Donation book, funeral of Kunie Tonomura, 1959.

Donation book, funeral of Kunie Tonomura, 1959.

Description

Title Proper Donation book, funeral of Kunie Tonomura, 1959.
Date(s) 1959
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 Kuni Tonomura’s funeral, held May 6, 1959. She was 89 years old. The book contains record of the guest names and gifts (pages 1-12), of the meal plan (page 13), and of the first seven day ceremony (a week after the funeral, shonanoka) (page 14). On the front cover,the name “Kaori Murakata” is written in large and Kuni Tonomura is written in smaller calligraphy 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.

Metadata

Title

Donation book, funeral of Kunie Tonomura, 1959.
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