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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION photo & 1. Greeting card n.d. photo greeting card 2. Photo - Hiroshi Yasuma - 8 yrs. old FILE LOCATION Series 320 - General Correspondence YASUMA, Kokan - Box 836 RESTRICTION CODES (A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library GSA FORM 7122 (7.72) COPY January 27, 1958 PERSONAL Dear Mr. Yasuma: I greatly appreciate your thought- Yasuma, Kokan - folder fulness in commissioning your friend, Mr. Bunji Mitsui, to paint my portrait. Mr. Mitsui's artistic skill is quite evident and the fact that the portrait is painted on x. Gift. Japanese paper and mounted on "Kin Ran" gold bro- cade, makes it an exceptionally fine gift indeed - one which will be a constant reminder of your kind- ness. I wish to thank you for your gener- ous comments in your letter of December 19 and, more especially, for your expression of friendship. My family joins me in extending our very best wishes to you and your family. Sincerely, Richard Nixon Mr. Kokan Yasuma Osr 1932 Nirazaki-cho Nirazaki City Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan GMH Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library 19 Dec., 1957 Hon. Mr. Richard Nixon Office of the Vice President Washington, D.C., U.S.A. read. 31 Dear Mr. Richard Nixon: Since I have often read articles about you on newspapers, I can imagine how busy you are. I hope you have been well. Well, an artist, Mr. Bunji Mitsui finally has finished your portrait through the picture sent by you the other day. He tried very hard to put your great personality into it. Especially he had some trouble with the colours of your hair and eyes, but fortumately Mr. McArthur, U.S. Ambas- sador to Japan, kindly advised us and saved us the trouble. The paper used in the protarit is a hand-made one produced in Echigo, a well-known hand-made paper making place. Since the portmait is a Japanese painting, I had a frame ordered especially suitable to your portrait, and the cloths used were made in Kyoto (they are called "Kin Ran"-gold brocade). I will be very, very happy if you like the potrait. May I ask you to put a plate glass for the frame? May I wish you and your family a Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year? Sincerely yours, Kokan Gamana Yasuma 1932 Nirazaki-cho, Nirazaki City Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan ( Jasuma Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library FEB 20 1958 Hon. Mr. Richard Nixon Washington D. C. U. S. A. February 15, 1958 Mr. Richard Nixon: Thank you very much for your kind letter dated 27 Jan., 1958, and I am very glad to know that the picture painted by Mr. Bunji Mitsui pleased you so much. I am very happy if you could kindly spare your time and write a few words to Mr. Mitsui. He will be much delighted and honored to have a note from you. His address is : Mr. Bunji Mitsui 73 Kinuta-cho, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. One of my intimate friends, Dr. Tetsuo Suami, professor at Keio University in Tokyo, is now stay- ing in America, invited by Philadelphia University. He says he will visit Washington, and if he will visit you there, I hope you will kindly see him. These days we read in the papers that presi- dents and premiers of Southeast Asia and dignitar- ies of other countries are visiting Japan. We remember even now those great impressions you gave to Japanese people when you visited our country a few years ago, and we hope that you will have an opportunity of coming to the East SO that we may renew the remembrance of you and we may again have the please of coming into contact with your fine and great character. Very sincerely yours, M Kokan Yasuma Letter to niteni sant ga 27, 58. g/H Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library RECEIVED JUL11198/ Card OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESHORNT Hon. Mr. Richard Nixon Office of The Vice President Wishington D. C. U. S. A. fice July 7, i957 Honorable sir: The two pictures of yours which you kindly sent me were duly received on June i0. I hope Mr. Mitsui, artist, will reproduce a very fine portrait of yours soon. He says that he will finish it in two months, so please let me send it to you as soon as it is finished. We appreciate your kindness accepting our request, though you are so busy in your official as well as private life. Wishing sincerely happiness and excellent health on you and yours, Very sincerely yours, K. Gasuned Kokan Yasuma Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library COPY May 29, 1957 Mr. Kokan Yasuma Principal of the Yamanashi Kindergarten 1932 Nirasaki City, Yamanashi-Ken Japan Dear Mr. Yasuma: On behalf of the Vice President, I would like to acknowledge your letter of May 17 telling him of Mr. Mitsui's plans to do a portrait of him. I will certainly inform the Vice President of this and I know he will be very pleased and honored