Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Nishimura, Yoshio
- Abstract:
- Yoshio Nishimura was born ca. 1875 in Nara Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Hokkaid. He arrived in the United States ca. 1906. He was a laborer, socialist, and newspaperman; editor for Kyy (the Kyoyu Times) and Rd no Chikara (The Workers' Power), both printed for Japanese laborers in the United States. He was also a reporter for the fu Nipp (Sacramento Daily News) (1939-41); his pen name was Kantaishi. The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the life of Yoshio Nishimura. Some of the materials in this collection are in Japanese.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English , Japanese .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Yoshio Nishimura Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the life of Yoshio Nishimura. The correspondence includes letters from Sen Katayama (ca. 1928-ca. 1931), known labor leader and founding member of the Communist Party in the United States. Also includes 1 diary notebook (November 1941-April 1942), personal correspondence, clippings of articles written by Nishimura, and some material related to the Japanese Socialist movement in the United States (ca. 1919-45).
Materials in this collection are in Japanese and English.
- Biographical / historical:
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Nishimura was born ca. 1875; a native of Nara Prefecture and raised in Hokkaid, he arrived in the United States ca. 1906; was a laborer, socialist and newspaperman; editor for Kyy (the Kyoyu Times) and Rd no Chikara (The Workers' Power), both printed for Japanese laborers in the United States; reporter for the fu Nipp (Sacramento Daily News) (1939-41); his pen name was Kantaishi.
- Processing information:
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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:
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[Identification of item], Yoshio Nishimura Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988