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Title: Kagiwada Brothers Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1919-1947
Collection number: 2010
Creator:
Kagiwada Brothers
Extent: 12 boxes (6 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Eiho and Yoshifusa Kagiwada were brothers, born in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. They emigrated to the United States where
Eiho obtained a BS at Southwestern University and Yoshifusa obtained a BS from the University of Southern California. They
subsequently became agents for Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and partners in the Kagiwada Insurance Agency. This collection
consists of business records and office files related to the work of the Kagiwada brothers.
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.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
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.
[Identification of item], Kagiwada Brothers Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). Department
of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Eiho Kagiwada was born 1895; a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, he arrived in the United States in 1914; BS, Southwestern University
(1927); agent for Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada; partner with his brother Yoshifusa in the Kagiwada Insurance Agency; he
was also known as Frank E. Kagiwada.
Yoshifusa Kagiwada arrived in the United States in 1916; BS, University of Southern California (1929); was a partner with
his brother Eiho and an agent for the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada; he was also known as Harry Y. Kagiwada.
This collection consists of business records and office files related to the work of the Kagiwada brothers. The majority of
the collection is made up of alphabetical office files of Canada Sun life insurance policyholders handled by the Kagiwada
Insurance Agency (1924-41). The collection also includes income tax records and business records and correspondence.
Arranged in the following series:
- Income tax records, and business correspondence and records, 1924-47 (Box 92).
- Alphabetical office files of Canada Sun life insurance policyholders handled by the Kagiwada Insurance Agency, 1924-41 (Boxes 93-102).
- Miscellaneous business records, 1926-42 (Boxes 103 & 720).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Kagiwada brothers--Archives.
Kagiwada, Eiho--Archives.
Kagiwada, Yoshifusa--Archives.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Insurance agents--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--United Stataes--Archival resources.
Business records.
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010)
. Available at the Department of Special Collections, UCLA.