to have the portrait. a secture Yasuma, Kokan folder bjp I am afraid we do not have the kind of picture of the Vice President described in your letter, but I am enclosing two which I hope will be satisfactory. You may be sure he will appreciate your writing as you did and I know that he would want me to extend his best wishes to you. Sincerely, Robert L. King Assistant to the Vice President Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library Hon. Mr. Richard Nixon ECEIVED Office of The Vice President Washinfton, D. C. MAY 211957 U. S. A. the VICE PRESIDENT OFFICE of May 17, 1957 Dear Mr. Nixon: My close friend Mr. Bunji Mitsui had seen your picture which was sent by you to my son Hiroshi last year. And he wishes to present a portrait to you. Mr. Mitsui is a distinguished portrait painter who has been very well known for his use of Japan- ese brush and of silk canvas instead of ordinary one. I am very certain that your great figure will be created beautifully by his sensitive hand. The size of your portrait in upper half figure will be two by two and a half feet. However, your picture with which I have been honored to decorate my living room is a little too small and only the high upper part of your figure. For the purpose of portray you, if you can send me one with your figure above waist in larger size and in colour ( if possible ) Iwill be very happy. Please send my best wishes to your family. Sincerely yours, Kokan Yasuma Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library COPY January 18, 1957 Dear Friends: My family and I deeply appreciate your friendly thought for us at Christmastime. The beautiful gifts that you had your friend, Mr. Noguchi, deliver for you brought us special pleasure, but best of all was the excellent pic- ture of Hiroshki. He certainly is a fine looking young man and we were pleased that the photograph was included in the package. You may be sure the especially fine glass blown pieces were greatly admired by our friends at the holiday time. We were particularly proud to tell them about the Yasuma family and of their continued kindness to us. Mrs. Nixon and the girls join me in thanking you for remembrances and we all send you our very best wishes. Sincerely, Rnr Richard Nixon Mr. and Mrs. Kokan Yasuma 1932 Nirasaki City Yamanashi-Ken, Japan BN/gmh Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library 24d JIRO NOGUCHI President Yamanashi Newspaper Co. Radio Yamanashi Co. Kofu Japan Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library COPY April 7, 1955 Mr. Kokan Yasuma 1853 Welton Street Denver 2, Colorado Dear Mr. Yasuma: I am acknowledging your letter of March 26, as well as your wire of April 4 to Miss Cox, inasmuch as the Vice President and Mrs. Nixon left Washington today for a few days of well de- served rest and will not return until some time after the middle of the month. I know the Vice President will be sorry to have missed you and would want me to wish you a happy journey homeward. Sincerely, Robert L. King Assistant to the Vice President RIK:de Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library CLASS OF SERVICE WESTERN UNION SYMBOLS This is a fast message DL = Day Letter unless its deferred char- NL = Night Letter acter is indicated by the TELEGRAM 1201 LT= International proper symbol. Letter Telegram W.P. marshall. PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination RA331 SA398 KB420 K-DVF417 NL PD AR=DENVER COLO 4= 1955 APR 4 PM 7 04 MISS COX= OFFICE VICE PRESIDENT WASHDC= WOULD LIKE HAVE ANSWER TO MY LETTER OF MAR 28TH FROM HON NIXSON= YASUMA= II Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE 1853Welton Street, Denver 2, Colorado. March 26th 1955. Hon. Mr. Richard Nixon, Pc. Office of the Vice-President, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Nixon; Sincerely appreciated for your kindest letter dated on March 17th, 1955 , which I have received in Denver on 23rd instant. Even while I was in Chicago, Illinois, I had hoped very much to make a visit to Washington, D. C. in order to study something of the Association of International Childhood and similar educational bodies. However, Because of my limited personal monetary holdings, which barely able to make the home-bound through Los Angeles on April 13th, I have given up my hope of a visit to Washington, D. C. However, if I am not asking you too much favor, I shall be most grateful if you will be so good as to find me some sponsers in the educational field who may be ableto make my Washington trip possible by for- warding me around $250.00? Then, I will be able to leave Denver around April 4th, 1955 by plane to Washi- ngton and be ableto return to Los Angeles for my sche- duled sailing date. Please forgive me if I am troubling you too much, but, I have no one else to ask about such a thing at this urgent moment. Enclosed herewith, please find a reprint of our kindergarden history and about my activities. Yours most sincerely