Susumu Kobayashi papers

Susumu Kobayashi was born in Hirata, Shamane-ken, Japan, and came to the United States in 1914 to join Yamato, a Japanese agricultural community near Palm Beach, Florida. He later worked as a florist and estate gardener in Chicago, and as a florist in San Leandro, California. He and his family wer...

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Main Author: Kobayashi, Susumu (Creator)
Collection:Susumu Kobayashi Papers
Collection Number:MSS071
Format: Manuscript
Language:Japanese
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Online Access:Link to finding aid
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100 1 |a Kobayashi, Susumu  |e creator 
245 1 |a Susumu Kobayashi papers  |f circa 1930-circa 1947 
300 |a 1.3 Linear feet  |f 1.3 linear feet, 3 boxes 
520 |a Susumu Kobayashi was born in Hirata, Shamane-ken, Japan, and came to the United States in 1914 to join Yamato, a Japanese agricultural community near Palm Beach, Florida. He later worked as a florist and estate gardener in Chicago, and as a florist in San Leandro, California. He and his family were evacuated under Executive Order 9066 to Tanforan Assembly Center, and later to the Topaz, Utah, Relocation Center. When released from the camp, the family relocated first to Connecticut and then to the Philadelphia area, where Susumu operated a contract gardening business. The collection contains personal and business correspondence, business records including a ledger and daybook, and papers related to the family's relocation which include an alien registration book, an indefinite leave certificate, and a claim sheet for compensable items. Also present are recordings of Japanese music. For related materials see the Sumiko Kobayashi Papers (MSS 73). 
541 1 |a Gift of Sumiko Kobayashi. 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a Japanese Americans--Social life and customs--20th century. 
650 0 |a Sound recordings--Japan. 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Susumu Kobayashi Papers  |c MSS071 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/kobayashi_susumu.html