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Sketchbook volume 2

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 2. Includes landscape drawings of Oregon, Washington, and California.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Sketchbook volume 3

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 3. Includes surveying data from California and landscape drawings of Washington State.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Upper Gold Bluffs, California

Black and white watercolor landscape illustration of the Upper Gold Bluffs in California. A person and dog are visible on the shore.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Sketchbook volume 5

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 5. Includes landscape drawings of Washington, California, Alaska, and British Columbia.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Pacific Valley, Monterey Co., Cal

Watercolor landscape illustration of a beach on the Pacific Coast in California. There are cliffs and large rocks visible surrounding the shore and in the water. A note in the top left corner reads, "Copied."

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Pacific Valley, Monterey Co., Cal

Black and white landscape drawing of a beach on the Pacific Coast in California. Large rocks are visible on the shore and in the water. There is a rock with a prominent arch on the right side.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Sketchbook volume 6

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 6. Includes landscape drawings of Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Jolon, Cal.

Pencil drawing of Jolon Station in California. People are visible on the porch.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Sketchbook volume 7

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 7. Includes portraits and landscape drawings of Oregon, Washington, California, and Canada.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Yasui Brothers business records

  • Mss 2949
  • Collection
  • 1904 - 1990

The Yasui Brothers records primarily document the business, personal, and community-related activities of the Yasui family in Hood River, Oregon, from the start of the 20th century until World War II, when they were among the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. government.

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and records relating to the business activities of Masuo Yasui (1886-1957). These include the general store, Yasui Bros., that he ran with his brother Renichi Fujimoto; and orchards in the Hood River Valley and surrounding areas that the firm operated. Store records include a variety of advertising materials, while farming records include packing lists, crop reports, and records of local farming associations Masuo Yasui was involved with. The collection also reflects Yasui’s involvement in the local community, including his work assisting other Japanese immigrants to the United States. A small quantity of materials relates to the Yasui Bros. store’s forced closure and the management of the family’s property and assets while they were incarcerated during World War II.

The collection also includes personal papers of Masuo Yasui; his wife, Shidzuyo Yasui; his brother Renichi Fujimoto; and his children. These consist of correspondence, ephemera, and a personal history that Masuo Yasui wrote at the request of the Japanese consulate. Other materials in the collection include records from the 1970s and 1980s of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), in which Masuo Yasui’s son Homer Yasui and his wife, Miyuki Yasui, were active, and magazines and newspapers the family received in both Japanese and English.

A substantial amount of this collection is in a pre-World War II Japanese script that is distinct from modern Japanese. Some of these materials, particularly those in Series 1 (Business correspondence and related materials) and Series 6 (Personal papers) have been reviewed and summarized by translators. Selected documents have been translated into English and modern Japanese.

Yasui family

Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui, circa 1924

Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California.
Translation Note: This document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

Oda, Umeshichi

Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui, circa 1924

Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California.
Translation Note: This document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

Oda, Umeshichi

English translation of a letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui, circa 1924

English translation of a letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California.
Translation Note: This letter is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.

Oda, Umeshichi

小田梅七から安井益男への手紙の現代日本語訳、1924年頃

2月8日付の小田梅七から安井益雄への手紙の現代日本語訳。この手紙の中で小田は、暖かい春の到来とは対照的に、カリフォルニアの反日法がもたらした冷たい感情を論じている。また、3月か4月に日本へ帰国するため、金融機関の連絡先を教えてほしいとも書いている。この手紙は2月8日に書かれているが、年は特定されていない。カリフォルニア州の1924年移民法について触れていることから、1924年に書かれたものと思われる。
翻訳注:原文および英訳も掲載されている。

Oda, Umeshichi

Letter from R. R. Best of the War Relocation Authority to Ray T. Yasui, 24 May 1944

Letter dated 24 May 1944 from Raymond R. Best, Director of Tule Lake, on behalf of the War Relocation Authority to Ray T. Yasui. In this letter, Yasui is notified of his approval for indefinite leave from the Tule Lake War Relocation Center, and his transfer to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.

Best, Raymond R., 1895-1976

Essayons topographical map of California, Nevada, Oregon and part of Idaho / prepared from field surveys and other reliable data under the direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. R.S. Williamson ; drawn by W.B. Hyde, 1867

A color map in three segments depicting the western United States, primarily depicting Oregon, California, Nevada and part of Idaho. A note in the upper left corner reads, "Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1861-1865." Relief is shown by hachures.

Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882

Map of southern Oregon and northern California : compiled from the best authorities, and from personal surveys and explorations, exhibiting a reliable view of the rich gold region of the north, as well as the mineral region of middle California : embracing also a corrected chart of the coast from San Francisco Bay, to the Columbia River agreably [sic] to the late United States Coast Survey / by N. Scholfield, 1851

A map depicting Oregon and part of Northern California. The map shows the gold regions of Southern Oregon and Northern California, the mineral region of middle California, and new settlements along the Umpquah River. The map also depicts rivers, trails, and topography. Relief is shown by hachures.

Scholfield, Nathan

Map of Oregon and upper California, from the surveys of John Charles Frémont and other authorities, 1848

A map of California, Nevada, portions of western Arizona and Utah, and a southern portion of Oregon. The map shows the locations of Native American tribal groups, "positions where Troops are needed," and "routes that had been traversed by Troops or by which Frontier Posts may be supplied." Relief is shown by hachures. The map is approximately the southwestern quarter of a larger map with the same title.

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Union Oil tanker Lyman Stewart stranded at entrance to San Francisco Bay

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a ship, the Lyman Stewart, stranded on rocks at the entrance to San Francisco Bay after a collision with the freighter Walter A. Luckenbach in October 1922. Alongside the Lyman Stewart are three boats. On the negative is the text “Ashore at Mile Rk. [two words, not legible] / Union Oil Tanker Lyman Stewart.” Image note: Light leaks. Possibly a copy negative.

San Francisco?

Photograph, taken from a high vantage, showing a wide view of a city, possibly San Francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake. A road with streetcar tracks runs through the center. Very faintly visible in the background toward the right is the dome of what may be the old San Francisco City Hall building. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 373G0531, 373G0532, and 373G0535. Image note: Damaged negative.

San Francisco?

Photograph showing a street, houses, and a hill in an unidentified city or town. The words “Geo. Holl Mission & 26th sells shoes on their merit” are painted on a wooden railing along the street. The photograph may have been taken in San Francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake. It may be related to image Nos. 373G0473, 373G0532, and 373G0535. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration. Negative damage at upper left.

San Francisco?

Photograph showing houses in the hills around an unidentified city, possibly San Francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake. Also see image Nos. 373G0473, 373G0531, and 373G0535, which may be related. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

San Francisco?

Photograph, taken from a high vantage, showing a wide view of a city, possibly San Francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake. A road is visible at the center of the image. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 373G0473, 373G0531, and 373G0532. Image note: Damaged negative.

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