Klyona Kokan Yasuma Excutive Director Japan Kindergarden and Nursery Education. Institute. (over) Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library P. S. Will you, kindly send my letter addressed to Mr. Kokan Yasuma, C P Dr. K. K. Miyamoto, 1952 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library Mr. Kokan Yasuma has been a leader and great contributor toward child education in Japan. He has always pioneered in the educational methods and policy of educating young children. He has also devoted a great part of his energy and interest in educating teachers for kindergarten, nursery school and general child education. He has not overlooked the necessity of influencing the mothers in the homes of the importance of home culture and education and the influence on present conditions of Japan today. In 1929, he came to the United States to study child education and brought with him, beautiful Japanese "furisore" dolls as a gesture of good will and emissary of further friendship between Japan and the United States. He traveled all over the United States and at one time, he had the distinguished honor of meet- ing the First Lady, Mrs. Herbert Hoover at the White House and he dedicated one of the dolls to her, representing Japan. In 1951, when he again visited the United States, for the purpose of studying child education and institutes, he visited the Mayor of San Francisco and promised the dedication of the Peace Lantern to the city in commemoration of the Peace Treaty signed between the two countries. In October, 1952, fulfilling his promise and invited by the Mayor of San Francisco, Mr. Robinson, and with the support of the child education institute and mothers throughout Japan, Lantern of Peace was brought to San Francisco by Mr. Yasuma, accompanied by two representative children and their mothers for the dedication ceremony in San Francisco. Mr. Yasuma had accomplished grepative at the peoples of Japan and the United States. History of the Japan Kindergarten and Nursery Education Institute National Mothers' Association of Childhood Education In 1929 Mr. Yasuma, as a special official of the Ministry of Education, in order to study first hand knowledge of highly developed elementary and nursery school techniques, was sent to America, England, Germany and France. Upon his return, he entered the Department of Social Work of the "Osaka Maninichi", one of the foremost leading newspapers in Japan, to disseminate his learnings from his trip abroad. By and by, the significance of nursery school education and its function in society began to be recognized, and in October 1936, the first national convention of nursery school teachers in Japan was held in Osaka, where approximately 3,000 teachers participated in the seminars and discussions on various topics of education. From this convention Mr. Yasuma was sent to Tokyo and established the Institute of Kindergarten & Nursery Education in the Education Bldg. of Japan, to improve and carry out various reforms in Nursery School Education. In conjunction with the above mentioned institute, the National Mothers' Association of Childhood Education, which helped mothers educate their children in homes, was established in 1938 with Mr. Yasuma as the chief director. This Association developed quickly and before long the total members numbered about 200, 000. The Mrs. Noriko Hirohashi, (Countess, the second daughter of Prince Nashimoto) was chosen as the president and still today serves in this capacity. Some of the activities of the association have been to sponsor seminars, lectures and discussion meetings for teachers and mothers, annual con- ventions in spring and autumns, and to publish monthly reviews and educational books. In 1943, work was began for the unfortunate children of a war-torn country. In due time, all facilities were damaged and lost by the war, as were other kindergartens and day nurseries throughout Japan. In December, 1945 right after the termination of the War a temporary office in Toyotama Kindergarten in Tokyo was opened where the organization is now in progress in rebuilding itself and in the making of new facilities. Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library PICTORIAL HISTORY To our great regret, most of our records and pictures were damaged and lost in the last war. These pictures are only a part of it. 2 1 4 3 5 6 8 7 9 1. Research at Tokyo Peers' Club. May 1938. 2. Seminar at Japan Red Cross. August 1938. 3. The First General Meeting. The President's address (Countess Hirohashi) May 1, 1939. 4. Princess Lee and the wife of the Mayor of Tokyo at the first general meeting. May 1, 1939. 5. Members who were invited by Prince Nashimoto in recognition of their remarkable contribution to education. June 5, 1939. 6. International Children's Goodwill Meeting at Toshima Park. All the foreign children who resided in Tokyo were invited and about 90,000 Japanese children participated. October 1939. 