Manuscripts
Notes and ephemera
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Notes and ephemera
Manuscripts
The collection documents multiple generations of the Sakai, Kozawa, Kawakami, and related families primarily in the Los Angeles area from approximately 1890 to 2017 and the family business, Tokio Florist. Family papers contain correspondence, notebooks, property and other records, publications, ephemera, and artifacts. Also present are business records, architectural drawings, and other material related to Tokio Florist, especially at its Hyperion Avenue location, and other family floral business locations in Los Angeles. The collection contains extensive photographic material, including photo albums, snapshots, formal studio portraits, and panoramic photographs. Some correspondence, publications, and photographs document various family members' experiences while incarcerated at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Family papers and photographs also pertain to extended family in and visits to Japan.
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Ephemera
Manuscripts
The collection documents multiple generations of the Sakai, Kozawa, Kawakami, and related families primarily in the Los Angeles area from approximately 1890 to 2017 and the family business, Tokio Florist. Family papers contain correspondence, notebooks, property and other records, publications, ephemera, and artifacts. Also present are business records, architectural drawings, and other material related to Tokio Florist, especially at its Hyperion Avenue location, and other family floral business locations in Los Angeles. The collection contains extensive photographic material, including photo albums, snapshots, formal studio portraits, and panoramic photographs. Some correspondence, publications, and photographs document various family members' experiences while incarcerated at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Family papers and photographs also pertain to extended family in and visits to Japan.
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Business papers
Manuscripts
Contains Tokio Florist letters received (primarily payment-related), orders notebooks, trade publications, ephemera, and artifacts. In addition, there are four architectural records for the Hyperion Avenue property. Formal and publicity photographs of Tokio Florist arrangements and photographs of nurseries and flower fields taken by portrait studios are located in the Photographs series. Family photo albums and snapshots also contain some informal images of Tokio Florist.
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Architectural and construction records
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Contains four architectural drawings for the Hyperion Avenue Tokio Florist location: one undated site drawing, two undated shop and building drawings, and one Tokio Florist sign drawing, 1979. Also present are construction permits and related materials, 1960s.
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Tokio Florist arrangements
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Publicity and wedding photos that most likely depict Tokio Florist floral arrangements, including from the March of Dimes and a Valentine's arrangement for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Also some Polaroids and snapshots of arrangements. Informal snapshots of Tokio Florist flowers and properties are found in photo albums and snapshots.
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Clipping
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Article about Tokio Florist history from Los Feliz Ledger.
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