder 3
Envelopes of koden [characters] [funeral condolence money] for Kiku's passing (2 of 3)
1961 October
box 10, folder 4
Envelopes of koden [characters] [funeral condolence money] for Kiku's passing (3 of 3)
1961 October
Personal records of family members
box 10, folder 5
Personal resumé and short biographical sketches of Akahori and his parents
ca.1943-1946
box 10, folder 6
Papers regarding Sei Fujii's deportation case
1929 August -1931 October
Scope and Contents
Sei Fujii, an illegal immigrant from Japan, faced deportation as a result of information obtained by the U.S. immigration
authorities from Japanese informants. Akahori, together with two other Issei, were accused of being the informants and ostracized
by a group of Japanese residents at a mass meeting organized by Fujii himself himself and held on December 2, 1930 in Los
Angeles.
box 10, folder 7
Akahori's insurance papers
1927-1961
box 10, folder 8
Divorce papers, marriage certificate, and medical records belonging to Kiku (Hosaka) Akahori, Masaru's second wife.
1928-1961
box 10, volume 9
Record book on the birth of Akahori and Kiku's daughter, Tomoko Marjorie Akahori, in November 1935.
1935 November-1941 January
box 10, folder 10
Tomoko's school work
ca.1935-1962
box 10, folder 11
Birth certificates of Seikichi Julius Akahori, first son by Akahori's first marriage
1929
Writings and publishing by Masaru
box 11, folder 1
Scrapbook of clippings of newspaper articles written in Los Angeles for various Japanese language papers in California
ca. 1919-1923
box 11, folder 2
"Kareshi no nikki: iminchi sanjunen shi" [characters] [His diary: Thirty years' life as an immigrant]
1939
Scope and Content
A collection of essays and fiction Akahori Masaru wrote and published in magazines published by Issei in the United States.
The magazines include the "Hokubei Noho" [characters] and the "Zaibei Fujin no Tomo" [characters].
box 11, folder 3
Papers relating to the publication of "California Romance" and "This is California: Early History and Its Development into
a State," books written by Akahori
ca. 1931
box 11, folder 4
Manuscripts of essays and articles written by Akahori
ca.1933-1941
box 11, folder 5
Poems written by Akahori
1934
box 11, folder 6
Clippings of various articles written by Akahori in Japanese (1 of 2)
1933-1941
Seihokubu Nihonjin Suisankai [Japanese Fisheries of the Northwest]
box 16, folder 5
Correspondence regarding the Seihokubu Nihonjin Suisankai
1934 November-1939 April
Scope and Content
Mostly in Japanese.
box 16, folder 6
Notes on the discussion sessions organized by the association
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Masaru's handwritten notes taken at and his speech drafts for these sessions.
box 16, folder 7
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries reports on salmon fish oil, salmon, and kelp, as well as notes written by masaru onteh same subjects.
1934
box 16, folder 8
A publication by the Canned Foods Association of Japan entitled "Fishery Industries of Japan: Salmon, Crab, Tuna, Sardine,
Shellfish and Fishmeal"
1935
Scope and Content
In English.
box 17, folder 1
Research reports on the shark industry with Masaru's notes
1934
Scope and Contents
In English and Japanese.
box 17, folder 2
Research articles written by Japanese authors on the fishing industry
1934
Scope and Contents
Includes "What the Drill Is and Does" and a report on bonita by H. Shiihara as well as "Canned Tuna Fish 'Honeycomb'" by Shitoku
Yera. In English and Japanese.
box 17, folder 3
"Smelt and Herring Regulations" and "Game Farm Regulations" of the State of Washington
undated
box 17, folder 4
Study notes and short reports written by Masaru on various fisheries topics
ca.1934-1938
Scope and Contents
Mostly in Japanese.
box 17, folder 5
Manuscripts of Masaru's articles on the fishing industry in Japan and the U.S.
ca.1933-1938
Scope and Contents
In English and Japanese.
box 17, folder 6
Leaflets of articles written by Masaru published by the Suisankai
1934
box 17, folder 7
Financial papers of the Suisankai
ca.1934-1938
Scope and Contents
Mostly in Japanese.
box 12, folder 1
Clippings of various articles written by Akahori in Japanese (2 of 2)
1933-1941
box 12, folder 2
A collection of Japanese leaflets printed in San Francisco and Los Angeles
ca.1914-1941
"Taihoku Nippo" [characters] [Great Northern News]
box 12, folder 3
Correspondence relating to the "Taihoku Nippo"
1935 July-1941 September
box 12, folder 4
Papers regarding the paroles of Eika Chiba and Unokichi Tanaka
1934 November-1941 July
Scope and Content
Eika Chiba was an inmate of the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington, charged with a felony and given a life sentence.
Unokichi Tanaka as an inmate at the Folsom Prison in California charged with murder and given a life sentence. Akahori, as
managing editor of the "Taihoku Nippo," petitioned for their parole hearings. Correspondence included is mostly between Akahori
and Chiba.
box 12, folder 5
Manuscript by Shoryu Matsui entitled "Sugishi nichiro kowasho no kangai" [characters] [Reminiscence of the past: the Portsmouth
Peace Conference of 1906] for publication in the "Taihoku Nippo"
ca.1941
box 12, folder 6
Fictions and short essays written by Akahori published in the "Taihoku Nippo"
1935-1941
box 12, folder 7
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori on various topics (1 of 2)
1937
Scope and Contents
Topics include: alien land laws in the state of Washington; the visit of Prince Chichibu (the Emperor's brother); a murder
committed by a Japanese in Auburn, California; and the visit of a training ship from Japan.
box 12, folder 8
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori on various topics (2 of 2)
1937
Scope and Contents
Topics include: alien land laws in the state of Washington; the visit of Prince Chichibu (the Emperor's brother); a murder
committed by a Japanese in Auburn, California; and the visit of a training ship from Japan.
box 12, folder 9
A scrapbook of "Taihoku Nippo" articles, 1933-41
1933-1941
box 13, folder 1
"Natsu no kashu o kataru" [characters] [California in the summer], a collection of articles from the "Taihoku Nippo" (1 of
2)
1939
box 13, folder 2
"Natsu no kashu o kataru" [characters] [California in the summer], a collection of articles from the "Taihoku Nippo" (2 of
2)
1939
box 13, folder 3
Clippings on various topics relating to the fishing industry
1934
Scope and Content
Many are from the "Taihoku Nippo."
box 13, folder 4
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (1 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 1
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (2 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 2
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (3 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 3
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (4 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 4
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (5 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 5
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori (6 of 6)
undated
Scope and Contents
Mostly editorials.
box 14, folder 6
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori, ca.1933-1941 (1 of 2)
ca.1933-1941
Scope and Contents
Many of them a part of the "Nippon rekishi monogatari" [characters] [Japanese history stories] series.
box 14, folder 7
Clippings of "Taihoku Nippo" articles written by Akahori, ca.1933-1941 (2 of 2)
ca.1933-1941
Scope and Contents
Many of them a part of the "Nippon rekishi monogatari" [characters] [Japanese history stories] series.
box 15, folder 1
Financial papers of the "Taihoku Nippo"
1938-1939
"Nichibei Shimbun" [characters] [Japanese American News]
box 15, folder 2
Correspondence exchanged between Hyoroku Oishi (Masaru) and Shichinosuke Asano, editor of the "Nichibei"
1937 Februrary-1938 June
box 15, folder 3
Masaru's memos as well as correspondence exchanged between Akahori and the editorial and managerial staff of the "Nichibei"
1937 April-1938 September
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regards the question of establishing the company's Pacific Northwest Branch in Seattle.