7. Chief-Director Yasuma at International Children's Goodwill Meeting. October 1939. 8. Recreation program in Spring at Ueno Park. where 30,000 children and teachers participated. May 1941. 9. Recreation program of children of the Kindergarten and Nursery School at the Toshima Park in Tokyo. About 150,000 joined in this gathering. October 20, 1941. 10. Seminar in education held at Ueno Elementary School in Tokyo. From left to right in front row are: Baron Suzuki, lecturer; Reproduced at the Presidential GhiffaRyrector. July 1941. COPY March 17, 1955 State Dear Mr. Yasuma: This is the first opportunity I have had since my return from the trip to the Central American countries to get to my correspondence; consequently, the delay in replying to your letter of February 17 with regard to your contemplated trip to Washington. I shall, of course, look forward to having the opportunity of seeing you again and would suggest that you contact Miss Cox of my office, as she will know what my schedule is, and will be glad to arrange a time which will be mutually satisfactory. In the event you should wish to call beforehand, the telephone mmber is NAtional 8-3120, Extension 1526. With all good wishes, Sincerely, Richard Nixon RN:de Mr. Kokan Yasuma 4060 South Ellis Avenue Chicago 15, Illinois Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library THE JAPAN KINDERGARTEN AND NURSERY EDUCATION INSTITUTE National Mothers' Association of Childhood Education Foreign Visitors' Home Project Committee Tokyo office Toyotama Kindergarten Tel. (95) 5982 No.291,1-chome, Nishiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. February 17, 1955 The Honorable Mr. Richard Nixon Vice President of United States Washington 25, D. C. Dear sir, I wish to thank you for your very kind and gracious letter of September last. Mrs. Yasuma and my son, Hiroshi, went back to Japan last October. I believe those five months that they were able to stay and learn at the kindergarte of Whittier College brought them the greatest benefit and happiness. We shall never forget the favors which you and Dr. Paul S. Smith, Chancellor at Whittier, extended to us. After visiting Northern California, I have come to Chicago where I am staying. If it is possible I am planning to come to Washington D. C. and have the pleasure of meeting you. Sincerely yours, Donone Kokan Yasuma 4060 South Ellis are. Chicago 15, Ill. KY/ms Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library COPY Mr. Kokan Yasuma 441 North Painter Avenue August 3, 1954 Sept Whittier, California Dear Mr. Yasuma: I wish to thank you for your recent letter stating that you, your wife and son ex- pect to visit Washington in early September and would like to call on me. I shall, of course, be glad to see you if I am in the city at that time. However, be- cause I expect to do some campaigning during the months of September and October, there is a pos- sibility I may not be in Washington while you are here. I would suggest that you call Miss Cox of my office (NAtional 8-3120, Extension 1526) up- on your arrival, as she will know what my schedule is at that time. In the event I am away, she will be glad to be of any assistance to you. in making your visit to Washington a pleasant one. With all good wishes, Sincerely, Richard Nixon RN:dc Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library 441 N. Painter Avenue, Whittier, California Hon. Richard Nixon, vice president Washington D.C. Early Sept Dear Mr. Vice-President, Thank you very much for meeting my wife, my son Hiroshi and myself when you came to Whittier College on June 12th. I came to the United States in 1930 for the purpose of goodwill between the United States and Japan, visiting Whittier and giving the city a Japanese doll. At that time, I received a very warm welcome from many people in Whittier and to show my appreciation, I donated two stone lanterns to the city in 1931. I believe you know the fact that one of these stone lantern is still standing in the Whittier College campus. I have been fortunate in visiting Whittier for four times in my life. Through the kind invitation of President Smith of Whittier College we came to Whittier again on May 17th to attend the Broad- oaks Kindergarten. In the early part of September we are hoping to visit Washington D. C. I realize your work keeps you very busy but we will be very greatly honored if you can see us even for a few minutes. We would also like to visit the White House for I'm sure it would serve as one of our fondest memories of our visit to the United States. Sincerely yours, Kyomind Kokan Yasuma Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library

