Manuscripts

442nd Infantry Regiment

Description: Writings by Thomas Shigekuni, photographs, reunion documentation, and publications related to the 442nd Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, which was composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1979-2004
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.

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.

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Church of Christ

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Camp Amache/Granada War Relocation Center

Manuscripts

Materials related to the Granada War Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, and the experiences of the Shigekuni family and other incarcerated residents. Includes newsletters and brochures, historical reports, photographs, and other materials related to the camp, as well as documentation of reunions, an interview with Tom Shigekuni, and publications about other internment camps for Japanese Americans.

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Whitlock, J.H. (a)

Manuscripts

3 items. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives; Soldiers—California—Correspondence; United States. Army. California Infantry Regiment; 5th Infantry California Volunteers

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Company H 80th Regiment U. S. Colored Infantry

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Image of a military register for Company H of the 80th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry during the American Civil War; eight portraits in oval frames with facsimile signatures below each; white and African-American soldiers, a military camp scene, a bald eagle, American flags, weapons and musical instruments frame a list of military personnel.

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147th Regiment Infantry, Night of July 1, 1863

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Image of a simple monument to the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry. The star shaped monument sits on rock in woods; written on the face of monument: 147th Regiment Infantry / Penna. Veteran Vols. / Night of July 1, / 1863. Other monuments can be seen to the left.

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442nd Infantry Regiment

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