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Japanese Canadian research collection
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Fonds
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Physical description
2.5 m of textual records;ca. 757 photographs
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Scope and content
The collection consists of approximately fifty small collections or fonds donated by individuals and organizations. It includes material (including photographs) from the following individuals or organizations: Yoshimitsu Akagawa, Rintaro Hayashi, Japanese Fishermen's Benevolent Association, Kishizo Kimura, Masajiro Miyazaki, Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association, Hideichi Nosaka, Yoshio Ono, Yukio Shimoda, Rinkichi Tagashira, Shingeichi Uchibori, Chiyo Umezuki, Tokikazu Tanaka, Yasutaro Yamaga, Tameo Kanabara, Richmond Berry Growers Association, Shogo Kobayashi, Skeena Fishermen's Association, Jisaburo Wakabayashi, J. Uno, Camp and Mill Workers Federal Labour Union, and Mitsuru Shimpo. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics including relocation to internment camps during World War II, farming, lumbering, religious activities, and personal reminiscences, as well as various organizational records. Individual collections have been arranged and described separately and filed in alphabetical order. Most of the manuscript material has been photocopied from original documents.
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Physical condition
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Language of material
- Japanese
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Availability of other formats
A portion of photographs from the Japanese Canadian photograph collection have been digitized. Photograph descriptions and links to digitized images are available in this database.
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Finding aids
Inventory available. PDF document attached.
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Subject access points
- Agriculture
- Children and youth
- Community life
- Cultural groups » Japanese
- Education
- Events and celebrations
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Industries » Fishing
- Industries » Forestry
- Industries » Mining
- Japanese Canadian history » Forced dispersal
- Labour
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Military
- Natural resources » Fisheries
- Natural resources » Forests
- Natural resources » Minerals
- Organizations
- Religions
- Women
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Name access points
- Akagawa, Yoshimitsu (Subject)
- Hayashi, Rintaro (Subject)
- Kimura, Kishizo (Subject)
- Miyazaki, Masajiro (Subject)
- Nosaka, Hideichi (Subject)
- Ono, Yoshio (Subject)
- Shimoda, Yukio (Subject)
- Tagashira, Rinkichi (Subject)
- Uchibori, Shingeichi (Subject)
- Umezuki, Chiyo (Subject)
- Tanaka, Tokikazu (Subject)
- Yamaga, Yasutaro (Subject)
- Kanbara, Tameo (Subject)
- Kobayashi, Shogo (Subject)
- Wakabayashi,Jisaburo (Subject)
- Shimpo, Mitsuru (Subject)
- Japanese Fishermen's Benevolent Association (Subject)
- Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association (Subject)
- Richmond Berry Growers' Association (Subject)
- Skeena Fishermen's Association, (Subject)
- Camp and Mill Workers' Federal Labour Union (Subject)
- University of British Columbia. Library (Subject)