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    "ocrText": "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nDOCUMENT\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nphoto &\n1. Greeting card\nn.d.\nphoto\ngreeting card\n2. Photo - Hiroshi Yasuma - 8 yrs. old\nFILE LOCATION\nSeries 320 - General Correspondence\nYASUMA, Kokan - Box 836\nRESTRICTION CODES\n(A) Closed by Executive Order 11652 governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nGSA FORM 7122 (7.72)\nCOPY\nJanuary 27, 1958\nPERSONAL\nDear Mr. Yasuma:\nI greatly appreciate your thought-\nYasuma, Kokan - folder\nfulness in commissioning your friend, Mr. Bunji\nMitsui, to paint my portrait.\nMr. Mitsui's artistic skill is quite\nevident and the fact that the portrait is painted on\nx. Gift.\nJapanese paper and mounted on \"Kin Ran\" gold bro-\ncade, makes it an exceptionally fine gift indeed -\none which will be a constant reminder of your kind-\nness.\nI wish to thank you for your gener-\nous comments in your letter of December 19 and,\nmore especially, for your expression of friendship.\nMy family joins me in extending our\nvery best wishes to you and your family.\nSincerely,\nRichard Nixon\nMr. Kokan Yasuma\nOsr\n1932 Nirazaki-cho\nNirazaki City\nYamanashi Prefecture, Japan\nGMH\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\n19 Dec., 1957\nHon. Mr. Richard Nixon\nOffice of the Vice President\nWashington, D.C., U.S.A.\nread. 31\nDear Mr. Richard Nixon:\nSince I have often read articles about you on newspapers, I can imagine\nhow busy you are. I hope you have been well.\nWell, an artist, Mr. Bunji Mitsui finally has finished your portrait\nthrough the picture sent by you the other day. He tried very hard to put\nyour great personality into it. Especially he had some trouble with the\ncolours of your hair and eyes, but fortumately Mr. McArthur, U.S. Ambas-\nsador to Japan, kindly advised us and saved us the trouble.\nThe paper used in the protarit is a hand-made one produced in Echigo,\na well-known hand-made paper making place. Since the portmait is a Japanese\npainting, I had a frame ordered especially suitable to your portrait, and the\ncloths used were made in Kyoto (they are called \"Kin Ran\"-gold brocade).\nI will be very, very happy if you like the potrait. May I ask you to\nput a plate glass for the frame?\nMay I wish you and your family a Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy\nNew Year?\nSincerely yours, Kokan Gamana Yasuma\n1932 Nirazaki-cho,\nNirazaki City\nYamanashi Prefecture,\nJapan\n( Jasuma\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nFEB 20 1958\nHon. Mr. Richard Nixon\nWashington D. C.\nU. S. A.\nFebruary 15, 1958\nMr. Richard Nixon:\nThank you very much for your kind letter dated\n27 Jan., 1958, and I am very glad to know that the\npicture painted by Mr. Bunji Mitsui pleased you so\nmuch.\nI am very happy if you could kindly spare\nyour time and write a few words to Mr. Mitsui. He\nwill be much delighted and honored to have a note\nfrom you. His address is :\nMr. Bunji Mitsui\n73 Kinuta-cho, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.\nOne of my intimate friends, Dr. Tetsuo Suami,\nprofessor at Keio University in Tokyo, is now stay-\ning in America, invited by Philadelphia University.\nHe says he will visit Washington, and if he will\nvisit you there, I hope you will kindly see him.\nThese days we read in the papers that presi-\ndents and premiers of Southeast Asia and dignitar-\nies of other countries are visiting Japan. We\nremember even now those great impressions you gave\nto Japanese people when you visited our country a\nfew years ago, and we hope that you will have an\nopportunity of coming to the East SO that we may\nrenew the remembrance of you and we may again have\nthe please of coming into contact with your fine\nand great character.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM Kokan Yasuma\nLetter to niteni sant ga 27, 58.\ng/H\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nRECEIVED JUL11198/\nCard\nOFFICE OF THE VICE PRESHORNT\nHon. Mr. Richard Nixon\nOffice of The Vice President\nWishington D. C.\nU. S. A.\nfice\nJuly 7, i957\nHonorable sir:\nThe two pictures of yours which you kindly\nsent me were duly received on June i0. I hope\nMr. Mitsui, artist, will reproduce a very fine\nportrait of yours soon. He says that he will\nfinish it in two months, so please let me send it\nto you as soon as it is finished. We appreciate\nyour kindness accepting our request, though you\nare so busy in your official as well as private life.\nWishing sincerely happiness and excellent\nhealth on you and yours,\nVery sincerely yours,\nK. Gasuned\nKokan Yasuma\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nCOPY\nMay 29, 1957\nMr. Kokan Yasuma\nPrincipal of the Yamanashi Kindergarten\n1932 Nirasaki City, Yamanashi-Ken\nJapan\nDear Mr. Yasuma:\nOn behalf of the Vice President, I would\nlike to acknowledge your letter of May 17 telling\nhim of Mr. Mitsui's plans to do a portrait of him.\nI will certainly inform the Vice President of this\nand I know he will be very pleased and honored to\nhave the portrait.\na secture\nYasuma, Kokan folder bjp\nI am afraid we do not have the kind of\npicture of the Vice President described in your\nletter, but I am enclosing two which I hope will be\nsatisfactory.