Donating to the Legacy Center The Legacy Center welcomes donations from the community. Preservation of the Japanese American community's history depends on people like you. We collect all types of materials – in English or Japanese – that document the Japanese American experience in Chicago and elsewhere. These items include, but are not limited to: •   Letters •   Memoirs and reminiscences •   Diaries, journals and notebooks •   Scrapbooks •   Yearbooks •   Oral histories •   Family histories •   Legal documents (such as birth, immigration, marriage and death records) •   Professional papers, speeches, and lectures •   Business records and reports •   Subject files •   Directories (of the community, churches, temples or groups) •   Photographs, negatives, photo albums and slides •   Videos, films and audio tapes •   Newspapers (including clippings) •   Books •   Magazines, journals, periodicals and newsletters •   Dissertations, articles and school papers •   Brochures, flyers, notices and advertisements •   Organizational records   Because the research value of records may be diminished if items are removed or if the records are rearranged, please contact the Archivist before weeding, discarding or reorganizing your papers and records. When in doubt, don't throw it out! Please contact the Archivist via e-mail or phone 773.275.0097 ext. 224.   (back to top) ©JASC Legacy Center