Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Obata, Chiura
setName: label: See more items in
content: Chiura Obata papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear feet (Boxes 1, 6)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-circa 1964
label: Date
content: circa 1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.obatchiu, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The diaries are at the beginning of the series, followed by writings in alphabetical order by title. The remainder of the series is loosely arranged by type of writing such as captions for paintings, lectures, notes, reports, and writings by others.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages,  and duplicates.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series contains writings by Chiura Obata, including 3 diaries, mostly from his time at Topaz incarceration camp; handwritten and typescript drafts of lectures; notes; and essays. Most of the writings, especially the lectures, are about art, but there are some writings about his experience inside the incarceration camps. Some writings were probably delivered to classes, but it is not clear if they were lectures or essays. There is a batch of Japanese and English translations of captions for a series of paintings by Obata. Also included in this series are writings by others on issues related to second generation Japanese Americans, as well as translations of the Japanese text accompanying Obata's paintings. Many of the writings are in Japanese.