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Masajiro and Sugi Kotake Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-011

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.

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 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

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895