box 15, folder 4
Memos and manuscripts of articles written by Akahori for the "Nichibei"
1937-1939
box 15, folder 5
"Ame ni kiku tabigokoro" [characters] [Wanderlust as heard through the rain]
1941
Scope and Contents
A series of essays Akahori wrote for the "Nichibei."
box 15, folder 6
Records regarding the proposed publication of the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" [characters] [Who's Who of Japanese in America]
1941
box 15, folder 7
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (1 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 15, folder 8
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (2 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 16, folder 1
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (3 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 16, folder 2
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (4 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 16, folder 3
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (5 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 16, folder 4
Biographical data of Japanese families residing in the Pacific Northwest area for inclusion in the proposed publication of
the "Zaibei nihonjin jinmei jiten" (6 of 6)
1941
Scope and Contents
Includes data on approximately 500 families.
box 17, folder 8
Lease agreements and licenses
1946-1950
box 17, folder 9
"Town Crier" business correspondence
1947 January-1961 February
box 17, folder 10
Subscription list
undated
box 17, folder 11
Advertisement contract records
1950-1966
box 17, folder 12
Partial manuscript for "Kikashiken no tora no maki: shiminken no nijugokamuku" [characters] [Twenty-five lessons in citizenship]
1950 and 1952
Scope and Content
A citizenship manual on American institutions to assist Issei to pass their naturalization examination. Edited by Akahori
and published by the "Town Crier."
box 17, folder 13
Print ad sample
1946-1950
box 17, folder 14
Booklet of sample images
undated
box 17, folder 15
Clippings of sample graphics
undated
box 18, folder 1
Press photographs
undated
box 18, folder 2
Partially completed manuscript of "Zaibei nikkeijin jinmei jiten" [Directory of Japanese residing in the U.S.]
1954
box 18, folder 3
"Town Crier Year Book 1947: U.S. Japanese Address Book"
1947
box 18, folder 4
"Orphans All: Toyohiko Kagawa" by Ralph Ernest Downie
1947
Scope and Content
The Japanese translation and the original English section on Toyohiko Kagawa published in Ralph E. Downie's "Orphans All"
(Seattle, 1936).
box 18, folder 5
"Anata no unsei" [characters] [Your future] and "Nanka meibutsu Hyoroku goyomi" [characters] [Los Angeles Almanac]
1947
Scope and Contents
A pamphlet explaining the signs of the Zodiac (in English) and a pamphlet explaining the sexagenary cycle (in Japanese).
box 18, folder 6
"Nihonkoku kempo" [characters] [Constitution of Japan]
1947
Scope and Contents
A mimeographed reproduction of the postwar Japanese Constitution. In Japanese and English.
box 18, folder 7
"Go-meishi kokancho" [characters] [Trading book of business cards] (1948)
1948
Scope and Contents
Special new year issue for the purpose of printing the new year greetings of subscribers and advertisers. In English and Japanese.
box 18, folder 8
"Go-meishi kokancho" [characters] [Trading book of business cards] (1949)
1949
Scope and Contents
Special new year issue for the purpose of printing the new year greetings of subscribers and advertisers. In English and Japanese.
box 18, folder 9
"Wakodo" [characters] [The Youth], No.2
1950 July
Scope and Contents
A literary magazine published by Inter-culture Club and printed by the "Town Crier." A collection of short essays, poems,
and fiction written by Kibei and Japanese students in Los Angeles.
box 18, folder 10
2 issues of "Shinnengo" [characters] [Special New Year's issue] (1965&1966)
1965 and 1966
Scope and Contents
In English and Japanese
box 19, folder 1
"Shinran Shonin shichi hyaku nenki" [characters] [The 700th Anniversary of the Death of Shinran, the Holy Priest]
1958
box 19, folder 2
"Nanka nikkeijin eigyo annai" [characters] [Southern California Japanese Business Guide]1962-63
1963
Scope and Contents
In English and Japanese.
box 19, folder 3
"Town Crier Blue Book 1948-1949: Our 2nd Year"
1948
box 19, folder 4
"Town Crier Blue Book 1949-1950: Our 3rd Year"
1949
box 19, folder 5
"Town Crier Blue Book 1951-1952: Our 4th Year"
1951
box 19, folder 6
"Town Crier Blue Book 1952-1953: Our 5th Year"
1952
box 19, folder 7
"Teien gafu" [characters] [Art of the Landscape Garden in Japan and in America] (Town Crier Blue Book)
1954
box 19, folder 8
"Kokyo gyoen gafu" [characters] [Pictoral record of the Imperial gardens] (Town Crier Blue Book)
1954 and 1956
box 19, folder 9
"This Is California: Early History of California and its Developments into a State" (Town Crier Blue Book 12 Year)
1959-1960 reprint of the original 1932 publication
box 19, folder 10
"Town Crier Blue Book 1961: Our 15th Year"
1961
box 19, folder 11
"Town Crier Blue Book 1962"
1962
box 20, folder 1
"Nanka nihonjin yakyushi" [A History of Japanese Baseball in Southern California]
undated
box 20, folder 2
Listings of the names and addresses of Japanese for the "Zenbei nihonjin jushoroku" [A Directory of the Japanese in America]
(1 of 2)
1947
Scope and Contents
Compiled from the 1947 shinnengo furoku [New Year's special issues] of various Japanese newspapers, including Nichibei Jiji,
Chicago Shimpo, Hokubei Shimpo, and Rafu Shimpo. Lists approximately 750 names in total.
box 20, folder 3
Listings of the names and addresses of Japanese for the "Zenbei nihonjin jushoroku" [A Directory of the Japanese in America]
(2 of 2)
1947
Scope and Contents
Compiled from the 1947 shinnengo furoku [New Year's special issues] of various Japanese newspapers, including Nichibei Jiji,
Chicago Shimpo, Hokubei Shimpo, and Rafu Shimpo. Lists approximately 750 names in total.
box 20, folder 4
Drafts for the "Town Crier" special publication of "Nichibei shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [A Photo Album to Commemorate
100-Years of Japanese American Amity]
1960
box 20, folder 5
Manuscripts for the publication of "Nichibei shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [Photo Album to Commemorate 100-Years of
Japanese American Amity] (1 of 2)
1960
box 21, folder 1
Manuscripts for the publication of "Nichibei shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [Photo Album to Commemorate 100-Years of
Japanese American Amity] (2 of 2)
1960
box 21, folder 2
Corrected proof of "Nichibei shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [Photo Album to Commemorate 100-Years of Japanese American
Amity]
1960
box 21, folder 3
Printed copy of "Nichibei shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [Photo Album to Commemorate 100-Years of Japanese American
Amity]
1960
box 21, folder 4
Thank-you letters from the students of Takahi Elementary School of Hiroshima Prefecture for sending them copies of "Nichibei
shuko hyakunensai gafu" [characters] [Photo Album to Commemorate 100-Years of Japanese American Amity]
1960
box 21, folder 5
A few articles Masaru printed in the "Ofu Nippo" [characters] [Sacramento Daily News], "Kanada Shimbun" [characters] [Canada
News], and "Nippon to Amerika" [characters] [Japan and America]
ca.1940-1941
Office records of Akahori Horitsu Jimusho
Scope and Content
In the prewar years, some bilingual Issei who had formal legal training or experiences in handling legal matters in the United
States assisted other Issei with their legal affairs. They often opened a horitsu (legal) or tsuyaku jimusho (interpreter's
office) to render such services such as writing business letters, preparing legal documents, acting as court interpreters,
and referring court cases to American lawyers. Akahori ran such an establishment in Little Tokyo and Terminal Island, California,
from 1924 to 1933. There, he provided legal assistance to numerous individuals in cases such as divorce, traffic accidents,
and unpaid wages. A large portion of his clientele came from the fishing industry in Terminal Island. His office also functioned
as a collection agency.
