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Domoto Designs Modern offices (ddr-densho-329-854)
doc Domoto Designs Modern offices (ddr-densho-329-854)
Newspaper clipping from the New Rochelle Standard-Star announcing a new office building in New Rochelle that will be designed and built by Kan Domoto. Provides cursory overview of his professional history and architecture style.
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-636)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-636)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. Mine writes to thank Yuri for the invitation to a garden tour of Kaneji Domoto's work and discusses her thoughts on it. For more information about Kaneji Domoto's landscape and architectural work please see the Kaneji Domoto Architecture and Landscape Photograph Collection (ddr-densho-377).
Postcard to Yuri Tsukada and Kan Domoto from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-642)
doc Postcard to Yuri Tsukada and Kan Domoto from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-642)
Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada and her brother Kaneji Domoto from Mine Okubo. Mine writes to invite them to an art exhibit and inform them about her pending eviction. Written on the front of the card are notes that appear to have been written by Yuri regarding the content of the postcard.
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-639)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-639)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. Mine writes about seeing Yuri and her brother Kaneji Domoto at a Day of Remembrance.
Kaneji Domoto, Creator of Dream Gardens of Water and Stone (ddr-densho-329-851)
doc Kaneji Domoto, Creator of Dream Gardens of Water and Stone (ddr-densho-329-851)
Clipping from the "New Men's News" column of the Westchester Women's News featuring a profile of Kan Domoto. Article reviews his local and more far-flung work, touches on his involvement with the redress and reparations movement, and mentions a May 14 tour of six of his local gardens. Features four photographs, including one portrait of Kan …
Letters from Kaneji Domoto to his siblings Toichi and Wakako (ddr-densho-329-883)
doc Letters from Kaneji Domoto to his siblings Toichi and Wakako (ddr-densho-329-883)
Letters from Taliesin. Letter to Toichi "Nich" Domoto: Kan tells him about the fall colors among the deciduous trees, a new method of balling trees, which he illustrates with sketches. Letter to Wak: Kan is doing some drafting of Hillside, where the fellows live at Taliesin. Gei and Mary Fujii come for a brief visit. Fall …
Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)
Collection Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)
Accessions 1-2: The Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto collection consists mostly of correspondence to Kaneji Domoto from his wife Sally, and his sisters Wakako and Yuriko. The letters primarily date between 1942 and 1952, when Kaneji was on the East Coast looking for work and his family was held at Amache, and after WWII when his …
Kubota Gardens: Is it being uprooted? (ddr-densho-329-855)
doc Kubota Gardens: Is it being uprooted? (ddr-densho-329-855)
Clipping from Seattle paper Beacon Hill News describing Kan Domoto's visit to the local Kubota Gardens and his advocacy for the garden's preservation. Next to the article is the headline "Hirabayashi conviction overturned" with accompanying article. Written on the back is a note from Kan to Kris Domoto, "Dear Kris: This is what I'm up on …
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-356-549)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-356-549)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada and Richard Tsukada from her brother Kaneji Domoto. Kan writes confirming he will attend the wedding and inquiring if Yuri plans to tell some of her friends around New England. To see the other half of this correspondence please see the Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection at ddr-densho-329. Item tied …
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-356-545)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-356-545)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her brother Kaneji Domoto. Kan provides his opinion and thoughts on if Yuri should pursue a Master's Degree from his own experience of his wife wanting to, then continues on to discuss issues in his marriage. For the other half of this correspondence please see the Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) …
Press Release (ddr-densho-377-1674)
doc Press Release (ddr-densho-377-1674)
Press release detailing the plans for the "Far Eastern Fortnight", a two-week long series of events and exhibitions at a Neiman-Marcus location in Dallas, TX. "Kan Domoto" slated to give three lectures on the history, growth, and care of bonsai from October 22 to October 24.
Card to Miki Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-838)
doc Card to Miki Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-838)
Tri-fold Christmas card from Kan and Sylvia to Miki (Domoto) Stebbing. Text side of card reads "Dear Miki-- We look forward to seeing you next Sunday, but we thought it might be better to have Santa arrive on time! Love, Dad." Back of the card is a drawing in green marker of a Japanese garden landscape …
Bright Spots of the Chysanthemum History of California (ddr-densho-329-842)
doc Bright Spots of the Chysanthemum History of California (ddr-densho-329-842)
Four-page pamphlet describing the history of chrysanthemum cultivation in California. Explains that chrysanthemums have a long tradition in Japan, including the popular Kiku Matsuri chrysanthemum festival in October and their use in the Imperial Seal of Japan, but are generally not commercialized. Spans history of commercial cultivation methods in early 20th century America and innovations by …
Garden Tour a Success! (ddr-densho-329-850)
doc Garden Tour a Success! (ddr-densho-329-850)
July, 1988 issue of "The New York Scene," newsletter of the New York chapter of JACL. Includes an update on a garden tour event showcasing six gardens by Kan Domoto in the Westchester area. The event raised $9,000 for the JACL New York Chapter scholarship awards, which are also covered in the newsletter in a separate …
Westchester Spotlight on Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-849)
doc Westchester Spotlight on Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-849)
Three-page profile of Kan featured in issue 29 of Westchester Spotlight, April 1983. Includes information about the Domoto family and his work history, with a focus on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Usonia homes. Also includes reflections on his experience on camp, on not speaking out against the injustice at the time, and on his subsequent …
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