Kawano (Shigeichi) Papers, 1942-1945

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Summary

Title:
Shigeichi Kawano Papers
Dates:
1942-1945
Creators:
Kawano, Shigeichi
Abstract:
Shigeichi Kawano was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming during World War II. The collection consists primarily of documents related to the Center.
Extent:
18 boxes (9 linear feet)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shigeichi Kawano Papers (Collection 1251). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of documents related to the Heart Mountain, Wyoming relocation center. Included among the materials are: by-laws, codes, manuals, minutes, petitions, reports, letters, memorandums, judicial proceedings, booklets, newspapers, and clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Shigeichi Kawano was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1891. He studied law in Tacoma, Washington. After moving to Los Angeles, California, he managed a hotel from 1916 to 1920 and in 1921 practiced law. As a Los Angeles community leader, he served as President of the Hiroshima Prefectural Association of Southern California in 1928 and was also as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese Association of Los Angeles. He was interned at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, during World War II. He was married Tatsumi in 1920 and they had two children, Kazuko and Akira. He died in 1982.

Processing information:

This collection was unprocessed. Yoko Shimojo reprocessed the collection in 2007, rehousing folder contents and adding series levels to enhance access to the materials.

Processed by Yoko Shimojo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan, 2007, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Administrative papers 1942-1945 (11 boxes)
  2. Correspondence, 1942-1945 (2 boxes)
  3. Legal documents, 1943-1945 (.5 box)
  4. Printed material, 1942-1945 (4.5 boxes).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Yoko Shimojo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan, 2007; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2007; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shigeichi Kawano Papers (Collection 1251). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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