Kobata Family Photographs
Scope and Contents
Kobata Family Photographs (1902-1967; bulk 1910-1925) contains 29 digitized photographs (96.5 Mb) and a commemorative album from a tour of Japan in 1925. The digitized photographs and commemorative were donated at a Scanning Day event in 2018. The digitized images in the collection are mainly matted photographs of the Kobata Nursery and portraits of the Kobata family. Most of the digitized photographs have handwritten notes from Harold Kobata, a family member and donor of the collection. The commemorative album includes tour images of Japan, and it features Nobujiro Kobata, Harold Kobata's uncle. Community leaders organized the tour for the Nisei students who studied at Japanese language schools.
Dates
- 1902-1967
- Majority of material found within 1910-1925
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Harold Takashi Kobata was born in Gardena on April 5, 1926 to Giichiro and Umeno Kobata. Giichiro and Umeno Kobata immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s and opened the Kobata Nursery in Los Angeles on Jefferson. Harold attended Gardena High School before relocating to Salt Lake City during World War II. After World War II, he moved back to Gardena and went to college. Harold married his wife Reiko Hagio on October 1, 1954, and they had two children together. He died in October 2020.
Extent
1 box
96.5 Megabytes (<emph render="italic">61 jpeg files</emph>)
.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Japanese
Abstract
This collection includes digitized photographs and a commemorative photo album related to the Kobata family. Images in the collection include the Kobata Nursery in Los Angeles, plants at the nursery, tour photographs of Japan, and portraits of the Kobata family. All of the items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
All of the digitized photographs are available online at Kobata Family Photographs They are also available on the Public Use Drive as JPG files at the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. Please request copies at the reference desk.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Harold Kobata donated the digitalized photographs and commemorative photo album during a Scanning Day event in 2018. The original material was returned to the donor.
Existence and Location of Originals
This collection contains digitized photographs created from loaned material. The donor retained the original items.
Existence and Location of Copies
All of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Digitization Project site: Kobata Family Photographs
Translation
English description for the Japanese illustrated album was provided by Yoko Okunishi.
Processing Information for Digitized Materials
The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (3.43 Gb, 61 files) were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSUJAD Techincal Reference Guide
- Title
- Inventory of the Kobata Family Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Hill
- Date
- 2021-04-22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 May 6: Description for the Japanese illustrated album was added by Yoko Okunishi.
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu