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Yeichi Nimura talks about his immigration status Yeichi Nimura speaks with Anton Dolin ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Asami Maki ; Yeichi Nimura talks about kabuki ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Tadahiko Hayashi ; Yeichi Nimura talks about Japanese dance.

Title
Yeichi Nimura talks about his immigration status [sound recording] : Yeichi Nimura speaks with Anton Dolin ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Asami Maki ; Yeichi Nimura talks about kabuki ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Tadahiko Hayashi ; Yeichi Nimura talks about Japanese dance.
Author
Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.
Publication
1955.

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Additional Authors
  • Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983.
  • Maki, Asami.
  • Hayashi, Tadahiko, 1918-1990.
  • Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. dnr
  • Oral history archive.
Found In
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Description
2 sound discs (ca. 128 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Yeichi Nimura speaks with Anton Dolin.
  • Yeichi Nimura speaks with Asami Maki.
  • Yeichi Nimura talks about Kabuki.
  • Yeichi Nimura speaks with Tadahiko Hayashi.
  • Yeichi Nimura talks about Japanese dance.
  • Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Note
  • The two discs consists of six recordings from separate occasions.
  • Disc 1, in English: Tracks 1 (ca. 3:30 min.) to 6 are recordings of a consultation between Yeichi Nimura and a government investigator, Friedman (first name unidentified), regarding Nimura's immigration status. The notes in the original container indicate that this part of the recording was made in July 1955.
  • Disc 1, in English: On track 7, there is a very brief recording of an informal conversation between Yeichi Nimura and, apparently, Anton Dolin. The notes in the original container indicate that this part of the recording was made in February 1955.
  • Disc 1, in Japanese: Tracks 7-10 are recordings of an informal, general conversation about dance between Yeichi Nimura and Asami Maki, Director, Asami Maki Ballet Company. The notes in the original container indicate that this part of the recording was made in February 1955. The rest of the recording on this disc is a radio broadcast of music.
  • Disc 2, in Japanese: Tracks 1 (ca. 1:25 min.) to 6 are recordings of an informal conversation between Yeichi Nimura and Kanagawa (first name unidentified) about kabuki and administration, with reference to Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians. The notes in the original container indicate that this part of the recording was made in July 1955.
  • Disc 2, in Japanese: Tracks 6-7 are recordings of an informal, general conversation between Yeichi Nimura and a photographer, Tadahiko Hayashi, from Sanyo Keizai Newspaper and the Japanese art magazine Geijutsu Shincho. Nimura states in the recording that the recording was made on August 11, 1955.
  • Disc 2, in Japanese. Tracks 8-13 are recordings of an informal gathering between Yeichi Nimura, a dance costume maker, Izutsu (first name unidentified), Tanaka (first name unidentified), and (Yasuharu or Yasuji ?) Nishiyama. They talk about Japanese history, dance costume, and Shinto dance.
  • The sound quality is good.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System Details (note)
  • Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 128 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half-track; originally recorded in 1955) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Source (note)
  • Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura
Language (note)
  • Disc 1 in English and Japanese.
  • Disc 2 in Japanese.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2646
OCLC
722899912
Author
Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.
Title
Yeichi Nimura talks about his immigration status [sound recording] : Yeichi Nimura speaks with Anton Dolin ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Asami Maki ; Yeichi Nimura talks about kabuki ; Yeichi Nimura speaks with Tadahiko Hayashi ; Yeichi Nimura talks about Japanese dance.
Imprint
1955.
Funding
Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System Details
Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 128 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half-track; originally recorded in 1955) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Language
Disc 1 in English and Japanese.
Disc 2 in Japanese.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2646
The identification of the events, speakers, and dates is based on the handwritten notes in the original container. There is a handwritten note regarding the recording included in the container holding the archival original.
Source
Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD
Added Author
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983.
Maki, Asami.
Hayashi, Tadahiko, 1918-1990.
Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. Donor
Oral history archive.
Added Title
Yeichi Nimura speaks with Anton Dolin.
Yeichi Nimura speaks with Asami Maki.
Yeichi Nimura talks about Kabuki.
Yeichi Nimura speaks with Tadahiko Hayashi.
Yeichi Nimura talks about Japanese dance.
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2646
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