Manuscripts

California State Board of Food and Agriculture

Description: Correspondence, clippings, press releases, meeting minutes, rosters, and other materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's tenure as a board member. Issues of the time included pesticide use and local farmers' markets.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1980s-1990s
Call number: mssShigekuni
Provenance: Gift of Vicki Wong, August 2023.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED: Box 4: Amache Co-op Souvenir album is fragile and only available with curatorial approval.; NOT AVAILABLE: Audiovisual items: 1 DVD and 2 CDs in box 1; 2 VHS videocassettes in box 3; 1 VHS videocassette and six 8mm films in box 8; 1 DVD in box 10. Audiovisual items are unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

California Association of Nurserymen

Manuscripts

Newsletters, correspondence, board meeting minutes, clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's involvement with the California Association of Nurserymen.

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California State Mining and Geology Board

Manuscripts

The first series consists of material related to Douglas W. Sprague's tenure as a member and executive officer of the California State Mining and Geology Board from 1976 through 1985.

mssSprague2

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Thomas Shigekuni - personal

Manuscripts

Materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's time at Pepperdine University and on the Alumni Board, his service in the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron for the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and a project to grow Matsutake mushrooms.

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Annual reports -- California State Mining and Geology Board, (1979-1985)

Manuscripts

The first series consists of material related to Douglas W. Sprague's tenure as a member and executive officer of the California State Mining and Geology Board from 1976 through 1985.

mssSprague2

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Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni papers

Manuscripts

Correspondence, photographs, documents, and other materials related to Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni, first generation Japanese Americans living in the western United States. The collection documents significant events and themes of the 20th century including the Japanese American incarceration during World War II, military service in the Korean War, the growth of the agricultural industry in Southern California, and the lives and communities of Japanese Americans. Considerable material related to the Granada War Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, documents the experiences of the Shigekuni family and other incarcerated residents, and includes newsletters and brochures, historical reports, photographs, reunions, interviews, and publications. There is also correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni and their families, particularly Thomas Shigekuni's parents and siblings, and his education and military service. The collection also includes business records related to Centrose Nursery, the family business located in the Compton area of Los Angeles, and documentation of Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni's involvement with professional, community, and religious organizations such as the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, the Church of Christ, and the Japanese American Citizens League.

mssShigekuni

California State Board of Agriculture awards this diploma

Visual Materials

Image of a certificate from the California State Board of Agriculture with allegorical figures of women and cherubs forming a decorative border; men in robes with agricultural tools and plants flank an image of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, with flags and eagle at bottom center; farm fields, cabins, agricultural machinery, horses, livestock, and crops visible in background.

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California State Board of Food and Agriculture

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