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Hisako Hibi and Matsusaburo "George" Hibi papers, circa 1906-2022

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Series 1:Biographical Material, 1906-circa 2020
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

This series includes Hisako and Matsusaburo "George" Hibi's marriage license, Matsusaburo Hibi's Japanese passport, short biographical profiles on both artists, transcripts of interviews with Hisako Hibi, assorted writings in English and Japanese, and condition reports on a few of Hisako Hibi's paintings. Also noteworthy are a few subject files related to the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Most of the material is related to the art schools established by Matsusaburo "George" Hibi and fellow Japanese American artist Chiura Obata while they were inside Tanforan and Topaz incarceration camps. The files include writings, documents, exhibition catalogs, correspondence, and a sketch by Matsusaburo Hibi.
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Biographical Information and Profiles on Hisako Hibi, circa 1976-1991
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Biographical Information and Profiles on Matsusaburo "George" Hibi, circa 1945, circa 2020
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Condition Reports on Hisako Hibi's Paintings, 1998
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Drawing and Other Material on Ibuki Hibi Lee, circa 1935-1947
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Hisako Hibi's Autobiography Preface and Postscript, circa 1965
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Interview Transcript - Hisako Hibi Interviewed by Eric Saul for NJAHS, 1986
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Interview Transcript - Hisako Hibi Interviewed for KQED "Over Easy" Program, circa 1979
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Kimi Kodani Hill's Writing and Research on Hisako Hibi, 1986
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Marriage License, 1930
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Matsusaburo "George" Hibi's Drawings and Woodblock Print, circa 1930-circa 1940
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Matsusaburo "George" Hibi's Japanese Passport, 1906
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Notes and Writings by Matsusaburo "George" Hibi, circa 1930-circa 1946
Writings are in Japanese.
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Subject Files - Tanforan and Topaz Art School, circa 1942-circa 1945, 2016
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Subject Files - Tanforan and Topaz Camps, Forced Relocation and Incarceration of Japanese Americans, circa 1943-1980
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