RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

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Mary Jane Mikuriya papers (Ms.2017.021)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Scope & content

This collection consists of the personal papers of Mary Jane Mikuriya, Asian-American Pembroke College alumna from the class of 1956. Papers document Mikuriya’s time at Pembroke from 1952-1956 and include clippings, room assignment correspondence and cards, commencement and Father Daughter Weekend programs, facebooks, scrapbook pages, and her diploma. The collection also includes contemporary reminiscences by Mikuriya about her time at Pembroke and about her experience as a multi-racial, Asian-American college student in post World War II United States. The collection spans from 1952 – 2017 and is arranged into 1 series by topic.