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SPC.2021.026
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Horita Family Papers
source:
Horita
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2021.026
Physical Description:
4 boxes
Physical Description:
2.6 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1940-2010, undated
Abstract: The Horita Family Papers (1940-2010, undated) collection contains 2.6 linear feet of documents from the Horita family, a Japanese
American family from the Los Angeles area. The collection focuses on married couple Chitoshi "Harry" Horita (1896-1990) and
Marue Nakashima Horita (1901-1982) and their extended family and includes records of the family's incarceration at the Poston
(Colorado River) incarceration camp, research into the family's history, photographs, and correspondence.
Language of Material:
English
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This collection is arranged into four series:
- Documents relating to Poston Incarceration Camp
- Family History
- Photographs
- Correspondence
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Horita Family Papers (1940-2010, undated) contains materials documenting the history of the Horita family. This includes records
of their incarceration the at Poston (Colorado River) incarceration camp, including forced removal papers and official camp
documents, as well as research into the family's history, including a family tree, family crest, personal identification documents,
and education documents. Also included are photographs of family members and trips to Japan, family correspondence, and eight
ink-on-paper drawings.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Chitoshi "Harry" Horita was born in 1896 in Kutami, Kumamoto, Japan. He married Marue Nakashima (1901-1982) in August of 1923.
They had seven children. The Horita family was incarcerated at the Poston (Colorado River) incarceration camp in Parker, Arizona
from 1941-1945. Chitoshi and Marue later moved to Los Angeles, where Chitoshi worked as a dry cleaner. The couple, along with
their children and grandchildren, visited Japan several times over the course of the next few decades (which they documented
in the photo albums contained in this collection) and remained deeply involved with the Japanese American community in the
Los Angeles area.
This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please
consult:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American families
World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced removal of civilians -- United States
Japan
Family life
Photograph albums
Family vacations
Poston Incarceration Camp
Horita