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The Hawaii War Records Depository (HWRD), which was established at the University of Hawaii Library in 1943, is an extensive collection of materials that document life in Hawaii during World War II. The HWRD includes 880 photographs taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the U.S. Navy during World War II. These photographs, taken between 1941 and 1946, document the impact of World War II in Hawaii. They depict Army and Navy activities in Hawaii and illustrate the military's relationship with Hawaii's civilian population. The Hawai'i War Records Depository (HWRD) holds approximately 1,000 newspaper photographs clearly identified as being from the Honolulu Star Bulletin and 330 photographs…

A collection of black and white photographs of scenic sites and identifiable landmarks in Hawaii. Images are from a variety of albums and scrapbooks acquired by or donated to the University of Hawaii Library Hawaiian Collection. If captions or notes were available those have been used to "title" the photos. Descriptive titles were provided when no captions or notes were present.

Scrapbook containing photographs taken in Hawaii by Hazel Williams Gill between June 8, 1929 and June 21, 1930. Also contains other memorabilia of her Los Angeles-Hawaii round-trip such as cruise ship menus and programs, map, passenger lists, postcards, telegram, and baggage tag. Additional photographs and newspaper clippings also added to scrapbook after the completion of the trip.

The site contains images of graphic designs used in Japanese advertisements during the 1920s.The images were published in 1928 as supplements to the publication, Shoten zuan senshu 商店図案撰集(advertisement designs) by the now-defunct Shotenkai 商店界. The Library accession record indicates that the supplement was donated by Bishop Yemyo Imamura Memorial Library of Honpa Honguanji Hawaii 本派本願寺in 1939.No information is available on individual graphic designs. The titles were created by the Library Asia Collection staff to identify each image. All the categories have been assigned by the Asia Collection staff based on the image.ResourcesNanba, Koji 難波功士, “Showa…

This collection of images is based on the slide images and research material produced and gathered by Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond in 1983. The original material consists of a 3-ring binder of slides and text titled A Pictorial Illustration of Hawaiian Kalo Varieties at Lyon Arboretum with descriptions from Taro Varieties in Hawaii.The binder contains a dedication page which reads:This project is dedicated to Don Anderson.His lifes work has been devoted to the collection, propagation, identification, and preservation of kalo.I thank him for his support and willingness to share his knowledge.[Author's] Abstract: This project was undertaken with the intent of contributing to the existing…

The Korean War, a conflict between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), resulted in the loss of at least 2.5 million lives. The war escalated to international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, led by the United States, intervened on behalf of South Korea, while the People’s Republic of China supported North Korea. After over a million combat casualties on both sides, the fighting ceased in July 1953, leaving Korea divided into two hostile states. Subsequent negotiations in 1954 failed to produce further agreements, solidifying the front line as the de…

Research materials on the anatomy of the pineapple, Ananas cosmosus (L.) Merr.. Volume II - The Vegetative Organs before Floral Differentiation and Volume III ... Original research files from Beatrice R. Krauss used to write the following articles: Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Pineapple, Ananas comosus (L.) Merr Merr. I. Introduction, Organography, the Stem, and the Lateral Branch or Axillary Buds Botanical Gazette, Vol. 110, No. 2 (Dec., 1948), pp. 159-217, Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2472485 Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Pineapple, Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. (Continued) II. The Leaf Botanical Gazette, Vol. 110, No. 3 (Mar., 1949), pp. 333-404, Stable URL:…

The album contains the passport applications for 165 people who wished to return to their native country. Every person was required to submit a photograph, and details on where they were born and when, what work they did in Russia, year and name of ship on which they came to Hawaii, what work they did here, how many children, and their religion.

A collection of black and white and hand-colored photographs of scenic sites and identifiable landmarks in Hawaii, programs, tickets, etc. Scrapbook documents the summer trip of "Miss Rae Chadwick and Miss Norma Stewart, Weber county school teachers" who travelled on the S.S. Malolo to Hawaii in 1935. The scrapbook was acquired by or donated to the University of Hawaii Library Hawaiian Collection. If captions or notes were available those have been used to "title" the photos. Descriptive titles were provided when no captions or notes were present. Each image is numbered [in brackets] so that browsing will simulate paging through the album. Location: UH Manoa: Hamilton Hawaiian Rare-Library…