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Novels - "All I Asking For Is My Body", circa 1950 - 2001

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MANUSCRIPT M00075

Scope and Contents

All I Asking For Is My Body is Milton Murayama's first published novel. Written in 1959 and first published in 1975, it follows the life experience of Kiyo Oyama growing up on a sugar cane plantation in Maui in the 1930s and 40s. This sub-series contains partial and complete drafts of the novel (both physical and digital), book proofs, a partial Japanese translation attempt, and published book reviews.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950 - 2001

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

This collection contains restricted materials. Please see the Conditions Governing Access note for each series for a summary of which materials are restricted, and please contact the Archives and Manuscripts Department for permission to access those materials.

Collection Location

From the Fonds:

This collection may be accessed in the John Troup Moir Jr. and Gertrude M.F. Moir Archives Reading Room on the fifth floor of the Hamilton Library addition. Reading room hours and policies can be found on the archives website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/archives/visiting-us/. If you have questions, please contact the archives by email: archives@hawaii.edu or phone: (808) 956-6047.

Conditions Governing Use

Use restrictions apply. Copyrighted material; permission of copyright holder needed for reproduction.

Language

English

Japanese

Arrangement

This sub-series is arranged chronologically according to the order in which drafts were written. Chronological order was determined by dates (when provided), completion status, the type of paper used (lined notebook vs. unlined) and by comparing and tracking edits between the drafts.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository

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