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Family photograph album containing formal portraits in traditional Japanese dress, including a family portrait in Osaka, Japan, dated 1913, as well as family snapshots and portraits from the United States.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection chiefly consists of the professional papers of Japanese-American sociologist and professor Tamotsu Shibutani (1920-2004). In addition, there are photograph albums of his mother, Taka Shibutani (1892-1986), dating from the early 1900s to 1980s. The bulk of the collection relates to Shibutani’s academic career at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), in the form of research and writing materials, course files, and professional correspondence. There are...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection chiefly consists of the professional papers of Japanese-American sociologist and professor Tamotsu Shibutani (1920-2004). In addition, there are photograph albums of his mother, Taka Shibutani (1892-1986), dating from the early 1900s to 1980s. The bulk of the collection relates to Shibutani’s academic career at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), in the form of research and writing materials, course files, and professional correspondence. There are...

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Contains images chiefly of Taka Shibutani and her flower arrangements and gardens, chiefly in the 1930s and 1960s.

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Binder containing handwritten English lessons and drafts of letters by Taka Shibutani, dating from her time interred at the Granada Relocation Center in Wyoming. Some of the letters reference life in the Internment camp.