National Air and Space Museum Archives

Yamada Diary Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2003.0063
Dates:
1943-1944
Languages:
Japanese
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Physical Description:
0.19 Cubic feet
(1 box)
Repository:
This collection consists of a Japanese World War II diary (1943-1944); two small pocket calendars/notebooks; a small black and white photograph showing mountainous scenery; and a post card.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a Japanese World War II diary (1943-1944); two small pocket calendars/notebooks; a small black and white photograph showing mountainous scenery; and a post card. The diary includes color pencil drawings, dried flowers, and a few photographs.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
At the end of World War II, an unknown United States Marine brought home several Japanese-language items. These items were subsequently sold and the purchaser's son later donated them to the National Air and Space Museum. In 2003 and 2004, Museum volunteers, Mr. Koji Hayama and Mr. Tom Momiyama, translated parts of the material and they believe that they were created by a Mr. Yamada, who was probably part of an aircraft ground crew with occasional flight duties, and served in Manchuria, Korea, Burma, and the Philippines.

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mike Detweiler, Gift, 2003
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2018.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Preferred Citation
Yamada Diary Collection, NASM.2003.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diaries Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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