Masao Miyamoto began his career as official photographer for the University on Apr. 1, 1936. In the course of the next 41 years, he photographed four presidents of the United States and 11 presidents of the University of Hawaii. He captured the images of numerous foreign dignitaries and national leaders who visited the university. Among these were President Sukarno of Indonesia, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Professor Daisetsu Suzuki, Mr. Ralph Bunch and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His extensive collection of negatives and prints present a visual record of the University of Hawaii's growth and development, its faculty and student life, as well as campus events over most of the 20th century. Though he officially retired on the last day of June 1977, he continued to work as a volunteer from 1977 to 1991. Masao Miyamoto died Nov. 19, 1995, at his home in Manoa.
From the description of Miyamoto photograph collection. 1939-1982. (University of Hawaii at Manoa). WorldCat record id: 224573719
