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Hideyuki and Betty (Tanji) Takamori Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-001

Scope and Contents

The Hideyuki and Betty (Tanji) Takamori Collection contains 5.89 gb of digitized photographs, correspondence, and official documents related to the Takamori family. Images in the collection include family photographs from the United States and Japan, travel photographs from Las Vegas, Santa Monica, Disneyland, San Francisco, Hawaii, graduation photographs of young women from the Fashion Center in Hawaii, and other photographs related to the lives of the Takamori family. The letters in the collection are from Hideyuki Takamori to Betty before they were married, and letters of recommendation from Hideyuki's former workplaces. There are also travel documents for Betty Takamori traveling from Japan to Hawaii.

Dates

  • 1900-1960

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

Betty Takamori (nee Tanji) was born in Wakiawa Oahu, Hawaii in May 1928. Her mother was Tomi Ogata, and her father was Seinosuke Tanji. She had three siblings, Charlotte, Katsuko, and Sadaichi.

Hideyuki Takamori was born in May 1923. His mother was Hide Takamori, and his father was Sadaki Takamori. He had three siblings: Roger Takamori, Lily Takamori, and Hisako Tamiya. Takamori served in the Army Intelligence Division during World War II. He was sent to Fort Snelling for education.

Hideyuki Takamori and Betty Tanji were married in July 1957. They had two children, Gilbert and Alvin Takamori.

Extent

5.89 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collections contains digitized photographs, correspondence, and official documents related to the Hideyuki and Betty (Tanji) Takamori. Images in the collection include family photographs from the United States and Japan, travel photographs from Las Vegas, Santa Monica, Disneyland, San Francisco, and Hawaii, graduation photographs of young women from the Fashion Center, and other photographs related to the lives of the Takamori family. All of the items have been digitized and some of the material is available online.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The digitized photographs are 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

Alvin Takamori donated the digital reproductions for this collection during a Scanning Day event in 2018. He made an additional donation in 2019 of a photo album.

Existence and Location of Originals

This collection contains digital reproductions created from loaned material. The donor retained the original items.

Existence and Location of Copies

All of this collection has been digitized and some of material is available online.

Related Materials

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more information: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.

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 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 Hideyuki and Betty (Tanji) Takamori Family Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Jennifer Hill
Date
2022-01-13
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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