Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Harumichi, Yatsuhashi, 1886- 1982
| title | Yatsuhashi Harumichi Family Papers 1907-1976 |
| repository | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives |
| description | The Yatsuhashi Harumichi Family Papers (1906-1976) document the professional and personal lives of a Japanese-American family in Boston during the twentieth century. The patriarch, Yatsuhashi Harumichi (1886-1982), was an influential Asian art dealer and the papers also document the professional experiences of Asian art dealers in the United States during the early and mid 20th century. Mr. Yatsuhashi worked at the antiquities firm of Yamanaka & Company before starting his own Asian antiquities shop in 1945. Included in the papers, portions in Japanese, are correspondence; catalogues relating to the Alien Property Custodian's 1944 liquidation of Yamanaka & Company's New York branch's holdings; photographs depicting art objects and shop interiors, the Yatsuhashi family; Yamanaka & Company, and extended family, friends, and colleagues; and items belonging to Mr. Yatsuhashi's wife, Shigeki, and some of their children. |
| extent | 8.25 linear feet |
| formats | Business Records Personal Papers Correspondence Catalogs |
| access | Access is by appointment only, Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please contact the Archives to make an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of James Arthur Marinaccio, 1994 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:32 |
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