Papers, ca. 1905-1965.

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Papers, ca. 1905-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41539440

Collection consists of correspondence, financial records, biographical material, and personal papers related to the Toyota family. The majority of the collection reflects Kame and Seitarō (Fred) Toyota's internment during WWII and includes internment camp correspondence between the Toyotas as well as letters from various people. There is material related to Kame's efforts for Seitarō's release from internment camp which includes letters to Masuru Akahori, Shinichi Kato and others, material related to a Dept. of Justice hearing, and documents from Kame's efforts at restitution for losses incurred during internment.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

eng,

jpn,

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7438361

University of California, Los Angeles

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Toyota, Seitarō

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Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

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The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was initiated by Wakamatsu Shigeo, President of the Japanese American citizens League (JACL) in 1960. The three major objectives of the project were: 1. to conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. to publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the proj...

Toyota family.

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Seitarō Toyota was born in 1885; a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, he arrived in the US in 1905; he was a labor contractor at the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp., a Japanese labor camp in McGill, NV (1912-41); interned (1941-44) at Fort Missoula, Fort Sill, Fort Livingston, and Santa Fe; relocated to Salt Lake City, UT (1944); was one-time president of the Hiroshima Kenjinkai of Salt Lake City; he was also known as Fred S. Toyota; died 1959. Kame Toyota was born 1894; ...

Toyota, Kame

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