\nYou may be sure he will appreciate your\nwriting as you did and I know that he would want me\nto extend his best wishes to you.\nSincerely,\nRobert L. King\nAssistant to the Vice President\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nHon. Mr. Richard Nixon\nECEIVED\nOffice of The Vice President\nWashinfton, D. C.\nMAY 211957\nU. S. A.\nthe\nVICE\nPRESIDENT\nOFFICE\nof\nMay 17, 1957\nDear Mr. Nixon:\nMy close friend Mr. Bunji Mitsui had seen your\npicture which was sent by you to my son Hiroshi\nlast year. And he wishes to present a portrait to\nyou. Mr. Mitsui is a distinguished portrait painter\nwho has been very well known for his use of Japan-\nese brush and of silk canvas instead of ordinary\none.\nI am very certain that your great figure will\nbe created beautifully by his sensitive hand. The\nsize of your portrait in upper half figure will be\ntwo by two and a half feet.\nHowever, your picture with which I have been\nhonored to decorate my living room is a little too\nsmall and only the high upper part of your figure.\nFor the purpose of portray you, if you can send\nme one with your figure above waist in larger size\nand in colour ( if possible ) Iwill be very happy.\nPlease send my best wishes to your family.\nSincerely yours,\nKokan Yasuma\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nCOPY\nJanuary 18, 1957\nDear Friends:\nMy family and I deeply appreciate\nyour friendly thought for us at Christmastime.\nThe beautiful gifts that you had your friend, Mr.\nNoguchi, deliver for you brought us special\npleasure, but best of all was the excellent pic-\nture of Hiroshki. He certainly is a fine looking\nyoung man and we were pleased that the photograph\nwas included in the package.\nYou may be sure the especially\nfine glass blown pieces were greatly admired by\nour friends at the holiday time. We were particularly\nproud to tell them about the Yasuma family and of\ntheir continued kindness to us.\nMrs. Nixon and the girls join me in\nthanking you for remembrances and we all send you\nour very best wishes.\nSincerely,\nRnr\nRichard Nixon\nMr. and Mrs. Kokan Yasuma\n1932 Nirasaki City\nYamanashi-Ken, Japan\nBN/gmh\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\n24d\nJIRO NOGUCHI\nPresident\nYamanashi Newspaper Co.\nRadio Yamanashi Co.\nKofu Japan\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nCOPY\nApril 7, 1955\nMr. Kokan Yasuma\n1853 Welton Street\nDenver 2, Colorado\nDear Mr. Yasuma:\nI am acknowledging your letter of March\n26, as well as your wire of April 4 to Miss Cox,\ninasmuch as the Vice President and Mrs. Nixon\nleft Washington today for a few days of well de-\nserved rest and will not return until some time\nafter the middle of the month.\nI know the Vice President will be sorry\nto have missed you and would want me to wish you\na happy journey homeward.\nSincerely,\nRobert L. King\nAssistant to the Vice President\nRIK:de\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nCLASS OF SERVICE\nWESTERN UNION\nSYMBOLS\nThis is a fast message\nDL = Day Letter\nunless its deferred char-\nNL = Night Letter\nacter is indicated by the\nTELEGRAM\n1201\nLT=\nInternational\nproper symbol.\nLetter Telegram\nW.P. marshall. PRESIDENT\nThe filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination\nRA331 SA398 KB420\nK-DVF417 NL PD AR=DENVER COLO 4=\n1955 APR 4 PM 7 04\nMISS COX=\nOFFICE VICE PRESIDENT WASHDC=\nWOULD LIKE HAVE ANSWER TO MY LETTER OF MAR 28TH FROM HON\nNIXSON=\nYASUMA=\nII\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nTHE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE\n1853Welton Street,\nDenver 2, Colorado.\nMarch 26th 1955.\nHon. Mr. Richard Nixon,\nPc.\nOffice of the Vice-President,\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Nixon;\nSincerely appreciated for your kindest letter\ndated on March 17th, 1955 , which I have received in\nDenver on 23rd instant.\nEven while I was in Chicago, Illinois, I had\nhoped very much to make a visit to Washington, D. C.\nin order to study something of the Association of\nInternational Childhood and similar educational bodies.\nHowever, Because of my limited personal monetary\nholdings, which barely able to make the home-bound\nthrough Los Angeles on April 13th, I have given up my\nhope of a visit to Washington, D. C.\nHowever, if I am not asking you too much favor,\nI shall be most grateful if you will be so good as to\nfind me some sponsers in the educational field who may\nbe ableto make my Washington trip possible by for-\nwarding me around $250.00? Then, I will be able to\nleave Denver around April 4th, 1955 by plane to Washi-\nngton and be ableto return to Los Angeles for my sche-\nduled sailing date.\nPlease forgive me if I am troubling you too much,\nbut, I have no one else to ask about such a thing at\nthis urgent moment.\nEnclosed herewith, please find a reprint of our\nkindergarden history and about my activities.