Masajiro and Sugi Kotake Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The Masajiro and Sugi Kotake Family Papers (circa 1914-May 23, 1955) contains 76.1 megabytes of digitized material related to the Kotake family. Digitized items include Imperial Japanese government passports, Medical Board examiners documents and cards, and a naturalization certificate.
Dates
- circa 1914-May 23, 1955
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
Sugi Kotake (nee Imaizumi) was born in October 1902 in Fukuoka-Jen, Japan. She arrived in the United States in 1924, shortly after marrying Masajuro Frank Kotake in May 1924. Masajuro was born in December 1898 in Fukuoka-Ken, Japan in December 1898. During World War II, they were incarcerated at the Santa Anita Racetrack, Rowher, and Tule Lake incarceration camps. They had one child together, William Tetsutaro Kotake. Masajiro worked as a farmer, while Sugi worked as a midwife. Masajiro died in 1986, and Sugi died ten years later in 1996.
Extent
76.1 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Japanese
Abstract
This collection contains Imperial Japanese government passports; Board of Medical Examiners documents and cards; naturalization certificate; and a letter related to the Kotake family.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The digitized documents are available on the Public Use Drive as PDF files at the Gerth Archives And Special Collections. Please request copies at the reference desk.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated during a Scanning Day event in 2019 by Sheryl Mochizuki.
Existence and Location of Originals
This collection contains digital reproductions created from loaned material. The donor retained the original items.
Processing Information for Digitized Material
The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (398 mb, 11 tif 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 Masajiro and Sugi Kotake Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Hill
- Date
- 2022-03-18
- 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
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu