Aiko Takita and Miyeko Takita papers
Content Description
Dates
- circa 1928-1946
Creator
- Takita, Miyeko, 1924- (Author)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
2.71 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Biographical / Historical
Miyeko Takita earned graduate degrees in Library Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. She worked for the United States Army as a librarian at Heidelberg University and after was accepted as a Fulbright Scholar at Keio University in Japan, where she met chemist Masato Tanabe. Upon moving to San Francisco, the two married and eventually had three children: Robert (Sukie) Tanabe, Kenneth (Michele) Tanabe, and Michiko Tanabe.
Processing Information
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Source
- Vigilante Rare Documents (Bookseller)
Creator
- Takita, Miyeko, 1924- (Author)
- Takita, Aiko, 1926- (Author)
- Title
- Guide to the Aiko Takita and Miyeko Takita Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- July 2019, updated January 2021, November 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 2021: Finding aid revised to replace outdated or harmful descriptive language. See the processing note for more information.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
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