box 21, folder 6
Correspondence with American lawyers
1960
Correspondence with Willard J. Laney, Attorney at Law, Los Angeles
1929 September=1933 April
Correspondence with Lester O. Luce, Attorney at Law, Inglewood
1929 May-1930 March
Correspondence with Stephen Monteleone, Attorney at Law, Los Angeles
1929 December-1931 July
Correspondence with Tim Okawara, Attorney at Law, Fresno
1931 October
Correspondence with Max Lewis, Attorney at Law, Los Angeles
1932 April-1934 December
Correspondence with Arthur C. Webb, Attorney at Law
1931 September-November
box 21, folder 7
Correspondence with L.C. Crossman, Searcher of Titles, Los Angeles
1931 November-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Masaru often relied on Crossman's services to look up past court cases and related files.
box 21, folder 8
Correspondence with R.J.H. Mittwer, notary public and Japanese interpreter, Los Angeles
1931 February-1933 January
box 21, folder 9
Correspondence regarding delinquent balances of operation costs for the Akahori Horitsu Jimusho
1932 March-July
box 21, folder 10
Scattered correspondence on various business dealings
1927-1931
box 21, folder 11
Correspondence regarding political campaigns that Akahori supported
1932 May-June
box 21, folder 12
Correspondence with Arch Colemen, First Assistant Postmaster General, Washington
1933 March
Scope and Content
Regarding the request by residents of Terminal Island for the Terminal Island post office to retain its current station.
Records on clients who sought assistance in legal matters at the Akahori Horitsu Jimusho
box 21, folder 13
Arai, Yoshitaro
1929 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding his immigration status or an employment application.
box 21, folder 14
Dei, Eitaro, Long Beach
1927 December-1931 October
Scope and Contents
Regarding the transfer of a property title.
box 21, folder 15
Fujikawa, Y., gardener, Los Angeles
1930 April-October
Scope and Contents
Regarding claims for unpaid wages filed with the Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement.
box 21, folder 16
Fujimoto, F.S. and Kato, G.
1929 September
Scope and Contents
Regarding the issuance of their operator's licenses.
box 21, folder 17
Goto, Noboru, fisherman, Terminal Island
1931 June-1932 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the issuance of a Japanese Consulate residency certificate, required to secure employment on a fishing boat
box 21, folder 18
Harada, K., West Los Angeles
1930 July-1931 November
Scope and Contents
Regarding the filing of a complaint for damages caused by an automobile accident.
box 22, folder 1
Hayashi, Ayame
1930
Scope and Contents
Regarding her divorce, the selling of her florist business, and the buying of a chop suey restaurant.
box 22, folder 2
Hayashi, Kenzo, insurance agent, Los Angeles
1933 November-July
Scope and Contents
Regarding the settlement of a dispute over rent arrears. Hayashi was a defendant in a civil suit.
box 22, folder 3
Hayashi, Shigeru, Los Angeles
1924 April and 1931 March
Scope and Contents
Includes 2 legal documents.
box 22, folder 4
Hinoki, J., Terminal Island
1932 September and October
Scope and Contents
Regarding the fulfillment of a promissory note agreement.
box 22, folder 5
Hiraga, J.S., Terminal Island
1933 July-August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the arrears of a loan payment.
box 22, folder 6
Hirata, Isao, proprietor of a boarding house and a pool hall, Oxnard, California, and Rockspring, Wyoming
1923 October-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of a balance payment.
box 22, folder 7
Horita, Koshiro, farmer, Stockton
1932 October-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding the settlement of disputes over large debts incurred from business failure.
box 22, folder 8
Ichiki, Kinzo, farmer, Stockton
1930 April-June
Scope and Contents
Regarding his deportation on charge of assisting his brother's illegal entry into the U.S.
box 22, folder 9
Iriye, K., Terminal Island
1932 December-1933 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding a bond balance owed to him.
box 22, folder 10
Ishima Kazuyoshi, Inglewood
1931 October
Scope and Contents
Regarding the custody of his son.
box 22, folder 11
Ishino, Yuki, cafe manager, Terminal Island
1933 February-March
Scope and Contents
Regarding the unauthorized sale of liquor.
box 22, folder 12
Izawa, Sokichi, barber, Hollywood
1931 September
Scope and Contents
Regarding application for a reentry permit.
box 22, folder 13
Japanese Farmers Association of Los Angeles
1928 December-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the claims for unpaid wages filed by employees.
box 22, folder 14
Kamidoi
1930 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the adoption of Yone Tanada.
box 22, folder 15
Kawano, K. (George Kono), restaurant proprietor, Los Angeles
1929 October-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the investigation into claims filed by the wife of his late business partner.
box 22, folder 16
Kawashima, J., San Gabriel
1930 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding the sale of an estate.
box 22, folder 17
Kiuchi, Sadaji
1930 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding his enrollment in school in the U.S.
box 22, folder 18
Kochi, Y., candy maker, Los Angeles
1932 July-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding the filing of claims for damages caused by a fire, and settling of personal disputes with another Japanese.
box 22, folder 19
Kodama, Sotaro, Los Angeles
1932 July-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding a suit he brought against a printer for stealing and selling his Japanese translation of the Operator's Examination.
box 22, folder 20
Kogano, T., fisherman, Terminal Island
1933 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding his exemption from tax payments for a boat he previously owned.
box 22, folder 21
Kojima, K., fisherman, San Pedro
1932 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding divorce.
box 22, folder 22
Kojima, Yachio, Terminal Island
1932 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of an outstanding balance.
box 22, folder 23
Koshino, J.
ca.1927
Scope and Contents
Regarding the application for a reentry permit.
box 22, folder 24
Maeda, K., pool hall operator, Los Angeles
1929 January-May
Scope and Contents
Regarding a police raid on the charge of illegal gambling on the premises of his operation.
box 22, folder 25
Mambo, K., gardener, Hollywood
1930 July-August
Scope and Contents
Regarding a claim for unpaid wages file with the Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement.
box 22, folder 26
Maruki, Fuji, Downey
1932 June-1933 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding reissuance of a Japanese passport.
box 22, folder 27
Masuno, Ryosaku, El Monte
1929
Scope and Contents
Regarding his arrest.
box 22, folder 28
Matsutsuyu, I., Terminal Island
1929 December-1933 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the arrears of a mortgage payment.
box 22, folder 29
Migaki, S., Los Angeles
1929-1931
Scope and Contents
Regarding various payment settlements.
box 22, folder 30
Minamiji, Fukutaro, hotel and pool hall operator, Terminal Island
1932 April-1933 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding the disposition of the estates of the late Minamiji Naoichi.
box 22, folder 31
Mitsui family
undated
Scope and Contents
Regarding the dissolution of partnership and subsequent financial settlement.
box 22, folder 32
Mitsui, G. and Ozaki, M., restaurant operators, Los Angeles
1930 August-1932 June
Scope and Content
Regarding the dissolution of partnership and the subsequent financial settlement.
box 22, folder 33
Miyazaki, Goematsu, produce broker, Los Angeles
undated
Scope and Contents
Regarding matters relating to the sale, repair, and operation of motor vehicles.
box 22, folder 34
Mizukawa, T., gardener, Los Angeles
1930 May-October
Scope and Contents
Regarding a claim for unpaid wages filed with the Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement.
box 22, folder 35
Mori, Juhei
1929-1930
Scope and Contents
Regarding a loan payment.
box 23, folder 1
Morisawa, Ichitaro, fisherman, Terminal Island
1932 November-1933 September
Scope and Contents
Regarding the filing of claims for damages caused by automobile accidents and the cancellation of an automobile insurance
policy due to payment arrears of premiums.
