355 items
355 items
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-38-18)
Being recruited for the Military Intelligence Service
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-38-13)
Dealing with discrimination among veterans' organizations
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-38-17)
Reaction to bombing of Pearl Harbor, "This is your country no matter who says what"
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-38-9)
Kenjinkai activities in the prewar Japanese American community in Spokane, Washington
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-38-22)
Former Japanese prisoners of war visit the U.S.
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-38-24)
Narrowly surviving an enemy attack, receiving near fatal wounds
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-38-2)
Sent to live with relatives in Japan, childhood memories
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-38-14)
Getting involved in community activities
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-38-7)
Trying to enlist in the military after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-38-23)
Obtaining important information through prisoner interrogations
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Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-38-1)
Separation of the family after father's death, five children sent to five different locations
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Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Ukiji Akita (ddr-one-5-63)
Envelope addressed to Dr. Koyama at Santa Fe Detention Camp from Ukiji Akita in Salt Lake City. Postmarked Jul 31, 1943. Inside is a short letter from Ukiji Akita, dated July 31, 1943, thanking Dr. Koyama for his services at camp and advising that he had arrived safely. Ukiji asks Kei to forward his “teeth” when …
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Group shot of William Koyama's basketball team (ddr-one-5-86)
Black and white photographic print of a basketball team in uniforms that read “Holderness” inside a gym. In two rows, first seated on folding chairs, second standing. William Koyama is seated in the front row, second from the right (number 12). On the back is a list of names some illegible due to smeared ink: Hugh …
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Note detailing Keizaburo Koyama's detention location and time (ddr-one-5-95)
Photocopy of a declassified document on Keizaburo Koyama noting that he has moved from the Seattle Washington Immigration Station to Fort Missoula, Montana on December 28, 1941 at 8:00 AM.
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Group shot of William Koyama's football team (ddr-one-5-85)
Black and white photographic print of a football team in uniforms seated outside on bleachers in four rows. Seated in the front row, fourth from the right (number 39) is William Koyama.
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Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 5 of 6. (ddr-one-5-102)
Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama's sworn statement to Inspector Clarence J. Wise. The report states Koyama's biographical history and physical measurements. It lists his entry date to the United States as December 31, 1914. He states that he is a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the Japanese Methodist Church, but …
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Postcard to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Lois Sato (ddr-one-5-18)
Postcard addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston from Lois Sato at the Portland Assembely Center. Postmarked Jul 9, 1942. On the left side of the front of the postcard is a red Censored stamp with an unknown signature. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message from Lois Sato. She writes about …
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Letter from Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit, in response to Mrs. A.C. Goodenough's letter dated August 8, 1943 (ddr-one-5-224)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien control Unit, to Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. He acknowledges receipt of her letter dated August 8, 1943 and confirms that Keizaburo Koyama is currently interned at Sante Fe. He informs Mrs. A.C. Goodenough that Dr. Koyama has been approved for a rehearing, but that …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-171)
Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report notes that cannot verify if the FBI actually had the Japanese Association under surveillance, but the secretive activities of the group warranted greater scrutiny. The FBI does not find Koyama to be a Japanese leader, but his continued financial support …
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Large storage envelope of compiled letter by the police (ddr-one-5-83)
Large manila envelope with police evidence tag attached and filled out. Evidence tag dated 6/26/84; lists items contained as “59 letters to Kei Koyama in envelopes, 17 postcards, 6 loose letters.”
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Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection (ddr-one-5)
The collection consists of English and Japanese correspondence written primarily to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama while he was detained at Department of Justice detention facilities (Fort Missoula, MT, Fort Sill, OK, Camp Livingston, LA, and Santa Fe Detention Center, NM). The letters were sent by his friends and family in Portland, friends detained at other Department …
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Memorandum For Mr. L.M.C. Smith Chief, Special Defense Unit - RE: Apprehension of Japanese Alien Portland Field Division (ddr-one-5-91)
Photocopy of a declassified memorandum from John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation, to L.M.C. Smith, Chief, Special Defense Unit, letting him know that Keisaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien, was apprehended.