Box 1

This series includes alien identification cards and immigration records, 1930 census records, a grant deed and full reconveyance, alien address report cards, birth certificates, wills, death certificates, funeral information, biographies, transcripts of family registers, and genealogies.

This series contains photographs taken on Terminal Island, California in the 1930s, including photographs capturing Tomoji Wada’s grocery and tofu manufacturing plant, and family photographs taken in Japan. There is a CD containing digital images that the donor derived from original photographs. The digital images include a photograph of Tomoji Wada taken when he was released from the FBI after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Some of the print photographs are reproduction photographs.

This series contains photographs taken on Terminal Island, California in the 1930s, including photographs capturing Tomoji Wada’s grocery and tofu manufacturing plant, and family photographs taken in Japan. There is a CD containing digital images that the donor derived from original photographs. The digital images include a photograph of Tomoji Wada taken when he was released from the FBI after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Some of the print photographs are reproduction photographs.

Contains a map of Wakayama, Japan; an issue of Taiji-cho newsletter; and a travel guidebook, "南紀: 伊勢・志摩・吉野・熊野" [= Nanki: Ise, Shima, Yoshino, Kumano] with marginalia.

Contains a book, "紀伊熊野太地浦捕鯨史" [= History of Kii Kumano Taiji whaling], compiled by Tamaji Azuma; Tomoji Wada's critique and comments on the book; and clippings on Taiji Whaling.

Included are Japanese passports, alien tax receipts, inspection cards, and medical inspection cards. Some materials are written in Japanese.

Aya Wada's birth certificate and documents issued by City of Los Angeles, Department of Health.

Documents written by Tomoj Wada. Includes wills, drafts of his own obituaries, notes, a letter to Shokichi Wada, and a request letter for posthumous Buddhist names. Also includes a postcard from Sachiko Wada to Tomoji Wada.

Includes Tomoji Wada's death certificate, a Japanese condolence letter for his passing, genealogies, biography, photographs, and funeral information. Also included is a CD containing digital files created by the donor. The images capture banners which were flown when Tomoji Wada was born on October 2, 1882, in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan; Flags of the Wada family crest; Taiji whaling painting done by Shohachi Wada; and swords.

Includes her biography, memorial service notice and condolence message for her passing, death certificate, and social security information.