Family Funeral Arrangements; 1929, 1959

Family Funeral Arrangements; 1929, 1959

Description

Title Proper Family Funeral Arrangements; 1929, 1959
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1929–1959
General material designation
From this file, LOI has digitized 4 textual records and other records.
Scope and content
This is an artificially created file that consists of twine-bound visitor books from two Tonomura family member funerals, in 1929 and 1959. This includes four seemingly hand-made notebooks listing event arrangements, guests, and donation and/or gift amount (koden). These documents have the name of the deceased and an additional name, suggesting that the family followed a Japanese tradition of giving the the deceased a new name following their passing.
Name of creator
The Tonomura family created these records.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Metadata

Title

Family Funeral Arrangements; 1929, 1959
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Terminology

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