Donation book, funeral of Sadaji Tonomura, 1929.

Donation book, funeral of Sadaji Tonomura, 1929.

Description

Title Proper Donation book, funeral of Sadaji Tonomura, 1929.
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1929
General material designation
This item has an indeterminable GMD—digital object is not available at this time.
Scope and content
This is a visitor book for Sadaji Tonomura’s funeral, held on 4 August 1929. He was 96 years old. This was folded inside item 1995.125.2.7.1. The book contains record of the duties of each person during the funeral (pages 1-2), of the meal plan and ceremonial procedure (pages 3-4), and a list of guests names and gifts (pages 5-10). On the front cover,the name “Makoto Sawa” is written in large, with Sadaji Tonomura written in smaller writing in the bottom corner. It is possible that the family followed the tradition of changing an individual’s name after 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.
This record was not digitized.

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Donation book, funeral of Sadaji Tonomura, 1929.
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