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Japanese Canadians collection [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1910-1973.

Reference:

R4000-0-0-E, MG28-V73

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100740

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Japanese Canadians collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

1910-1973.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.5 cm of textual records.
53 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Collection consists of documents accumulated for the purpose of documenting the history of the Japanese in Canada and covers the years 1918 to 1973 (with some undated material): documents pertaining to the Bridge Brand Food Services 25th Anniversary and to the Grand Opening of its new warehouse in Calgary; clippings pertaining to Joe Miyazawa, an outline of an interview of Miyazawa conducted by Joy Kogawa; a report to the Ministry of Fisheries on the sale of Japanese fishing boats and an anniversary issue of the Canadian Japanese Mission Courier; various newspaper clippings and a number of histories on Japanese Canadians as well as documents relating to the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.

Collection also consists of photographs, 1910-1950 depicting Japanese immigrants in Lethbridge, Alberta; families evacuated to various places in Alberta and British Columbia; Tashme, British Columbia, a non-denominational internment camp for Japanese Canadians.

Provenance:

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Japanese Canadians

Biography/Administrative history:

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Japanese Canadians : The Japanese Canadians collection is a unit that has been assembled from a variety of smaller units that have come from a variety of donors.

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(No finding aid)

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General note:

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Textual records: Received in 1975 from Isamu Matsumo Family, Mr. H. Miyazama and Miss M. Ridgeway all of Vancouver, B.C. and in 1976 by other unidentified individuals.
One photograph, 1910, depicting Messrs. Kohashigawa and Takayesu, immigrants from Okinawa, Japan, in Lethbridge, Alberta (accession 1976-004 NPC): Acquired from K Kohashigawa, Coaldale, Alberta.
33 photographs, 1942-1950, depicting activities of several Japanese-Canadian families evacuated to Kaslo, New Denver, Slocan, and Vernon, British Columbia, also Coaldale and Tabler, Alberta (accession 1976-089 NPC): Acquired from Margaret Ridgeway, Vancouver, B.C.
Copies of 14 photographs, 1942-1945, depicting activities and staff of the Slocan Community Hospital, New Denver, B.C. (accession 1975-418 NPC): The original photographs were loaned by the Ethnic Archives (from the M. Uchida papers) and copied. The originals were returned to the lender.
One photograph, 1946, depicting the embarkation of Japanese-Canadian internees, Slocan City, British Columbia (accession 1975-421 NPC); One photograph, ca. 1943, depicting the Tashe, British Columbia, overflow camp, a non-denominational internment camp for Japanese Canadians (accession 1975-377 NPC): See textual records, above.

Location of originals note:

Copies of 14 photographs, 1942-1945, depicting activities and staff of the Slocan Community Hospital, New Denver, B.C. (accession 1975-418 NPC): The originals were loaned by the Ethnic Archives from the M. Uchida papers.

Availability of other formats note:

One photograph, 1910, depicting Messrs. Kohashigawa and Takayesu, immigrants from Okinawa, Japan, in Lethbridge, Alberta (accession 1976-004 NPC): Copy negative available: PA-103537., Copies of 14 photographs, 1942-1945, depict activities and staff of the Slocan Community Hospital, New Denver, B.C. (accession 1975-418 NPC): Copy negatives are available: C-83726 to C-83731, C-83691, C-83692, C-83594 to C-83599.
Subject heading:

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Tagami family, 1973 Bridge Brand Food Services 25th Anniversary, 1973

Japanese Canadians - British Columbia, 1954-1956 Calgary (Alta.), 1973

Japanese trade-unions - British Columbia, 1954-1956 The Alberton, 1973

Mr. Matsumato - Biography, [1972] James Y. Tamagi, 1973

Japanese Canadians - Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Fred I. Tamagi, 1973

Canadian literature (Japanese), [1972] William Y. Tamagi, 1973

Japanese Canadians - Manitoba, 1972 Fred Peacok, 1973

Japanese Canadian soldiers - World War II Joe Miyazawa, 1975

Joy Kogawa, 1975

Japanese Labour Union, [1920]

International Woodworkers of America, 1956

New Canadian, 1956

International Convention of Free Trade Unions in Calcutta, 1956

J.E. Michaud, [1942]

Mr. Matsumoto, [1972]

Slocan (B.C.), [1972]

Miss Owston, 1942

Takutaro Sakamoto, 1941

Japanese Canadian Mission, 1967

Canadian Japanese Mission Courier, 1967

Vancouver Sun, 1948

Gordon Coichi Nakayama, [1947]

Coaldale (Alta.), [1947]

Vancouver (B.C.)
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1975-377 NPC
1975-418 NPC
1975-421 NPC
1976-004 NPC
1976-089 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-V73
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Copy negative [R4000]

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

C-83594--C-83599;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

C-83691--C-83692;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

C-83726--C-83731;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

PA-103537;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

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Original photographic materials (all photographic materials except accession 1975-418 NPC): No donor restrictions. Copyright: Expired. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Copies of 14 photographs, 1942-1945, depicting activities and staff of the Slocan Community Hospital, New Denver, B.C. (accession 1975-418 NPC): The National Archives of Canada does not provide copies, they must be obtained from the lender. Copyright: Expired.

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