box 23, folder 2
Muramatsu, Yozaburo, farmer, Hawthornes
ca.1928-1931
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of personal loans and a claim for damages caused by an automobile accident.
box 23, folder 3
Muramoto, Shigeichi
1936-1937
Scope and Contents
Regarding a fine.
box 23, folder 4
Nagata, Tomoichi, fisherman, Terminal Island
1933 February-August
Scope and Contents
Regarding filing for bankruptcy.
box 23, folder 5
Nagumo, Seiji gardener, Los Angeles
ca.1930 March-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding a claim for unpaid wages filed with the Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement.
box 23, folder 6
Nakamura, Harry T., cook, Los Angeles
1930 January-May
Scope and Contents
Regarding filing claims for unpaid wages with the Division of Labor Statistics and Law Enforcement.
box 23, folder 7
Nakamura, Kitaro, fisherman, Terminal Island
1932 October-1933 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding arrears of a mortgage payment on a fishing boat.
box 23, folder 8
Nakamura, Meiji, fisherman and vegetable-fruit stand vendor, Long Beach
1932 May-December
Scope and Contents
Regarding a lease agreement.
box 23, folder 9
Nakamura, Nobutaro
1933
Scope and Contents
Inquiry into the rental of a wharf.
box 23, folder 10
Nakanishi, S.
1929
Scope and Contents
Regarding the payment of a rental.
box 23, folder 11
Nakao, Shoichi
1933
Scope and Contents
Regarding the investigation in an automobile collision.
box 23, folder 12
Nakashima, K.
1937
Scope and Contents
Regarding the sublease of a storeroom.
box 23, folder 13
Nakatsukasa, Setsuji, farmer, Redondo Beach
1928 October-1932 December
Scope and Contents
Regarding the entry of his brother and his wife into the U.S.
box 23, folder 14
Nakayama, Munetaro, Hollywood
1931 November-1932 September
Scope and Contents
Regarding application for a reentry permit and the extension of the immigration bond due to a delayed departure.
box 23, folder 15
Ogawa, Tsunesaburo, produce market employee, Los Angeles
ca.1927-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding divorce and claims for unpaid wages.
box 23, folder 16
Okada, Nobuko, housewife, Los Angeles
1931 April-November
Scope and Contents
Regarding filing for divorce.
box 23, folder 17
Okumura, Harry S., produce market proprietor, Los Angeles
1931 March-1933 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding small claims court cases and legal counseling on other miscellaneous matters.
box 23, folder 18
Oyama, Jiro
1929
Scope and Contents
Regarding the recovery of a life insurance claim.
box 23, folder 19
Sasaki brothers (Kichiro and Shichiro), Buena Park
1930 June-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding their eviction from the ranch by their Issei partner and restitution claims.
box 23, folder 20
Sassa, S.
1928
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of a paymnet.
box 23, folder 21
Shiraishi, Senyo, inmate of the state penitentiary at Represa, California
1931 March-1933 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding the petition for retrial and claims for his mining rights in Baja California, Mexico.
box 23, folder 22
Sonoda, Heijiro
1920 and 1934
Scope and Contents
Regarding the sale of a patent.
box 23, folder 23
Sugi, Yoshio and Elizabeth Willard, Los Angeles
1931 April-August
Scope and Contents
Regarding divorce.
box 23, folder 24
Suzuki, Kanejiro, Terminal Island
1932 December-1933 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding legal counsel on various matters.
box 23, folder 25
Takahashi, Eimatsu, cafe operator, Terminal Island
1932 September-1933 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding small claims court cases.
box 23, folder 26
Takase, Harutoshi
1930 February
Scope and Contents
Power of Attorney
box 23, folder 27
Takata, Arthur S., Los Angeles
1931 December-1932 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding the fulfillment of a promissory note agreement.
box 23, folder 28
Takeuchi, Otoichi, Terminal Island
1931 December-1932 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding a complaint filed to the Los Angeles Municipal Officer for an accident occurring on public grounds.
box 23, folder 29
Takeuchi, Shobei and Yasu, Long Beach
1933 January-July
Scope and Contents
Regarding claims on the late Otozo Takeuchi's life insurance policy and the settlement of his debt.
box 23, folder 30
Tamaki, N., owner of a rooming house
1933
box 23, folder 31
Tanaka, Shogo, farmer, Bellflower
1928 September-1933 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding settlement on claims filed against Tanaka for damages caused by automobile accidents.
box 23, folder 32
Tanaka, Yaichi, parolee, Los Angeles
1930 January-July
Scope and Contents
Regarding filing monthly reports to the state parole officer on Tanaka's behalf.
box 23, folder 33
Tateishi, Tachiro, gardener, West Los Angeles
1931 November-1932 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding the petition for a parole hearing for Tateishi who was charged with possession of a liquor manufacturing still.
box 23, folder 34
The Tawadas (1 of 2)
ca.1927-1933
Scope and Contents
Kikuzo Tawada and his son, Kenzo, had been engaged in many different business ventures in Pecos, Texas; Pueblo, Colorado;
and Oxnard and Los Angeles, California from about 1911 to 1932. These included oil drilling, farming, produce broker, and
shipper. Akahori assisted the family as business advisor, collection agent, and legal counselor from about 1927 to 1932.
box 24, folder 1
The Tawadas (2 of 2)
ca.1927-1933
Scope and Contents
Kikuzo Tawada and his son, Kenzo, had been engaged in many different business ventures in Pecos, Texas; Pueblo, Colorado;
and Oxnard and Los Angeles, California from about 1911 to 1932. These included oil drilling, farming, produce broker, and
shipper. Akahori assisted the family as business advisor, collection agent, and legal counselor from about 1927 to 1932.
box 24, folder 2
Teramoto, Tatsuzaburo and Nishino, K., Terminal Island
1928 December-1933 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding the petition for Teramoto's parole and legal counseling on business and financial matters.
box 24, folder 3
Togo, Noboru
1930
Scope and Contents
Regarding a loan agreement.
box 24, folder 4
Toma, Tsurumatsu
1933
Scope and Contents
Regarding business license permits.
box 24, folder 5
Tomita, Masaki, Hawthorne
1930 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding claims for damages caused by an automobile accident.
box 24, folder 6
Torii, Zennosuke, Los Angeles
1929 January-1931 October
Scope and Contents
Regarding the settlement of a claim filed against Torii for damages caused by an automobile accident/
box 24, folder 7
Tosaki, Seiroku
1930 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding application for a reentry permit.
box 24, folder 8
Tsuda, Yukusue, drug store employee, Los Angeles
1929 September-October
Scope and Contents
Regarding his application for a reentry permit to visit Canada.
box 24, folder 9
Tsutsui, Rinzo, Los Angeles
1930 July-1931 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding the renunciation of Japanese citizenship of his six Nisei children.
box 24, folder 10
Uchida, Tsutomu
1931
Scope and Contents
Power of Attorney.
box 24, folder 11
Wada, Kishino, Terminal Island
1933 February
Scope and Contents
Regarding the disposition of her late husband's estate.
box 24, folder 12
Wada, T.
1928
Scope and Contents
Regarding a plea bargain.
box 24, folder 13
Wakino, H.
undated
Scope and Contents
Regarding the immigration status of his family.
box 24, folder 14
Watanabe, Toku
1930 January
Scope and Contents
Power of Attorney for the execution of a will.
box 24, folder 15
Yamada, Tokumatsu, gardener, Hollywood
ca.1927-1931 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding a mining claim in Mexico and a claim for damages caused by an automobile accident.
box 24, folder 16
Yamaguchi, S., Los Angeles
1929 April
Scope and Contents
Affadavit.
box 24, folder 17
Yamamoto, M., proprietor of a fish cake company, San Pedro
1929 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding the sale of his business and the subsequent settlement of financial claims.
box 24, folder 18
Yamashita, Frank, cafe proprietor, San Pedro
1933 January-February
Scope and Contents
Regarding the settlement of claims filed by an injured customer.
box 24, folder 19
Yarita, J.