\nYours most sincerely\nKlyona Kokan Yasuma\nExcutive Director\nJapan Kindergarden and Nursery Education.\nInstitute.\n(over)\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nP. S.\nWill you, kindly send my letter addressed to\nMr. Kokan Yasuma,\nC P Dr. K. K. Miyamoto,\n1952 Larimer Street,\nDenver, Colorado.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nMr. Kokan Yasuma has been a leader and great contributor\ntoward child education in Japan. He has always pioneered in the\neducational methods and policy of educating young children.\nHe has also devoted a great part of his energy and interest in\neducating teachers for kindergarten, nursery school and general\nchild education.\nHe has not overlooked the necessity of influencing the mothers\nin the homes of the importance of home culture and education\nand the influence on present conditions of Japan today.\nIn 1929, he came to the United States to study child education\nand brought with him, beautiful Japanese \"furisore\" dolls as\na gesture of good will and emissary of further friendship between\nJapan and the United States. He traveled all over the United\nStates and at one time, he had the distinguished honor of meet-\ning the First Lady, Mrs. Herbert Hoover at the White House\nand he dedicated one of the dolls to her, representing Japan.\nIn 1951, when he again visited the United States, for the\npurpose of studying child education and institutes, he visited\nthe Mayor of San Francisco and promised the dedication of the\nPeace Lantern to the city in commemoration of the Peace\nTreaty signed between the two countries.\nIn October, 1952, fulfilling his promise and invited by the\nMayor of San Francisco, Mr. Robinson, and with the support\nof the child education institute and mothers throughout Japan,\nLantern of Peace was brought to San Francisco by Mr. Yasuma,\naccompanied by two representative children and their mothers\nfor the dedication ceremony in San Francisco. Mr. Yasuma\nhad accomplished grepative at the peoples of Japan\nand the United States.\nHistory of the Japan Kindergarten and Nursery Education Institute\nNational Mothers' Association of Childhood Education\nIn 1929 Mr. Yasuma, as a special official of the Ministry of Education,\nin order to study first hand knowledge of highly developed elementary\nand nursery school techniques, was sent to America, England, Germany\nand France.\nUpon his return, he entered the Department of Social Work of the\n\"Osaka Maninichi\", one of the foremost leading newspapers in Japan,\nto disseminate his learnings from his trip abroad.\nBy and by, the significance of nursery school education and its function\nin society began to be recognized, and in October 1936, the first\nnational convention of nursery school teachers in Japan was held in\nOsaka, where approximately 3,000 teachers participated in the seminars\nand discussions on various topics of education.\nFrom this convention Mr. Yasuma was sent to Tokyo and established\nthe Institute of Kindergarten & Nursery Education in the Education\nBldg. of Japan, to improve and carry out various reforms in Nursery\nSchool Education.\nIn conjunction with the above mentioned institute, the National Mothers'\nAssociation of Childhood Education, which helped mothers educate\ntheir children in homes, was established in 1938 with Mr. Yasuma as\nthe chief director. This Association developed quickly and before\nlong the total members numbered about 200, 000. The Mrs. Noriko\nHirohashi, (Countess, the second daughter of Prince Nashimoto) was\nchosen as the president and still today serves in this capacity.\nSome of the activities of the association have been to sponsor seminars,\nlectures and discussion meetings for teachers and mothers, annual con-\nventions in spring and autumns, and to publish monthly reviews and\neducational books.\nIn 1943, work was began for the unfortunate children of a war-torn\ncountry. In due time, all facilities were damaged and lost by the war,\nas were other kindergartens and day nurseries throughout Japan.\nIn December, 1945 right after the termination of the War a temporary\noffice in Toyotama Kindergarten in Tokyo was opened where the\norganization is now in progress in rebuilding itself and in the making\nof new facilities.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nPICTORIAL HISTORY\nTo our great regret, most of our records and pictures were\ndamaged and lost in the last war. These pictures are only a\npart of it.\n2\n1\n4\n3\n5\n6\n8\n7\n9\n1. Research at Tokyo Peers' Club. May 1938.\n2. Seminar at Japan Red Cross. August 1938.\n3. The First General Meeting. The President's address (Countess Hirohashi) May 1, 1939.\n4. Princess Lee and the wife of the Mayor of Tokyo at the first general meeting. May 1, 1939.\n5. Members who were invited by Prince Nashimoto in recognition of their remarkable contribution to education.\nJune 5, 1939.