2003 1924 13 1951 1979 2001 10 1977 1985 JICA 2003 1 4 200 2004 12 1 2006 7 6 2007 12 6 13 2003 4 1,612 150 2004 2009 150 13
2003 4 2004 3 1,612 48 742 156 150
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This is an interim report on the organizing work on materials donated in 2003 by the bereaved family of the late Kazuo Ito. Among those, books were registered in 2004 (totaling 1,612 items). Efforts to organize other materials began in 2009. Among the materials being organized are a mixture of printed matter (books, newspapers, magazines, reports, and various issues), recording media (audio cassette tape and videotape), documents (letters and memos), and manuscripts (a number of their copies). Consequently, preliminary organizing work is ongoing in the form of sorting the materials into four categories: printed matter, recording media, documents, and other (such as manuscripts). Observations made in the interim stage are as follows: The most numerous materials pertain to Japanese migrants to the USA. There are numerous materials (including scrapbooks) regarding topics other than Japanese migrants. The main themes are war, the Imperial Household, politics, and mass media. Those consisting of mixtures of various materials in files and other media and combined printed matter are expected to account for more than half of the total. Materials are kept on file based on the theme or unit of research. However, cases containing mixtures of more than one category in a file make it difficult to see the relations among materials. Printed photos attached to letters and similar documents apparently allow people to identify the content and other details. In materials that include envelopes containing printed photos and/or negative film, however, people find it difficult to identify the content. Most primary materials are letters and records compiled by individuals (such as a manuscript describing one s personal history). Among the materials are numerous productions by literary coteries, including those related to creative writing. Privately donated materials are comprised of manuscripts regarding personal histories. However, no diaries or similar materials have yet to be identified. Keywords: Kazuo Ito, donated materials, material arrangement