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img Twenty-first California yearly meeting of Friends, 1915 (ddr-csujad-57-38)

Group portrait of men, women, and children before a two-story house. [Handwritten note on photo] Twenty First California Yearly Meeting of Friends, Whittier, 1915. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0037

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doc Subscription for Japanese Church (ddr-csujad-57-24)

A written list of names of Whittier First Friends Church members and amounts pledged to help build the Norwalk Japanese church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0024

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doc Western Union telegraph from Makoto Okine to S. Okine. August 20, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-157)

A Western Union telegram from Makoto Okine to his father Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies of Makoto's arrival to Beale Air Force Base, California from Europe where he has been stationed as a Nisei soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_07_001

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img First California yearly meeting of Friends (ddr-csujad-57-40)

Rows of chairs are filled with male and female spectators facing a stage at the front of a room, where two rows of black-clad men and women sit and stand. A framed photograph of John Greenleaf Whittier hangs on the wall above the people on stage, along with some streamers. [Printed on paper attached to matboard] …

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img David and Rachel Morris (ddr-csujad-57-45)

Formal portrait of David and Rachel Morris, who arrived in Whittier in 1894. [Handwritten on photo] David & Rachel Morris came in 1894. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0044

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doc Friends Church apportionment June 1, 1901 (ddr-csujad-57-47)

List of names and donation amounts. "Friends Church Apportionment, June 1st, 1901 / William M. Hiatt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Whittier, Cal." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0046

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: David Hadley (ddr-csujad-57-57)

Portrait housed in envelope marked Pastors in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] David Hadley [Pastor 1900-11-10 to 1902-06-14.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0056

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: A.F. Mitchell (ddr-csujad-57-56)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] A. F. Mitchell [Pastor 1898-10-08 to 1900-07-14.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0055

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img Friends congregants (ddr-csujad-57-13)

Eight women standing behind six men and one boy, presumably members of the First Friends Church in Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on photo] August 26, 1917 See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0013

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Mahlon Perry (ddr-csujad-57-53)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Mahlon Perry [Pastor 1905-10-01 to 1908-07-01.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0052

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Elias Jessup (ddr-csujad-57-54)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Elias Jessup [Pastor 1888-11-10 to 1890-02-08.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0053

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: J.J. Mills (ddr-csujad-57-49)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] J. J. Mills. [Included with photo, separate paper printed] October 5, 1902. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0048

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Robert Cope (ddr-csujad-57-51)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Robert Cope [Pastor 1948-09-01 to 1956-08-31.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0050

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: Levi Mills (ddr-csujad-57-59)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] Levi Mills [Pastor 1902-10-11 to 1905-10-01.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0058

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doc Documents on the members of the Friends Japanese Church in Norwalk during the incarceration (ddr-csujad-57-25)

A collection of documents regarding the incarceration camps of the members of the Friends Japanese Church in Norwalk, associated with the First Friends Church in Whittier, California. Includes meeting minutes, letters, and a report of Japanese Committee 1941-1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0025

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doc Alaska: the indigenous church at work (ddr-csujad-57-4)

A history of the partnership between the First Friends Church of Whittier, California, and the people of the Kotzebue Sound area of Northwestern Alaska. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church [Handwritten, faded] Please return to Helen Stanton. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Okine's mother (ddr-csujad-5-307)

Photographed is Tomeyo Okine. The handwritten notes on the backside read: Whittier obachan [= Whittier's grandmother], Okine's mother [in Japanese]. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_08_001_001

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Narrator Arthur Ogami

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922, in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, was moved …

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doc Western Union telegraph from Masao Okine to Makoto Okine, October 8, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-171)

A telegram from Masao Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to Makoto Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies that Masao has received money to purchase a car. The arrival date of the telegraph, October 9, 1946, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_16_001

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doc Western Union telegraph from Masao Okine to S. Okine. September 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-162)

A Western Union telegram from Masao Okine to his father Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies of Masao's arrival at San Francisco from Japan where he has been stationed as a Nisei soldier and his next destination, Chicago, where his wife, Ayame, resides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Whittier Friends' first pastor, Elias Jessup (ddr-csujad-57-43)

A man and boy lean on a post in front of a two-story house. [Handwritten on photo] Whittier Friends first pastor Elias Jessup. Son: Arthur. [Stamped on photo] S. Hobson, Photographer. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0042

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img Dr. Elias Jessup's home (ddr-csujad-57-44)

In the foreground, First Friends Church (Whittier, Calif.). In the background, the home of Dr. Elias Jessup. [Handwritten on photo] Dr. Elias Jessup's home 1888 First Friends Church [Stamped on photo] S. Hobson, Photographer. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0043

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img First California yearly meeting of Friends (ddr-csujad-57-42)

A group of people stands before Founders Hall at Whittier College (Calif.). [Printed on paper attached to matboard] First California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. R. H. Gardiner, Arist. [Handwritten] March 1895. [Followed my lists of names from various states.] Title from attached paper. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Kotzebue Friends Church church service (ddr-csujad-57-2)

Interior view of the Kotzebue Friends Church, of Kotzebue, Alaska. Children and adults sit in pews, wearing warm winter clothing. This church was established as a mission of the First Friends Church, of Whittier, California. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church Church Service [Handwritten] #597. …

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img Boys Sunday school class (ddr-csujad-57-34)

A woman poses with boys and a dog before a house and two bicycles. [Handwritten note on verso] Boys Sunday School class Mrs. Alva Starbuck, teacher [Stamped on verso] C M Baldwin Photo / Whittier CA. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0033

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Narrator Arthur Ogami