1929 July-1930 December
box 24, folder 20
Yokoyama, R., cafe owner
1932
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of unpaid bills
box 24, folder 21
Yoshimura, Shuzo, sales clerk, San Diego
1929 January-February
Scope and Contents
Regarding a small claims court case.
box 24, folder 22
Scattered records on various clients
1926-1933
box 24, folder 23
Applications for city liquor licenses for and related correspondence on 11 restaurant and grocery store operators in Terminal
Island and adjacent areas.
1932 November-1933 May
Office records relating to the fishing industry in Terminal Island
box 24, folder 24
Office reference copies of the Japanese government passport regulations and the U.S. immigration law and regulations
ca.1930-1933
Scope and Content
Includes newspaper clippings on the Japanese immigration question.
box 24, folder 25
Correspondence exchanged between Akahori and the law offices of Briney and Ekdale, proctors in admirality, in San Pedro, regarding
Japanese fishermen in Terminal Island
1932 April-1933 July
box 24, folder 26
Correspondence exchanged between Akahori and agents of fishing companies, and documents related to the chartering of fishing
boats for Terminal Island fishermen.
1932-1933
Scope and Contents
Correspondence are with agents Hansen & Rowland, Inc. and J.F. Gisler, as well as fishing boats owner John Skansi.
box 24, folder 27
Correspondence with Albert K. Kempton, import/exporter
1933 May-July
box 25, folder 1
Insurance policy papers of Japanese fishermen in Terminal Island
1932 September-1933 January
box 25, folder 2
Correspondence relating to the National Fisheries Co., San Francisco
1932-1933
box 25, folder 3
Office records on Heisaku Inaba, fisherman, Terminal Island
1932 January-1933 November
Scope and Content
Regarding Mariner's insurance policy; settlement of disputes with Toyo Fishing Co., Inc., San Pedro; insurance claims for
damages caused by a marine accident; and the charter of a fishing boat at Tacoma, Washington.
box 25, folder 4
Office records on Y. Kato and his crew, Terminal Island
1932-1933
Scope and Content
Regarding a settlement of disputes with Coast Fishing Co. and other canneries in Terminal Island.
box 25, folder 5
Office records on Tetsumasa Miyagishima and his crew
1932 September-December
Scope and Content
Regarding the charter of a fishing boat.
box 25, folder 6
Office records on Akira Miyama, fisherman, Terminal Island
1932 May-1933 April
Scope and Contents
Regarding the charter of a fishing boat and claims for damages caused by a collision with a cargo vessel in the San Pedro
Harbor.
box 25, folder 7
Office records on Shigeichi Muramoto, fisherman, Terminal Island
1932 August-1933 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding the charter of fishing boats at Monterey and San Francisco, California, and Tacoma, Washington; and contract negotiatons
with canneries.
box 25, folder 8
Office records on K. Murata and his crew, Terminal Island
1933 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding the charter of a fishing boat named "Hermosa."
box 25, folder 9
Office records on Shintaro Nakagawa, fisherman, Terminal Island
1927 April-1933 March
Scope and Contents
Regarding a settlement of disputes with investors over a mortgage payment, and the charter of fishing boats in Seattle and
San Francisco.
box 25, folder 10
Office records on A. Nakasuji and his fishing crew, Terminal Island
1931 May-1933 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding settlements of disputes with Martinac Ship Building Company in Tacoma, Washington, over a new ship ordered by the
crew; and negotiations on the charter of a fishing boat.
box 25, folder 11
Office records on Sanyo Trading Company, Los Angeles
1932 August-September
Scope and Contents
Regarding the tuna canning business.
box 25, folder 12
Office records on Kurakichi Shimizu, fisherman, San Pedro
1932 January-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding the building of a new fishing boat by Martinac Ship Building Company in Tacoma, Washington, and disputes with the
company over financial matters.
box 25, folder 13
Office records on Sotaro Shinji and Kenichi Tsuchiya, fishermen, Terminal Island
1933 April-July
Scope and Contents
Regarding financial difficulties and bankruptcy.
box 25, folder 14
Office records on Kumaichi Takeoka, fisherman, Monterey
1933 February-March
Scope and Contents
Regarding the hiring of a diver.
box 25, folder 15
Office records on Asagoro Yoshioka and his crew, Terminal Island
1932 December-1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding financial matters.
Office records relating to the Akahori Collection Agency
box 25, folder 16
Official documents regarding the startup of the Akahori Collection Agency
1930
box 25, folder 17
Office records on N. Abe & Co., wholesale produce merchant, Honolulu, Hawaii (debtor)
ca.1928-1931
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection of a personal loan in the amnount of $500, through the Kawasaki Office in Hilo, Hawaii.
box 25, folder 18
Office records on S. Amasuga
1931 August-September
box 25, folder 19
Office records on Al Fletcher, collection agent, Long Beach
1930 August-1931 August
Scope and Contents
Regarding the collection from Japanese debtors, totalling approximately $2000.
box 25, folder 20
Office records on Y. Fujita
1929 April-1930 March
box 25, folder 21
Office records on K. Furutani, service station owner, Terminal Island (creditor)
1932 October
Scope and Content
Regarding unpaid bills.
box 25, folder 22
Office records on Gardena Lumber Co., Gardena (creditor)
1928 October-1930 December
Scope and Contents
Regarding unpaid bills of Japanese customers, amounting to approximately $1300.
box 25, folder 23
Office records on Ethel M. Gifford, collection agent, Long Beach
1933 February-June
Scope and Contents
Regarding a collection from Japanese debtors in the amount of $180.
box 25, folder 24
Office records on K. Hamada and other Japanese investors, Los Angeles
1933 January
Scope and Contents
Regarding the recovery of invested funds totalling $31,417.
box 26, folder 1
Office records on Hara
1928-1929
box 26, folder 2
Office records on Takejio Hari, Tacoma, Washington
1931-1933 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding a collection on a personal loan in the amount of $150.
box 26, folder 3
Office records on Hashimoto Company, wholesale dealer in fishermen's supplies, Terminal Island (creditor)
1931 November-1932 December
Scope and Contents
Regarding unpaid bills.
box 26, folder 4
Office records on Hayashi Floral Company, Hollywood (debtor)
1929 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding a collection referred by the Acme Adjusting Association, Los Angeles, in the amount of $378.
box 26, folder 5
Office records on Isekichi Hayashikawa, Terminal Island (debtor)
1932 November-1933 July
Scope and Contents
Regarding a personal loan of $1250 and repayment schedule.
box 26, folder 6
Office records on Frank Hidaka, Los Angeles (debtor)
1930 March-1931 June
Scope and Contents
Regarding unpaid medical bills in 1928.
box 26, folder 7
Office records on J. Hirota and others, Los Angeles (creditors)
1930
Scope and Contents
Regarding the recovery of invested funds from Kisaburo Hatanaka, manager of a pig farm in Long beach, who misappropriated
investors' money reported to amount to about $51,000.
box 26, folder 8
Office records on Inglewood Mercantile Company (creditor)
1929 June-1930 May
Scope and Contents
Regarding the unpaid bills of Japanese customers, amounting to approximately $850.
