Joseph Ishikawa Collection ddr-densho-468
552 items
552 items

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Notes for didactic novel "Johnny Obata" (ddr-densho-468-76)
Sketches of ideas for novel involving Johnny Obata character from ddr-densho-468-75. Author comments on his relationship to Nisei group and expresses concern for Nisei individuals (but not the group as a whole).

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Short story: "Behold, A Sower Went Forth To Sow" (ddr-densho-468-77)
Typed draft. Assignment for English 212 course: "Satire: Part one". Undated.

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Poem: "Some inaccurate comments on the stanza forms in poetry: A short inaccurate history of English poetry in verse" (ddr-densho-468-82)
Typed poem on reverse. List of names and Bible verse on front of stationery.


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Short story notes and poem (ddr-densho-468-84)
Two handwritten papers. One has notes for a short story. The other has a poem.


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Short story: "Isophid: An Interim Report" and rejection letter from Esquire magazine (ddr-densho-468-88)
Typed manuscript. Satire genre.

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Poem: "One thousand four hundred and thirty-six of her peers" with letter (ddr-densho-468-90)
Typed manuscript on front. List of names and Bible verse on reverse of stationery (same names and design as ddr-densho-468-82).

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Poems (ddr-densho-468-91)
Four notebook sheets with handwritten poems taped to a sheet of copy paper


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Letter from Robert K. Bratt to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-93)
Letter of Redress notifying recipient of eligibility for compensation ($20,000) under Section 1-5 of Civil Liberties Act of 1888.

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A Myopic Account of a Relocated Life during the Second World War (ddr-densho-468-97)
Personal recollections of life in an assembly center and relocation camp for Japanese descendants and various digressions


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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Eva (ddr-densho-468-99)
Letter written from Granada (Amache) describing life in the concentration camp compared to Santa Anita.

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Letters to Joseph Ishikawa from Henry "Hank" Ishikawa with letter of acceptance from University of Nebraska (ddr-densho-468-100)
Page one is a brief letter from Hank. Page two is Joseph Ishikawa's letter of acceptance confirming his transfer from UCLA to the University of Nebraska