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titleSachi Tsumura's Autograph Album

 

nameAlbum, Autograph

 

date1937

 

descriptionThe item is an autograph album with a front cover, a binder for the paper pages made of three evenly spaced metallic rings at its left margin, and differently coloured paper pages including pink, blue, yellow, and green. The album's 344 pages contain personal messages, signatures, and artwork from the friends and family of Sachi Tsumura in both English and Japanese, including location and date information at the time the messages were written. For example, a message from Sachi's brother, Teiji Tsumura, was written May 24, 1942, at Hastings Park: "I wish you luck and happiness, The best the world possess, Remember me as your brother Who tried to do his very best. Your ever-loving brother Teiji Tsumura." Many of the messages in the album are well-wishes to Sachi, including a message from Hiroshi Sugimoto saying "Happy journey and good health!" and a message from Kumeo Yoshida saying "Hoping you every success at Slocan," both written May 24, 1942.

 


 

All names in the autograph album are listed below by alphabetical surname. "Unknown" means that the surname or given name was not written (only one was written) and "[?]' indicates that the writing was either illegible or difficult to read. The names were transcribed as accurately as they could be read in both English and Japanese and some may be erroneous.

 


 

Akashi, Betty

 

Akiyama, S.

 

Arakawa, Fumio

 

Arinstage[?], A.A.

 

Asanuma, Unknown

 

Barrow, Charlotte

 

Bird, Louise

 

Brenner, Betty

 

Ceasar, Joyce

 

Collins, Jack

 

C.J.[?]

 

Danuro, M.

 

Davey, J.W.

 

Dolding, Mr. A.

 

Dosa[?], B.

 

Elder[?], W.W.[?]

 

Fong, Rupert

 

Friesen, Alice

 

Frizzell, Beatrice

 

Fukiyama, T.

 

Funakita[?], Yoshio

 

Funami, Hisayu

 

G. T.

 

G.K.

 

Gato, Sadie

 

Gillet, Joyce

 

H., Joe

 

Haedakito[?], Mickey

 

Hakabayashi, Hideo

 

Hakida, Y.

 

Hanaka, Unknown

 

Hara, Irene Suna

 

Hariko[?], S.[?]

 

Hashino[?], Kumaine[?]

 

Hatashita, M.

 

Hateshita, Frank

 

Hayashi, Sumiko

 

Hayashi, Ted

 

Henemio[?], S.

 

Hidaka, Kunio

 

Higashi[?], Y. Gene

 

Higo, "Yonky"

 

Hirano, Yoriko

 

Hirata, R.

 

Hirota, Miyo[?]

 

Hirota, K.[?]

 

Hirota, R.

 

Honkawa[?], Mesaye[?]

 

Horioka, K.

 

Ikeda, Ryozo

 

Ikeda, Ryozo

 

In[?], Yukiye

 

Ine[?], Toshi[?]

 

Ishida, Yosh

 

Ishii, Tak

 

Ishii, Tak

 

Ishizaki[?], Y.

 

Isubushisuo[?], Garry I.[?]

 

K., S.

 

K., R.

 

K.Y.

 

K.Y.

 

Kaga, Y.

 

Kaji, Naomi

 

Kakebayashi, Unknown

 

Kale[t?], Akira

 

Kameda, Samy[?] S.

 

Kataoka, Chiyoko

 

Kato[?], Kaz

 

Kawaguchi, Laya[?]

 

Kawaguchi, H.

 

Kawahara, Setsuo[?]

 

Kawai, Jenny

 

Kay, Jean M.

 

Kerr, May

 

Killas, Kasda James[?]

 

Kimura, H.

 

Kimura, Reio

 

Kimura, Reio

 

Kinashita, Mich

 

Kinashita, Geo.

 

Kitagawa, R.

 

Kitagawa, S.

 

Kitamura, Fumi

 

Kitamura, Haruko

 

Knutson, Ethel

 

Koida, H.

 

Kokebayashi, Shingu[?]

 

Inouye, [?]

 

Kondo, T.

 

Kondo, Johnny

 

Kosami, Ko

 

Kubata, Benny

 

Kuhara[?], Fukunaro[?]

 

Kunakawa, T.

 

Kunishita, Ken

 

Kunokawa, T.

 

Kurakashi, Satasu[?]

 

Kurata, S.

 

Kurata, S.

 

Takeshita, M.

 

Kurisu, J.

 

Kuwai, Hannah

 

Leslie, Helen M.

 

Lindsay, Irene

 

Lu, Grace

 

M., Sue

 

M., K.

 

Macdonald, J.C.

 

Machlouald[?], Isabel

 

Maeda, Haruo

 

Maeda, Toshiko

 

Mak[?], J.Y.

 

Makemana[?], T.

 

Masuda, H.

 

Masuda, Yasuo

 

Matoue, Tug[?]

 

Matsumoto, Y.

 

Matsumoto, Y.

 

Matsumoto[?], L.

 

Matsunaga, Shigeru

 

Matsuno, F.

 

Matsuo, Mikita

 

Matsuo, Mikita

 

May, Bill[?]

 

McGanour[?], Don

 

Mishu, M.

 

Miyanisha[?], N.

 

Miyanishi, N.

 

Miyashita, S.

 

Mockazuki[?], Edward T.

 

Morishita, Tad

 

Morishita, Mrs. Kenjiro

 

Morita, Ruby

 

Morita, H.

 

Morita, N.

 

Morito, Tucker

 

Murakami, Mary[?]

 

Muramatsu, Kimi

 

N., Yoshiko

 

N., Mariko

 

Nagata, M.

 

Nagata, M.

 

Nakamoto, J.S.

 

Namka[?], Akira

 

Nanagi, K.

 

Nasu[i?], I.

 

Neosmouth, Jack

 

Nesugi, N.

