Mamoru Oishi Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Oishi, Mamoru, 1918-1993
label: Names
content: United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service
topic: label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Karen Oishi, 2015.
creator: label: Creator
content: Oishi, Mamoru, 1918-1993
setName: label: See more items in
content: Mamoru Oishi Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Oishi, a Nisei soldier, was recruited into the Military Intelligence Service, a unit primarily composed of Japanese Americans who were trained as linguists. Graduates of the MIS language school were attached to other military units and performed translation, interpretation, and interrogation services. WIth the MIS, Oishi spent time in Hawaii, Minnesota, New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1941-1962
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collected by the Division of Armed Forces History (now Division of Political and Military History), National Museum of American History and transferred to the Archives Center in 2017.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1420
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Maps
label: Type
content: Identity cards
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Booklets
label: Type
content: Guidebooks
label: Type
content: Dictionaries
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Maps -- 1940-1959.
label: Genre/Form
content: Identity cards -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Booklets -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Guidebooks -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Dictionaries -- 1940-1950
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection includes a photograph album containing photographs documenting Oishi's experiences as a Japanese American soldier during World War II and his time with the Military Intelligence Service; identification cards; maps and guidebooks; booklets issued to soldiers; language dictionaries; and miscellany.