box 26, folder 9
Office records on M. Ishii
1932 May-July
box 26, folder 10
Office records on H. Isomura and H. Morioka, fishermen, Terminal Island (creditors)
1932 September
box 26, folder 11
Office records on Masao Itano, interpreter and insurance agent, Sacramento
1932 April
box 26, folder 12
Office records on Kichinosuke Iwashige, Los Angeles (debtor)
1931 November-1933 December
box 26, folder 13
Office records on Yasujiro Iwata, farmer, San Francisco (debtor)
1925 Deember-1931 August
box 26, folder 14
Office records on Kanzo Izumi
ca.1929 August-1930 July
box 26, folder 15
Office records on I.H.Kakishita, fisherman, Terminal Island (debtor)
1933 February
box 26, folder 16
Office records on K. Kamitaki
ca.1930 June-July
box 26, folder 17
Office records on Taro Kanemoto, farmer, Montebello (debtor)
1932 October-1933 January
box 26, folder 18
Office records on Tokuyoshi Katayama, proprietor if Tokyo Hotel, Los Angeles (creditor)
1932 February-September
box 26, folder 19
Office records on Y. Kawabata
ca.1933 February-May
box 26, folder 20
Office records on Takeo Kiyota, proprietor of I&I Produce Co., Los Angeles (creditor)
1927 December-1931 December
box 26, folder 21
Office records on T. Kobata, fisherman, Terminal Island (debtor)
1932 November-1933 May
box 26, folder 22
Office records on J. Kohara
1933 August
box 26, folder 23
Office records on M. Koyama
1933 January
box 26, folder 24
Office records on I. Kuga
ca.1933 May
box 26, folder 25
Office records on B. Maeda
1932 December
box 26, folder 26
Office records on Yozo Maeda, farmer, Chatsworth (debtor)
1927 August-1928 November
box 26, folder 27
Office records on Jiro Masuda, Mt. View (creditor)
1930 October-1933 December
box 26, folder 28
Office records on Masukawa
1933 April
box 26, folder 29
Office records on Torasaku Mikuriya, West Los Angeles (debtor)
1933 August
box 26, folder 30
Office records on J.K. Miyaji
1929 June
box 26, folder 31
Office records on Shinkichi Miyoshi, Terminal Island (debtor)
1931 April-1933 June
box 26, folder 32
Office records on D. Murata, Los Angeles (creditor)
1930 March-May
box 26, folder 33
Office records on Nakamoto, produce shipper, Calexico (debtor)
1927 September-1928 July
box 26, folder 34
Office records on Akimatsu Nakamura, proprietor of A. Nakamura Co., general merchandise store, Terminal Island (creditor)
1933 May-July
box 26, folder 35
Office records on M. Nakamura, Los Angeles (debtor)
ca.1929-1931 June
box 26, folder 36
Office records on K. Nakayama, owner of Paradise Florist, Los Angeles (debtor)
1930 April-October
box 26, folder 37
Office records on S. Nakazawa
1932 July-October
box 26, folder 38
Office records on T. Oda
1931 November
box 26, folder 39
Office records on Okumura
1932
box 26, folder 40
Office records on F.Y. Otsuka
1930 July-October
box 26, folder 41
Office records on Ozawa
1932 December
box 26, folder 42
Office records on Jack Pole
1932 October-December
box 26, folder 43
Office records on Sakagami
undated
box 27, folder 1
Office records on Sakauye
1930 July-August
box 27, folder 2
Office records on A. Sano
1929-1931
box 27, folder 3
Office records on Taro Shiba, M.D., Terminal Island (creditor and debtor)
1932 October-November
box 27, folder 4
Office records on Umekichi Shibanaka
undated
box 27, folder 5
Office records on Shibata
1931 February-August
box 27, folder 6
Office records on Ryoen Shimanouchi, journalist, Los Angeles (debtor)
1929 January-1930 January
box 27, folder 7
Office records on F.S. Shimegi
1931 February-August
box 27, folder 8
Office records on T. Shindo, Terminal Island
1932 September-1933 July
box 27, folder 9
Office records on A.G. Snow
1927 September
box 27, folder 10
Office records on K. Suzuki
1931 August
box 27, folder 11
Office records on G.K. Takeda, gardener, Los Angeles (creditor)
1930 May-1931 August
box 27, folder 12
Office records on Ichisuke Taniguchi, fisherman, Terminal Island (creditor)
1933 May-August
box 27, folder 13
Office records on Tanimoto
1930 March-1931 August
box 27, folder 14
Office records on K. Tsuji
1928 January-February
box 27, folder 15
Office records on H. Uchino
1930 February-1931 August
box 27, folder 16
Office records on Shige Ueno, proprietor of Showa Hotel, Los Angeles (creditor)
1929-1933
box 27, folder 17
Office records on Uyeshima
1930 April-July
box 27, folder 18
Office records on J. Watanabe
1930 July
box 27, folder 19
Office records on Tom Watanabe
1933 January-August
box 27, folder 20
Office records on H.C. Westover
1933 August
box 27, folder 21
Office records on S.H. Yamamoto
1932 August-1933 May
box 27, folder 22
Office records on R. Yano, proprietor of Hollywood Wholesale Produce Co., and Nippon Art Goods Co., Los Angeles (creditor)
1931 Septemer-November
box 27, folder 23
Office records on Yoshida
1929 July-1930 July
box 27, folder 24
Office records on S.I. Yoshii
1930 June
Stone Chemical Products Company
Scope and Content
Akahori purchased the Stone Chemical Products Company along with two other Isseis in July 1926 as a business interest. The
outcome of this venture is unknown.
box 27, folder 25
"Report on Books and Accounts of the Stone Chemical Products Company"
1926 September 30
American Oriental Advertising Company (AOC)
Scope and Content
While still holding his Horitsu Jimusho, Akahori also entered business dealings with the American Oriental Advertising Company
(AOC) in Hollywood. This proved to be an especially costly mistake as his entanglement with its chief Japanese investor, Y.K.
Yamamoti, over financial matters, resulted in his abscondence from the Japanese community in Terminal Island, California to
Seattle, Washington. Included in the series are business correspondence, records of both personal and business expenses, as
well as legal paperwork.
box 27, folder 26
Minutes of various meetings before and after the incorporation of the AOC
1931
box 27, folder 27
Certificate of incorporation from the state of Delaware
1931 July 29
box 27, folder 28
Business correspondence relating to the AOC
1931 April-1932 September
box 27, folder 29
Correspondence regarding Teruo K. Takimoto, prinicpal investor
1929 December-1932 April
box 27, folder 30
Correspondence regarding the proposed publication of the Japanese edition of "The Olympiad California"
1931 November-1932 February
Scope and Contents
In commemoration of the upcoming 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.
box 27, folder 31
Documents relating to the proposed idea of advertising on trash cans
1931 April-September
Scope and Contents
In English and Spanish.
box 27, folder 32
A stenographer's notebook
1931
box 27, folder 33
Life insurance policies of the AOC
1931
box 28, folder 1
Financial statements of the AOC
1931
Scope and Contents
Includes bank statements, notes, and records of checks issued.
Detailed and extensive reports with exhibits on the AOC, written by Akahori
1931 April-September
box 28, folder 3
Report #1 with exhibits
1931 April
box 28, folder 4
Report #2 with exhibits
1931 May
box 28, folder 5
Report #3 with exhibits
1931 June
box 28, folder 6
Report #4 with exhibits
1931 July
box 28, folder 7
Report #5 with exhibits
1931 August
box 28, folder 8
Report #6 with exhibits
1931 September
box 28, folder 9
Correspondence and notes relating to an extortion allegedly committed against Akahori by his creditor in Terminal Island,
and his escape to and subsequent resettlement in Seattle.
1931 September-1934 July
box 29, folder 1
Reports and notes documenting Akahori's arrest on charges of grand theft and forgery.
1932 March
box 29, folder 2
Court papers, notes, and clippings on claims filed by Akahori against E.E. Violette.