 

Nishimura, Rikue

 

Nishio, Kayzi

 

Niypara[?], Fukumaro

 

Nogami, Tom

 

Nogami, H.

 

Nogami, Yukiko

 

Nogami, Tom

 

Nogami, Shigeru

 

Nomura, K.[?]

 

Noyuchi, Kuni

 

O. , Casey

 

O'Hara[?], Sally

 

Obara, Mits.

 

Ogaki, Suyoshi

 

Oikawa, Dr. S.

 

Oikawa, Dr. S.

 

Okada, Kiyo

 

Okada, Takao

 

Okada, Takao

 

Okami, J[?]

 

Okamura, T.

 

Okuda, Sakae

 

Okyama, Bud

 

Oland, Dave

 

Ollen, Marjorie

 

Omato, Dodo[?]

 

Ono, Shigo

 

Onuda, Kiyo

 

Owens, Janet

 

Paniguchi, H.

 

Perkinson, June

 

Petersen, Astri

 

Saguro[?], I.

 

Sakahaso[?], G.G.

 

Sakamoto, Koichi

 

Sakamuso, T.[?]

 

Sako, Mickey S.

 

Sako[?], Toshi[?]

 

Sakoruye[?], Tatuso[?]

 

Samills[?], Unknown

 

Sani[?], Mas. Sawa[?]

 

Sate, Pam[?]

 

Sato, Lily F.

 

Sawa[?], Mary[?]

 

Sergeant[?], [?]

 

Sgt., [?]

 

Sgt.[?], Unknown

 

Shimizu, Yoshiko

 

Shimizu, Ken

 

Shimizu, Y.

 

Shimizu[?], S[?]

 

Shimizu[?], Y.[?]

 

Shingu; Hasui, I.; I.

 

Shiozaki, Dave F.

 

S., J.

 

Srima[?], O.

 

S., S.

 

Stonseth, Magnhill

 

Stuart, Jim

 

Suehiro, Kiyo

 

Sugaro, I.

 

Sugimoto, Hiroshi

 

Sumi, Aiko

 

Sumiya, Unknown

 

Suzuki, M.

 

T., J.

 

T., J.

 

Tadowaki, Mariko

 

Tagami, Frank

 

Tagami, Tom I.[?]

 

Takai, Kazuo

 

Takai, N.

 

Takai, Y.

 

Takamatsu, Kazuo

 

Takara, Johnny

 

Takata, "Speed" Kenji

 

Takebayashi, K.

 

Takehira, J.

 

Takehira[?], J.

 

Takeshita, M.

 

Tamasuya, T. , T.

 

Tamatsu[?], I.[?]

 

Tanaka, Hirumi[?]

 

Tanaka, Hideo

 

Tanaka, Ky [K.Y.?]

 

Taniguchi, Y.

 

Tasui[?], J.

 

Terakita, Mitsuo

 

Terakita, Masayuki

 

Terakita[?], Mits.

 

Tereshite, K.

 

Tichizo[?], Unknown

 

Tonumaga[?], J.

 

Toyota, Tak

 

Toyota, Yosh

 

Toyota, Rich

 

Tsujimura, Marjorie

 

Tsumura, Hisao

 

Tsumura, Teiji

 

Tsutori, K.

 

Uchida, Susumiu[?]

 

Umakoshi[?], Betty

 

Umatosh[?], Jeanne

 

Umezawa, Gisaburo

 

Unknown, Sadie

 

Unknown, Tam[?]

 

Unknown, Laney[?]

 

Unknown, Mary[?]

 

Unknown, Miki

 

Unknown, Shimzu

 

Unknown, "Toby"

 

Unknown, Unknown

 

Unknown, Fumi

 

Unknown, Sada

 

Unknown, Sumiya

 

Unknown, Hasa[?]

 

Unknown, Shizue

 

Unknown, Bob

 

Unknown, Teeny

 

Unknown, Possum

 

Unknown, Shizu[?]

 

Unknown, Roy

 

Unknown, Maseki[?]

 

Unknown, Hideka

 

Unknown, Unknown

 

Unknown, Christina

 

Usui, Akiko

 

Utsunomija[?], S.

 

Uyino[?], T.

 

V., Aira

 

W., Chie

 

W., Yoshi

 

Wada[?], S.

 

Wada[?], S[?]

 

Wilkinson, John

 

Williams, H.G.

 

Wilson, John

 

Y., Aya [Jo?]

 

Y., K.

 

Y. Tamotsu

 

Yahiseru[?], M.

 

Yajiwa[?], S.

 

Yamamoto, Shugo[?]

 

Yamamoto, A.

 

Yamamoto, Tokie[?]

 

Yamamoto, T.

 

Yamamoto, Hideo

 

Yamamusa[?], Hiro

 

Yamanaka, Michi

 

Yamanaka[?], Emily

 

Yamashi, Hideko[?]

 

Yamihiro, Miyoko

 

Yanagi, K.

 

Yanagisawa, Molly[?]

 

Yanagisawa, Chic

 

Yanagisawa, Otto

 

Yano, S.

 

Yano, Isamu[?]

 

Yoshida, Kumeo

 

Yoshide, Y.

 

Yoshino, Sue

 

Yoshino, Katie

 

Yoshino, Sam

 

Yoshinori, H.

 


 


 

 

history of use

 

The autograph album belonged to Sachi Madokoro (nee Tsumura) and was used to keep written messages, including drawings, from people she knew including her friends and relatives. The dates in the album range from 1937 to 1945 and include various locations in British Columbia such as the Hastings Park, Popoff, and Slocan City internment camps, as well as Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Port Essington.

 

part ofThomas and Sachi Madokoro Family collection
number2019.17.3.8.1

 

organisation

 

Nikkei National Museum
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