\n6. International Children's Goodwill Meeting at Toshima Park. All the foreign children who resided in Tokyo were\ninvited and about 90,000 Japanese children participated. October 1939.\n7. Chief-Director Yasuma at International Children's Goodwill Meeting. October 1939.\n8. Recreation program in Spring at Ueno Park. where 30,000 children and teachers participated. May 1941.\n9. Recreation program of children of the Kindergarten and Nursery School at the Toshima Park in Tokyo. About\n150,000 joined in this gathering. October 20, 1941.\n10. Seminar in education held at Ueno Elementary School in Tokyo. From left to right in front row are: Baron\nSuzuki, lecturer; Reproduced at the Presidential GhiffaRyrector. July 1941.\nCOPY\nMarch 17, 1955\nState\nDear Mr. Yasuma:\nThis is the first opportunity I have had\nsince my return from the trip to the Central American\ncountries to get to my correspondence; consequently,\nthe delay in replying to your letter of February 17\nwith regard to your contemplated trip to Washington.\nI shall, of course, look forward to having\nthe opportunity of seeing you again and would suggest\nthat you contact Miss Cox of my office, as she will\nknow what my schedule is, and will be glad to arrange\na time which will be mutually satisfactory. In the\nevent you should wish to call beforehand, the telephone\nmmber is NAtional 8-3120, Extension 1526.\nWith all good wishes,\nSincerely,\nRichard Nixon\nRN:de\nMr. Kokan Yasuma\n4060 South Ellis Avenue\nChicago 15, Illinois\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nTHE JAPAN KINDERGARTEN AND NURSERY EDUCATION INSTITUTE\nNational Mothers' Association of Childhood Education\nForeign Visitors' Home Project Committee\nTokyo office\nToyotama Kindergarten\nTel. (95) 5982\nNo.291,1-chome, Nishiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.\nFebruary 17, 1955\nThe Honorable Mr. Richard Nixon\nVice President of United States\nWashington 25, D. C.\nDear sir,\nI wish to thank you for your very kind and\ngracious letter of September last.\nMrs. Yasuma and my son, Hiroshi, went back\nto Japan last October. I believe those five months that\nthey were able to stay and learn at the kindergarte of\nWhittier College brought them the greatest benefit and\nhappiness. We shall never forget the favors which you and\nDr. Paul S. Smith, Chancellor at Whittier, extended to us.\nAfter visiting Northern California, I have\ncome to Chicago where I am staying. If it is possible I\nam planning to come to Washington D. C. and have the\npleasure of meeting you.\nSincerely yours,\nDonone\nKokan Yasuma\n4060 South Ellis are.\nChicago 15, Ill.\nKY/ms\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nCOPY\nMr. Kokan Yasuma\n441 North Painter Avenue\nAugust 3, 1954 Sept\nWhittier, California\nDear Mr. Yasuma:\nI wish to thank you for your recent\nletter stating that you, your wife and son ex-\npect to visit Washington in early September and\nwould like to call on me.\nI shall, of course, be glad to see you\nif I am in the city at that time. However, be-\ncause I expect to do some campaigning during the\nmonths of September and October, there is a pos-\nsibility I may not be in Washington while you\nare here. I would suggest that you call Miss Cox\nof my office (NAtional 8-3120, Extension 1526) up-\non your arrival, as she will know what my schedule\nis at that time. In the event I am away, she will\nbe glad to be of any assistance to you. in making\nyour visit to Washington a pleasant one.\nWith all good wishes,\nSincerely,\nRichard Nixon\nRN:dc\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\n441 N. Painter Avenue,\nWhittier, California\nHon. Richard Nixon, vice president\nWashington D.C.\nEarly Sept\nDear Mr. Vice-President,\nThank you very much for meeting my wife, my son\nHiroshi and myself when you came to Whittier College on June 12th.\nI came to the United States in 1930 for the purpose of goodwill\nbetween the United States and Japan, visiting Whittier and giving\nthe city a Japanese doll. At that time, I received a very warm\nwelcome from many people in Whittier and to show my appreciation,\nI donated two stone lanterns to the city in 1931. I believe you know\nthe fact that one of these stone lantern is still standing in the\nWhittier College campus. I have been fortunate in visiting Whittier\nfor four times in my life.\nThrough the kind invitation of President Smith of Whittier\nCollege we came to Whittier again on May 17th to attend the Broad-\noaks Kindergarten. In the early part of September we are hoping\nto visit Washington D. C. I realize your work keeps you very busy\nbut we will be very greatly honored if you can see us even for a\nfew minutes. We would also like to visit the White House for I'm\nsure it would serve as one of our fondest memories of our visit\nto the United States.\nSincerely yours,\nKyomind Kokan Yasuma\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library"
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