Scope and Contents This folder contains documents pertaining to Murayama family history. These documents include essays about family members, a document about the origin of the Murayama family name, genealogies written in Japanese, and photocopies of a few photographs. Notably, one of the essays on family members was written by Edwin Murayama, Milton's older brother and the inspiration for the character Tosh in the Oyama tetralogy. This is the only location in the collection where readers can encounter Edwin...

Scope and Contents This folder contains articles written about Milton Murayama. Some notable or interesting examples of articles in this folder include an in-depth tribute to Murayama and his legacy upon his passing in 2016, Murayama's obituary, and an entertaining article titled "S.F. Couple Dialed 911 and Got Zilch" about a time when Murayama had to put out a lawn fire. The Newspapers and periodicals represented in this folder are: Honolulu Star-Bulletin The Japan...

Scope and Contents This folder contains documents pertaining to Murayama's birth, military service, marriages, and nationality. ITEMS OF NOTESome notable documents in this folder include: Murayama's birth certificate Murayama's marriage licenses to both Nadine Felton and Dawn Combs. Military paperwork including Murayama's discharge papers. A letter of thanks from U.S. President Harry Truman for Murayama's military service...

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This folder contains documents related to Murayama's education. The types of documents in this folder include diplomas, commencement programs, and transcripts.

Scope and Contents This folder contains documents pertaining to two writers' conferences: The Pacific Northwest Asian American Writers' Conference in 1976 and Hawaii's Ethnic American Writers' Conference in 1978. There are event programs, newspaper articles, and a photograph in this folder. The newspapers and periodicals represented in this folder are: The Seattle Times Honolulu Advertiser Los Angeles Times There are clippings from unknown sources in this folder. This...

Scope and Contents This folder contains newspaper clippings, acceptance speech drafts, correspondence, event invites and programs, and a newsletter pertaining to Murayama's recipience of the 1991 Hawaii Award for Literature. NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALSThe newspapers and periodicals represented in this folder are: The Honolulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu Weekly The Maui News The Honolulu Advertiser Hawai'i...

Scope and Contents This folder contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and event programs pertaining to other awards given to Murayama. The three other awards Murayama won were the VFW Contest in 1941, The American Book Award in 1980, and being named a Library Laureate by the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library in 2002.ITEMS OF NOTEThis folder contains correspondence from The Before Columbus Foundation notifying Murayama of his...

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This folder contains certificates of registration with the United States Copyright Office for Plantation Boy, All I Asking For Is My Body, and Five Years On A Rock.

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This folder contains photographs, both original and photocopies, of Murayama's Japanese relatives and ancestors. Notably, one of these photographs was used in the cover design for Dying In A Strange Land.

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This folder contains photographs of Murayama during his school years, including class photos.

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This folder contains photographs of Murayama at awards ceremonies. There are photographs of him winning the 1991 Hawaii Award for Literature and of him receiving an unidentified certificate from the United States Treasury Department.

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This folder contains portraits and headshots of Murayama throughout his life, many of which end up being published in newspaper articles and periodicals throughout this collection. Some notable inclusions in the folder are Murayama's college graduation portrait, a photograph of Murayama working at his Customs job, and a photograph of Murayama with his first wife Nadine Felton.

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This folder contains photographs of Murayama at book signing events for All I Asking For Is My Body in the 1970s in Honolulu, Plantation Boy in 1998, and Dying In A Strange Land in 2008. There are also photos of family and friends in this folder.

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This folder contains photographs of Murayama and his siblings when they were children and one family photo with Murayama as an adult.

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This folder contains photographs of Murayama - as well as photos taken by Murayama - when he served in World War II. This folder includes photo negatives.