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Legacy Center Collections The Legacy Center's collections consist of four general types of material: library (printed) sources, archival records, manuscripts (personal papers), and artifacts. These descriptions are summaries only. Please consult with the Archivist via e-mail, or phone 773.275.0097 ext. 224, regarding appropriate sources for your particular needs. Library Collection The JASC Library contains approximately 2,000 titles on Japanese and Japanese American history, culture, politics, arts and literature. The strongest areas of the collection are Japanese American history in the United States, and fiction in Japanese language. Within Japanese American history, the Library has many titles on Japanese American veterans, evacuation and internment, resettlement, and the redress movement. Other topics include Japanese history, culture and the arts; Japanese Latin American history; Asian American history, politics, arts and literature; and Asian American children's literature. Formats include oral histories, books, reports, magazines, journals, newspapers (including the bilingual Chicago Shimpo), newsletters, directories, Kamishibai (Japanese folktale) story-telling kits, broadsides (posters), videotapes and CD-ROMs. The Library also has a collection of ephemera (bulletins, flyers, notices and other one-time publications) from local Japanese American and Asian American organizations. Of particular interest are published and unpublished speeches, articles, papers, theses and dissertations on Japanese American history in Chicago and in the United States. These papers are particularly valuable because they may not be found elsewhere. Other unique resources include directories of Japanese American individuals and businesses in metropolitan Chicago and newspaper-clipping scrapbooks dating from 1948-1959 and 1964-1966 covering Japanese American community activities in Chicago (focusing primarily on the JASC). The Legacy Center will lend selected material such as library books, videotapes, educational CD-ROMs and Kamishibai (Japanese folktale) story-telling kits for one week to one month (depending on the item). Everyone is welcome to borrow circulating material provided that you complete a Legacy Center registration form. (back to top) Archival Collection The Legacy Center houses the JASC's archives. These records are organized into record groups (RG). Record groups follow the structure of the organization and the areas of expertise/functional responsibilities for each department or unit. Records of one staff member are separate from those of other staff members and are kept in the order that the creator used. Naturally the content of material will overlap among record groups. However, the goal is to keep records in the record group belonging to the staff member who has primary responsibility for the activity or program. Formats include paper, computer files, slides, photographs, videotapes, films, negatives, contact sheets and architectural drawings. Record groups include:
Most of these records are available for research use. However, access to some JASC records may be restricted. (back to top) Manuscript Collections Manuscript collections are personal papers donated by individuals. Despite being called "papers," these collections contain many different formats of information. Most of these collections are available for research use. However, access to some manuscript collections may be restricted. For more information about a mansuscript collection, click on its name. A separate browser window will open with the information. Izui Family Papers, ca. 1900-1965, 2 linear feet. Japan During Allied Occupation Collection, ca. 1947-1955, 0.5 linear foot. Dorothy and Hiroshi Kaneko Papers, 1940-1996, 4 linear feet. Ryoko Kobayashi Papers,ca. 1942-2003, 1 linear foot. Konman-Matsukawa Family Papers, 1910-1995 (bulk 1940-1955), 5.5 linear feet. James Mayeda Papers, 1943-1946, 0.25 linear foot. Hiroyuki Miyagawa Collection, ca. 1900-1930, 0.25 linear foot. Tohoru Ed Miyashita Papers, 1963-1997, 3 linear feet. Arthur Morimitsu Collection, 1972-1994, 1 linear foot. Mary and James Numata Collection, 1935-1997, 10 linear feet. Shizue and Tadashige Okubo Papers, 1918-1995, 8 linear feet. Frank Saito Papers, ca. 1942-2003, 5 linear feet. Sadako Tanino Szathmary Papers, ca. 1938-1955, 1 linear foot. Jack Kiyoto Tono Papers, 1942-1995, 1 linear foot. Gene Wakabayashi Papers, ca. 1910s to 1980s, 2 linear feet. Fumi Yamamoto Papers, 1944-1994, 4 linear feet. Aiko Shihoten Yoshida Papers, ca. 1950-1959, 0.25 linear foot. (back to top) Artifacts Housed in the Legacy Center are many unique and interesting artifacts that document the Japanese American community in the metropolitan Chicago area. Selected highlights include: • Artifacts used or made during or shortly after internment (mid-1940s to early 1950s) including a rice sack slip and dishtowel, a hot water bottle, and wooden objects carved from local materials. • Life-sized replica of an internment camp barracks with images, text panels and sculptural masks created by visual artist Elaine Yoneoka of Boston and donated by the Urban Gateways Center for Arts Education of Chicago. • Chest of drawers constructed from shipping crates at Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado around 1943. • Map of United States internment camp and prisoner of war sites during World War II. • Hinamatsuri or Girls' Day doll set with stands and accessories. • Tango No Sekku or Boys' Day archery and sword set. • Japanese doll made in Japan purchased in Chicago during the early 1960s. These items are available for observation and research at the Legacy Center. Some items may be available on loan for exhibit purposes to other institutions that meet borrowing requirements. (back to top) |
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