Description
Iwasaki was born in 1871 in Japan. A native of Tottori, he arrived in the United States in 1903. He had a small business in
Southern California and was interned in a relocation camp after the outbreak of World War II. Collection consists of 15 volumes
of Shuko Iwasaki's personal diaries for the years 1917, 1918, 1920-28, 1931 and 1940-42. The diaries relate to family activities
and include household accounts, often detailed, and political or social events are in the form of clippings inserted into
the volumes. Collection is in Japanese.
Background
Iwasaki was born in 1871 in Japan; a native of Tottori, he arrived in the United States in 1903; he had a small business in
Southern California; interned in a relocation camp after the outbreak of World War II; he died in 1947.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.