Joseph Kumao Sano papers, 1923-1961 (majority within 1941-1951)
1.5 linear feet — 1 oversize box — 2.83 GB (online)
1.5 linear feet — 1 oversize box — 2.83 GB (online)
The Scrapbooks and Artifacts series contains two scrapbooks, and a series of artifacts collected by Sano during and after World War II. The first scrapbook ranges from 1923 to 1929 and 1941 to 1943. Included are newspaper clippings of ads and announcements from the Japanese branch of the California Bank. Most of the text is in Japanese. Also included are papers relating to the relocation of Sano and his family. The second scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and photographs from the war crime trials, one of which was used in the January 26, 1948, issue of Life magazine. Also included are newspaper clippings discussing the forced removal of Japanese Americans, certificates awarded to Sano by the University of Michigan, photos of gold bars from the time he worked as a property control officer, and personal photos of Sano and his family in Japan and at his sister's funeral.
Artifacts include a sign from Santa Anita detention center; two "doggies" created out of burlap and other natural fibers by prisoners at the Santa Anita detention center; two metal bowls, likely for rice and sauces, picked up from Hiroshima in 1946; a small wooden box containing coins from war-time Japan. It also includes an entry permit and envelope of paper currency signed by military officials on trial during the International War Tribunal for the Far East.
1 item
(Wooden sign reading "J.K. Sano (Chula Vista) AVE. K BRK. 22-1".)
The Speeches and Writings series (10 linear feet and 3.71 GB) contains Vining's speeches, presentations, books, journal articles, and essays. The materials are divided into three sub-series: Speeches and Presentations, Published Writings, and Unpublished Writings.
The Speeches and Presentations series includes transcripts, correspondence, logistical information, and notes related to speeches and presentation Vining made at Harvard, Villanova University, and the Catholic University of America. A large portion of the material focuses on presentations Vining gave as the Sir Edward Youde Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in June 2002. It also features materials from a trip to Hong Kong in 2002.
Motion pictures of several competitions in the late 1960s and early 1970s also give an idea of the skill level of the University of Michigan swimmers. In a more recent film, award winner Ruth Pickett is shown in Figures for Degree of Difficulty Project which was produced in 1981. These motion pictures are in various formats which include Super 8 film, 8 mm film, and video tape. Included in this series are Don Canham's Champions on Film which are synchronized swimming training tapes produced on continuous running cartridges. It appears that University of Michigan synchronized swimming team members may have participated in the production of these tapes.
0.2 linear feet — 5 sound discs (78 rpm) — 6 GB (online)
The Sound Recordings series (0.1 linear feet, 5 sound discs, 2.5 GB) includes recordings of Imam Hussein Karoub and other family members, including Imam Karoub's recitation of the Athan, a conversation with Wajih Salah of the United Nations, singing and poetry reading by family members including Nabiha, Mohammad, and Carl Karoub; also a recording of 50th anniversary dinner for Imam Hussein Karoub. The recordings are found in 5 Wilcox-Gay Recordio disks (78 rpm, circa 1947-1949) and 1 tape reel (1961).
Audio Reel-to-Reel, 7 inch, 7 1/2 ips
Audio-Visual Materials, the final series, contains two VHS cassettes and digital materials. The digital materials document the LGBTRC Website and a Project YES outreach presentation. The VHS cassettes relate to Russell's involvement in the push for an Ypsilanti non-discrimination ordinance.
(Contains the LGBTRC website capture for Eastern Michigan University.)
(Contains the recording of the National Symposium: The Future of International Service, held for the 50th anniversity of the Peace Corps at the University of Michigan.)
5 linear feet — 128.96 MB (online) — 19 digital audiovisual files (online)
10 linear feet (in 13 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 5 GB (online) — 62 digital audio files
The Sound recordings series contains 78-rpm, 45-rpm, and 33 1/2- rpm records of dances and compositions performed by various Polish folk music orchestras, as well as audio cassettes and digital recordings of radio shows, performances, and interviews. Material in this series is arranged in alphabetical order by author or performer. Many of these recordings have been digitized and reissued in the CD collection "American Polish Music from Detroit."
8 linear feet (in 9 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 1 film reel — 470.64 MB (online) — 1 archived website
The Smallpox Eradication (WHO) series (7.2 linear feet, 1 oversize folder, 1 film reel, and digital material (online)) documents efforts to eradicate smallpox around the world, principally in India. Material is dated from approximately 1953-2022 and includes correspondence, publications and reports, graphic medicine cartoons, photograph albums, a scrapbook, and audiovisual material.
Because of the overlap in content, researchers are encouraged to review of the content of multiple subseries.
The India subseries (2.7 linear feet and digital material (online)) consists of topical files—arranged into groupings based on the predominant type of material found in each file—documenting the WHO's and Government of India's campaign to surveil, contain and, ultimately, eradicate smallpox in India, principally in various administrative regions and municipalities within the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Notably represented are various kinds of reports that supported the surveillance-containment strategy, such as smallpox outbreak and containment reports, weekly epidemiological reports, and search summaries. At the end of the "Reports and Related Material" grouping is a "Various" file that includes topical files containing reports and related material about multiple administrative regions, districts, or villages.