Accession 2023.02 - Gordon Hirabayashi accession

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Reference code

CA EAL F004-2023.02

Title

Gordon Hirabayashi accession

Date(s)

  • 1967-2001 (Creation)

Level of description

Accession

Extent and medium

5 videocassettes: U-matic
17 videocassettes: VHS
1 videocassette: Betacam
3 open reels: 1/4"
38 audiocassettes: 1/8"
4 audiocassettes: microcassette
4 filmstrips: 35mm
1 folder of textual records

Context area

Name of creator

(1918-2012)

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Michael Murakami, 2023.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Videos consist of recordings of television programs about Japanese American and Japanese Canadian internment. Many of these cassettes feature Hirabayashi as a subject. Audio cassettes are primarily recordings of interviews conducted by Hirabayashi on Japanese American and Japanese Canadian internment. Other recordings are from the Religious Society of Friends annual meetings. Some recordings are of Hirabayashi speaking on radio channels about his experience during WWII.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

System of arrangement

Series were created based on media formats. Physical arrangement was performed to keep similar formats together, and thus reflect the intellectual arrangement.
Titles, unless given in square brackets, have been taken from the original material / containers.

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Conditions governing access

Please consult the Archivist to obtain access copies when possible.

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Language of material

  • English
  • Japanese

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    Uploaded finding aid

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    Note

    The creation of this finding aid was made possible with generous funding from the Frank H. Hori Charitable Foundation, as well as other grants and donations.

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Created March 8, 2023 by E Carroll.

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