George Kimura digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1716

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The George Kimura digital photograph collection consists of 10 images of George Kimura in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.

Dates

circa 1940-1949

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

George Kimura was born in Hood River, Oregon on August 14, 1920 to Yeto Kawachi and Shintaro Kimura. He married Harriet Erickson (1926-2007) on April 15, 1944; together, they had four children. Kimura served in the United States Army during World War II as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Kimura received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and Master’s degree from Utah State. He worked as a professional photographer for 30 years and was an educator at Cyprus High School for 14 years. He was vocational teacher of the year and a member of Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), National Education Association (NEA) and other organizations. He was an avid fisherman and sports enthusiast. George Kimura died on October 13, 2000. (Source: ”Obituary: George Kimura”, Deseret News, October 15, 2000.)

Extent

82.5 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

George Kimura (1920-2000) was a Utah photographer and educator who served in the Military Intelligence Service during World war II. This collection contains 10 digitaly-only images of Kimura during his military service in the 1940s.