1932 March
Scope and Contents
For unpaid wages amounting to $1,808.10.
Hyoroku Oishi Office
Scope and Content
Akahori opened the Hyoroku Oishi Office in Seattle after fleeing from Terminal Island, using one of his aliases, providing
similar services as he did at his Horitsu Jimusho. He ran this office from 1931 to 1941.
box 29, folder 3
Correspondence, notes, and financial records of the Hyoroku Oishi Office.
1934-1941
box 29, folder 4
Records on Yoshikawa Torakichi, proprietor of T. Yoshikawa Co., Seattle, Washington.
1934 February-1940 September
Scope and Contents
Akahori made business arrangements and negotiations for the company.
box 29, folder 5
Documents and correspondence on the charter of fishing boats for Japanese fishermen in Seattle, Washington, and Terminal Island,
California.
ca.1935-1938
box 29, folder 6
Notes, statements, and reports on the charter of a fishing baot, Garnet C, by Akahori for albacore fishing off the Oregon-Washington
coast.
1938 August-1939 February
box 29, folder 7
Sales materials for Insurance Investors Fund, Inc.
1937
Scope and Contents
The Hyoroku Oishi Office was the sole agent of the company for Japanese communities.
box 29, folder 8
Office records on 11 clients
1934-1941
Columbia Commerical Company
Scope and Content
Akahori founded the Columbia Commercial Company, a fisheries trading business which also served as a publisher, in conjunction
with the Hyoroku Oishi Office from 1934 to 1941.
box 29, folder 9
Business correspondence
1934 August-1941 September
box 29, folder 10
Notes, financial records, and product sample
ca.1938
box 30, folder 1
Records on the various publications of the Columbia Commercial Company
1934-1941
Scope and Content
Publications include "Beikoku kishinroku" [characters] [Who's Who in America], 1934; Japanese telephone directory: Seattle
and vicinity, 1938; "Jinji koshinroku: dai juni han" [characters] [Who's Who of Japanese, no.12], 1941; and "Koronbia Shoho"
[characters] [The Colombia Commercial News], 1941.
box 30, folder 2
Akahori's "An Internee's Diary."
1942
box 30, folder 3
Akahori's internment camp diary.
1945 November 4-1946 February 10
Scope and Contents
With photocopy.
box 30, folder 4
Biographical notes written by Akahori in internment camps.
1941-1943
box 30, folder 5
Petitions for Akahori's release from internment and related documents.
1943
box 30, folder 6
Documents regarding Akahori's postwar repatriation hearings.
1945 November-1946 April
box 30, folder 7
Petitions for the family reunion of internees at Crystal City, Texas.
ca.1943 September
box 30, folder 8
War Relocation Authority (WRA) forms used at Fort Missoula, Lordburg, Santa Fe, and Crystal City.
1942 February-1945 February
box 30, folder 9
Documents on the shipment, storage and disposition of the properties belonging to the Akahoris during internment.
1942 June-1946 April
Internment correspondence
box 30, folder 10
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1941 February-March
box 31, folder 1
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1941 December 11-December 26
box 31, folder 2
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1941 December 28-1942 June 22
box 31, folder 3
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1942 June 26-1943 June 1
box 31, folder 4
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1943 June 22-1944 February 22
box 31, folder 5
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1941 December 25-1942 July 4
box 31, folder 6
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1942 July 12-1943 August 25
box 31, folder 7
Akahori's correspondence to his wife and daughter during internment.
1943 September 1-1944 February 24
box 31, folder 8
Correspondence between Akahori and his friends during his internment.
1942 March 24-1944 March 1
box 31, folder 9
Correspondence between Akahori and his friends during his internment.
1945 October-1946 May
Masaru's lecture outlines
box 32, folder 1
Outlines prepared by Akahori for a series of lectures on current world affairs, given at Santa Fe and Crystal City (1 of 2).
1943 December-1944 September
Scope and Contents
Includes draft outlines for 25 lectures, mostly undated. His earlier lectures on the current war between the U.S. and Japan
delivered at Santa Fe in 1943 were published in outline form as "Heiwa to senso" [characters] [Peace and War].
box 32, folder 2
Outlines prepared by Akahori for a series of lectures on current world affairs, given at Santa Fe and Crystal City (2 of 2).
1943 December-1944 September
Scope and Contents
Includes draft outlines for 25 lectures, mostly undated. His earlier lectures on the current war between the U.S. and Japan
delivered at Santa Fe in 1943 were published in outline form as "Heiwa to senso" [characters] [Peace and War].
box 32, folder 3
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1944 December 31-1945 March 25
box 32, folder 4
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1945 April 8-29
box 32, folder 5
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1945 May 6-27
box 32, folder 6
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1945 June 3-25
box 32, folder 7
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1945 July 1-29
box 32, folder 8
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City
1945 August 5-26
box 33, folder 1
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City (1 of 2)
ca.1944
box 33, folder 2
Outlines for Akahori's "Nichiyo jiji kaisetsu" [characters] [Sunday news commentaries on current phases of the war in the
Pacific and European theaters] at Crystal City (2 of 2)
ca.1944
box 33, folder 3
Outlines for 12 lectures given by Akahori on various topics.
ca.1944
box 33, folder 4
A collection of weeds and plants in and around the Lordsburg Internment Camp
1942 June-July
Scope and Contents
2 notebooks.
box 33, folder 5
Draft notes for Akahori's news broadcast programs on radio in the Lordsburg Internment Camp
1942 July 23-1942 August 19
box 33, folder 6
Copies of letters drafted by Akahori for the Lordsburg Camp spokesperson
1943 January and March
box 33, folder 7
Akahori's memos from Lordsburg
ca.1943 February
box 33, folder 8
Kenji Kasai, "Rozubagu jiho no naiyo to jiho dojin no shosoku" [characters] [The Lordsburg Times and its staff members]
1943
box 33, folder 9
Publications by the Lordsburg internees
1942 October, 1943 January, undated
box 34, folder 1
Akahori's notes on a series of lectures delivered by Shuichi Watanabe, fellow internee, on English grammar at Lordsburg
1942 December 17-1943 June 8
box 34, folder 2
Typewritten copies of Father Joseph Kitagawa's sermon given at the Church of the Holy Apostles at the Minidoka Internment
Camp, Hunt Idaho
1943 March-April
box 34, folder 3
"Heiwa to senso" [characters] [Peace and war]
1943 March-April
Scope and Contents
A series of lectures on American history given by Akahori in the Santa Fe Internment Camp. Includes his memos and notes regarding
its publication in the camp.
box 34, folder 4
Manuscripts of essays written in the Santa Fe Camp
1944 February
box 34, folder 5
Santa Fe nihonjin shyosho jinmeiroku [characters] [Roster of Japanese internees at Santa Fe]
1943 November 1
box 34, folder 6
Santa Fe Bukkyo Renmei [characters] [Santa Fe Buddhist Association], "Reihai seiten" [characters] [Buddhist scriptures and
hymns]
1943
box 34, folder 7
Sadaichi Furugochi, "Kanpu eiseiho: dai ippen" [characters] [Hygeine in the camp, part 1], Santa Fe
1943
box 34, folder 8
Letters drafted on behalf on the Santa Fe Camp spokesperson
1943 June-October
box 34, folder 9
Memos regarding Akahori's internment at Santa Fe
1943-1944
box 34, folder 10
"Shinnen tanzaku tenrankai" [characters] [New Year exhibition of tanzaku]
1944 January 3
Scope and Contents
A collection of tanka, haiku, and senri poems composed by Santa Fe Camp internees.
