Letter from Toshio Tamaoi [?] to Mrs. Seiichi Okine, December 1947 [in Japanese]
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-5-254 (CSUJAD Local ID: oki_02_84_001, CSUJAD Project ID: csudh_oki_0249)
PARENT COLLECTION
CSU Dominguez Hills Okine Collection
DESCRIPTION
A letter from Toshio Tamaoi in Itsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan to his uncle, Seiichi Okine. The letter is mailed by Kenjiro Okine. In the letter, he thanks Seiichi for the gifts and laments about the high inflation in post-war Japan. He also asks about Kimie Tanimoto who recently left for the U.S. and includes updates on his family: His wife is giving a birth in January and his elderly mother wishes the Okines would return to Japan. The letter is resealed with the tape, "OPENED BY MIL. CEN. CIVIL MAILS," and stamped with "C.C.D. J-4422" by the Civil Censorship Detachment. The arrival date of the letter, February 3, 1948, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_84_001
DATE
Dec-47
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Correspondence
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Tamaoi, Toshio (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
PREFERRED CITATION
[Title of item], Okine Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted