Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hibi, Hisako, 1907-1991
label: Collection Creator
content: Hibi, Matsusaburo George, 1886-1947
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content: Hisako Hibi and Matsusaburo "George" Hibi papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear feet (Boxes 1-2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-2022
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hibihisa, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The folders in this series are arranged in alphabetical order. A few folders of "First Names Only" correspondents are grouped together towards the end of the series, along with one folder of unidentified correspondents whose letters were written in Japanese.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the material in this series has been digitized, except for duplicates.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series includes personal and professional correspondence between the Hibis and their friends, colleagues, museums, galleries, and other institutions. Some of the later correspondence is addressed to their daughter Ibuki Lee. Correspondence with museums and art organizations is often related to exhibitions the Hibis participated or were featured in as well as the loans and donations of paintings. Especially noteworthy are the letters between Matsusaburo "George" Hibi and the artist Michael Chepourkoff during the Hibi family's time at the Topaz incarceration camp during World War II. Other notable correspondents include Alan Lau, Mine Okubo, and Helen Salz. There are quite a few handmade cards by various correspondents scattered throughout the series.