box 34, folder 11
Religious publications at Santa Fe
1944
Scope and Contents
3 leaflets and notices
box 34, folder 12
Notes and ephemera relating to the internment life of the Akahoris at Crystal City
ca.1944-1945
box 34, folder 13
"Hibi no chikara" [characters] [Daily strength], no.1-12, Crystal City
[1946], 1954-1955
Scope and Contents
Diary entries written on the sides of pages.
box 35, folder 1
Documents regarding the Jichikai [characters] [the organization for self-government] of the Crystal City Internment Camp
1944 January-1945 June
box 35, folder 2
Akahori's handwritten memos taken at various Jichikai meetings in Crystal City
ca.1944 April-July
box 35, folder 3
"Nihonjin Kazoku meibo" [characters] [Japanese family roster], Crystal City
ca.1945-1946
box 35, folder 4
"Kikokusha kachomei narabini kazokuso (ABC jun)" [characters] [Rostor of repatriators: an alphabetical listing of the names
of household heads with the numbers of family members], Crystal City
1945 November 29
box 35, folder 5
Jichikai kaijo [characters] [Jichikai circulars], Crystal City
1944 April 5-October 20
box 35, folder 6
Scattered issues of the "Jichikai Jiho" [characters] [Jichikai Times], no.42-434, Crystal City
1944 January 18-1946 March 14
box 35, folder 7
Masaru's notes from a series of lectures given by Dr. Motoichi Mori on world politics and other related topics, Crystal City
1944
box 35, folder 8
Akahori's handwritten memos taken at Suishoshi Dokushokai [characters] [Crystal City Reading Club] lecture series
1944
Scope and Content
Mostly on lectures given by Dr. Mori. In Japanese.
box 35, folder 9
Akahori's lecture notes from the camp at Crystal City
ca.1944-1945
box 35, folder 10
Two copies of letters written by Japanese spokespersons for the internees at Crystal City.
1945 March and December
box 35, folder 11
Official War Relocation Authority (WRA) announcement at Crystal City
ca.1945
box 36, folder 1
Programs of athletic and educational events held at the Crystal City Internment Camp
1944 April-December
box 36, folder 2
Notices of the Kurisutaru Shichi kirisuto kyokai [characters] [Crystal City Japanese Christian Church]
1944 March-1945 March
box 36, folder 3
Kanshi [characters] [Chinese poems] and other verses composed by Akahori and other internees at Crystal City upon hearing
the news about the end of the war and thereafter.
August 1945
box 36, folder 4
Notes and letters regarding off-camp site hiking trips of the internees at Crystal City organized by Akahori.
1946 February-March
box 36, folder 5
Documents regarding the repatriation of Peruvian Japanese interned at Crystal City.
1946 February-April
box 36, folder 6
Akahori's scrapbook entitled "Tessaku sekatsu gonen" [characters] [Five years behind barbed wires]
1941-1946
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs and mementos of the internment camps.
box 36, folder 7
Notes and ephemera relating to postwar get-togethers of former internees in Los Angeles
1952 and 1954
box 36, folder 8
Documents relating to an employment agency Akahori started in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
1946
Scope and Content
This was the first business that Akahori started after his release from the internment camp. On July 1, 1946, however, he
transferred the title to the employment agency to Kamekichi Sasaki, fellow internee at Crystal City, so that he could start
publishing the Town Crier.
box 36, folder 9
Correspondence and other papers relating to Phil Boland Enterprises
1946
Scope and Contents
Regarding a proposal for opening a bank in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles; a reception for the visit of Prince Kuni; and a plan
to establish a non-profit organization to aid illegitimate children of American GI's born in Japan.
box 36, folder 10
Akahori's postwar office records regarding the divorce of Yahei Naruto, Los Angeles
1946 May-December
Scope and Contents
Mostly correspondence exchanged between Naruto and his children.
box 36, folder 11
Akahori's postwar office records regarding the naturalization of an Issei who returned to the U.S. after a prolonged stay
in Japan
1952-1959
box 36, folder 12
Akahori's postwar office records regarding the Rafu Nihonjin Shogyokumiai [characters] [Association of Japanese shop-owners
in Los Angeles] and Kashujinkai [characters] [Association of former Washington State residents in Los Angeles]
undated
box 36, folder 13
Correspondence and other postwar office records regarding Okinawa ryokka undo [characters] [Movement to plant trees in Okinawa]
1959
box 36, folder 14
Court documents on litigations involving Akahori, Los Angeles Municipal Court.
1947 March-December
box 36, folder 15
Receipts and invoices
ca.1923-1941
box 37
Account books and bank statements
ca.1950-1960
Scope and Content
Includes eight account books on Akahori's personal and business expenses and a folder containing bank statements and cancelled
checks.
Published materials collected by Masaru Akahori
box 38, folder 1
Issues of various theatrical magazines published in Japan
ca.1926
box 38, folder 2
A collection of printed programs for the performances of Satsuma and Chikuzen biwa [characters] [Japanese lute] at Nihonkan
[characters] [Japanese Hall], in Seattle
1923-1935
box 38, folder 3
Clippings from various Japanese language newspapers printed in Los Angeles
1931-1932
box 38, folder 4
Pamphlets from the Sangyo Nippo and related materials
ca.1939-1941
box 38, folder 5
"Miscellaneous Clippings"
1934
Scope and Contents
A collection of clippings from various newspaper and magazine articles.
box 39, folder 1
"America in Danger!" Bulletin no. 113-118.
1938 April 3-May 9
Scope and Contents
Bulletins printed and circulated by Chas. B. Budson of Omaha, Nebraska. Its objective was a weekly exposé of un-American-ism
in education, finance, labor, politics, and religion for truth-seeking readers.
box 39, folder 2
"Gakusei no mita amerika" [characters] [America, as seen by visiting Japanese students]
1935
Scope and Contents
A collection of essays written by those visiting Japanese students.
box 39, folder 3
Reports and references on Freemasons
1927 and ca.1931
Scope and Contents
Includes the Constitution of Mystic Knights of the Flaming Cross.
box 39, folder 4
Materials relating to the establishment of the North American Daijingu, a Shinto shrine, in Terminal Island.
1932 June
Scope and Contents
Includes a sketch, power of attorney, notes, and blue prints.
box 39, folder 5
Correspondence relating to the Japan Aid Society of America, a Japanese organization in Los Angeles.
1935 October 1, 1940-1941
Scope and Contents
In Japanese.
box 39, folder 6
Statistical data on the number of Japanese living in the U.S.
1931
Scope and Contents
Includes data provided by the Japanese Consulates in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the California Department of Health and
a newspaper clipping.
box 39, folder 7
Newspaper clippings on the end of World War II
1945 August
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings from the "Los Angeles Examiner," "New York Times," and "Yuta Nippo" [characters] [Utah Daily News].
box 39, folder 8
Clippings from the "Nichibei Jiji" [characters] [Japan America Times] of San Francisco
1946
Scope and Contents
Mostly clippings of "Nanka dayori" [characters] [correspondence from Southern California] written by Hyoroku Oishi (Masaru
Akahori) for the newspaper.
box 39, folder 9
A scrapbook of clippings from various Japanese language newspapers
1948 January-October
box 39, folder 10
"Shinnengo furoku" [characters] [New Year supplement], no. 1-4 of the "Nichibei Jiji"
1955 January 1
box 39, folder 11
Undated (postwar?) newspaper clippings
undated
box 241, volume 1
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings given as a gift to Akahori from a friend
1934
box 241, folder 2
Scrapbook of English language newspaper clippings
1938 August-December
Scope and Content
Mostly from the "Post-Intelligencer," Seattle, Washington.
box 241, folder 3
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of articles Akahori wrote as a Sacremento-based reporter for the "Nichibei," a Japanese language
daily in San Francisco
1908-1911
