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Harry Kitano, PhD Oral History Interview
No full textOral History Interview by Ken Verdoia with Harry Kitano, PhD. Doctor Kitano was a highschool student in San Francisco, California at the outbreak of World War II. His was one of the first families relocated from their homes after the signing of Executive Order 9066. Doctor Kitano is now a professor of sociology at UCLA, and has written extensively about the War Relocation experience. In Topaz, he was the high school class president and captain of the Topaz football team
Excerpt, Oral History Interview, Harry Kitano
No full textExcerpt, summary, and index of an oral history interview of Harry Kitano. Conducted by Eric Saul on July 12, 1986, in San Francisco, CA. Transcriber unknown. Edited by Yi-Shen Loo.This oral history interview was conducted for the MIS Oral History Project by the Military Intelligence Service Association of Northern California, Inc. (MISNORCAL). This three-part project includes the MIS Biography Project and MIS Biographical Questionnaires; the MIS Oral History Project, which consists of audio-only oral history interviews conducted by the MIS Oral History Committee; and video interviews conducted by Sheryl Nakahara, Marsha Tagami, and Calvin Roberts. The project was originally created to capture the stories of the MIS veterans. Some of the footage was used in the documentary "Uncommon Courage" by gayle k. yamada. Ownership of the MIS Oral History Project was transferred to the National Japanese American Historical Society, Inc
Harry H. L. Kitano, tape no. 5: an interview by Sandra Taylor, September 20, 1987
No full textTypescript (10 pages), the transcript of an interview by Sandra C. Taylor with Harry H. L. Kitano, a Japanese-American living in Los Angeles, California. Interview took place on September 20, 1987, on behalf of the American West Center at the University of Uta
Harry Pepper Fonds
No full textThe fonds consists of newspaper articles written by Harry Pepper from the Rossland Miner and the Trail Times.Born in 1913, Harry Pepper spent most of his youth in Suffolk, England, before immigrating to Canada in 1929. He spent his early years in Canada working on farms during the summer months, and in the bush during the winter. In 1940 he enlisted for the war, and joined the RoyaL Canadian Artillery, fighting in the 8th Canadian Field Regiment. During the war, Harry served in England, North Africa, Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. While overseas, he married, and his new family returned to Canada in 1945. He moved to Trail as a foreman of the 4X Bakery in 1946, and was later employed by Buchan’s Bakery. In 1949 he began working at Cominco, and stayed there until his retirement. Harry Pepper was incredibly active in the sports community in Rossland, and volunteered with soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and hockey. He was also an avid Curler and Golfer. He wrote a sports column for the Rossland Miner called “As I See It” and stayed with the newspaper until the building burned down and it subsequently went out of business. On his 60th birthday, he was asked to do a sports column in the Trail Daily Times called “Pepp Talk”
Letter from Harry and Yaso Ueno to Michi and Walter Weglyn, June 03, 1987
No full textA letter from Harry and Yaso Ueno to Michi and Walter Weglyn in which the authors lament a United States Supreme Court and criticize Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL) leader Mike Masaoka.These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn
Letter from W. W. Bass to Harry Welch, (Phoenix) Chamber of Commerce
No full textLetter from W. W. Bass to Harry Welch protesting the proposed national park bill
1944 Topaz
No full textAlice Fukui and Harry Kitano, students at Topaz. Harry Kitano later became a professor at UCLA
Harry S Blaine Interview
No full textHarry S. Blaine was born in Senceca County, Ohio, on June 27, 1880. He was a retired assistant superintendent of mails for the Toledo Post Office, clock and watch collector, and an author of numerous historical papers on the history and residents of the Toledo area. He gave a family history and the reasons they came to Toledo as well as a description of Toledo in 1891. He spoke of his varied careers in Toledo, including driving a wagon for a tinner in the Old West End, and jobs at the Madison and Boody House Hotels. Mr. Blaine died in Toledo at the age of 87 on May 12, 1968
Harry Herbert Tobies Collection 2008
No full textThe collection contains essays by Harry Herbert Tobies pertaining to the history of East Prussia, particularly
Königsberg, and the Jewish community there. The essays are entitled : "Die Preussen ein baltischer Stamm;"
"Das Verhältnis zwischen Juden und Katholiken; "Israelitische Begräbnisplätze in Königsberg;" and
"Kurt Eisner : Jude oder Nichtjude." Also included is information on books published by Tobies.Harry Herbert Tobies was born on January 28, 1928, in Königsberg (Kaliningrad). Since 1954, he is an architect and
author living in Munich.Processed for digitizatio
Ideas for justice
No full textAs part of the wider ‘What is Justice?’ symposium, the Ideas for Justice project is speaking to people about their understanding and experience of justice today. The interviews are being conducted by Harry Annison and Philippa Budgen. In this update on the ‘Ideas for Justice’ project, we reflect on the interviews that have been published so far
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