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Date(s)
- 1967-2001 (Creation)
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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
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Repository
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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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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Created March 8, 2023 by E Carroll.