NTE2ms2020_24.xml Preliminary Guide to the Frank C. Hirahara Ephemera Collection 1946-2019 Hirahara (Frank C.) Ephemera Collection Finding aid prepared by Gayle O'Hara Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2020 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections MS.2020.24 Hirahara, Frank C. Preliminary Guide to the Frank C. Hirahara Ephemera Collection 1946-2019 10 Linear feet of shelf space 2 Boxes + 24 Items This collection consists of a variety of photographs, books, achievements, awards and other ephemera received by Frank C. Hirahara over the course of his academic and professional career. (MASC STAFF USE) 3-23-1-4 Collection materials are in English

Frank C. Hirahara (1926-2006) was born in Yakima, Washington. Under Executive Order 9066, he was imprisoned with his family due to their Japanese ancestry from 1942 to 1945 at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. Frank and his father, George Hirahara, took thousands of pictures documenting life at Heart Mountain. Frank Hirahara left the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in January 1945 to attend Washington State College (now Washington State University) and received his degree in Electrical Engineering in 1948. He eventually moved his family to Anaheim, California and worked for Rockwell International on many programs, including the Apollo, Space Shuttle, Skylab, and Star Wars projects and retired in 1988.

This collection consists of a variety of photographs, books, achievements, awards and other ephemera received by Frank C. Hirahara over the course of his academic and professional career. They reflect his work with the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs, as well as his community involvement. Materials from Washington State College were previously accessioned by the Yakima Valley Museum and transferred to Washington State University at the donor’s request. Posthumous materials relate to projects Frank Hirahara worked on during his professional career.

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

This collection is open and available for research use.

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Preliminary Guide to the Frank C. Hirahara Ephemera Collection, 1946-2019 (MS.2020.24)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Patti Hirahara donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2020 (MS.2020.24).

The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.

George and Frank C. Hirahara Photograph Collection of Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1932-2016 (SC 014)

Tom T. Hide Collection, 1925-2012 (SC 014.1)

Okubara Family Collection, circa 1943-2008 (SC 014.2)

Takeda Family Collection, 1938-circa 2012 (SC 014.3)

Kenneth Nishiyori Collection, 1942-1944 (SC 014.4)

George and Doris McIntyre Papers, 1944-1945 (SC 014.5)

Mari Tsuruyama Okumura Collection, 1936-2014 (SC 014.6)

Patti Hirahara Collection, 1955-2014 (SC 014.7)

Terry Ishihara Collection, 1989-2012 (SC 014.8)

Mike Mackey Collection, 1940-2002 (SC 014.9)

Heart Mountain High School Tempo, 1945 (SC 014.10)

Fusataro Nakaya Photographs, circa 1944 (SC 014.11)

Nabata Family Collection of Heart Mountain Photographs, circa 1942-1945 (SC 014.12)

Frank Chin Oral History Collection, 1974-1986 (Cage 654)

Inez Puckett McEwen Collection on Japanese-American Incarceration, 1942-1943 (Cage 4923)

Japanese American Redress Collection, 1976-2000 (Cage 5126)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Hirahara, Frank C. -- Records and correspondence. Hirahara family -- History -- Sources Washington State University -- History -- Sources United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History North American Rockwell Corporation. Space Division -- History Japanese Americans Science Student Life Colleges and Universities 1 Replicas of Cameras the Hirahara Family Used in Heart Mountain 2 Black Framed and Matted Piece 30 3/8 x 28 1/2 Frank C. Hirahara NASA Photo in Control Room, NASA Apollo Achievement Award, Seat Fabric from Apollo 13 Command Module Award, Space Shuttle "Columbia" STS-2 OSTA 1 Patch Flown aboard shuttle and presented to Frank C. Hirahara, First Lunar Landing Patch 1969, Frank C. Hirahara Service Pins, and North American Aviation Liaison Pin 3 Black Framed and Matted Piece 25 ½ X 23 Apollo 11 Mission Summary - Manned CSM-LM Lunar Landing Mission - 50th Anniversary Lunar Landing July 20, 2019. 2019 July 20 4 Black Framed and Matted Piece 27 x 17 Frank C. Hirahara Receives Thank You for Downey Open House and STS-2 Crew Visit 1/17/1981 and Rockwell International Letter of Commendation - Frank Hirahara 12/5/1985 1981 January 17, 1985 December 05 5 Mahogany Frame 14 x 11 with Frank C.Hirahara's ID Cards - First Row Frank Hirahara North American Rockwell Management Association 6 Southern California, Frank Hirahara - National Management Association Rockwell California Chapters, Inc., Frank Hirahara Lifetime Member, National Management Association Rockwell California Chapters, Inc. - Second Row Frank Hirahara NMA Rockwell California 7 Space Chapter and Frank Hirahara NMA Boeing Space Chapter, NAA (North American Aviation) Unity - Dignity - Fellowship - Education Badge Magnet, Frank Hirahara Management Club North American Aviation, Inc. - Third Row F. C. Hirahara NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Pass Sept 14 1978, Apollo Pass Number 104 C/O REQMTS and EVAL, F.C. Hirahara NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Apr 22, 1978 1978 8 Retirement Congratulations Card for Frank C. Hirahara February 23, 1988 1988 February 23 9 Frank C. Hirahara Retirement Luncheon Group Photo Embassy Suites Executive Room Downey, CA February 23, 1988 11:30 AM 1988 February 23 10 Black Framed and Matted Piece 35 x 16 - United States Apollo Program Summary - Presented to Frank C. Hirahara for Sustained Superior Performance 11 Black Framed and Matted Piece 29 x 23 A Tribute to the first Japanese American Astronaut Ellison Onizuka by Frank Hirahara - On Back Ellison Onizuka Biographical Information 12 Book - Ellison S. Onizuka - A Remembrance - Written by Dennis M. Ogawa and Glen Grant 13 Black Framed and Matted Piece 28 5/8 x 25 1/2 - A Tribute to the First Woman Astronaut Sally Ride with a personal note to Frank Hirahara from Sally Ride of her sending her Challenger Mission patches, two envelopes dedicated to her mission lift-off and landing, the envelope the patches were in, and a picture of Frank C. Hirahara in Mission Control with Sally Ride bio on back. 14 Approach and Landing Test Flight Team 1977 Mug - Frank Hirahara Test Integration 1977 15 Black Shadow Box 16 x 20 with Navy Blue Space Shuttle Team Member Jacket with "Challenger" on the back, a Navy Blue Space Shuttle Team Member Cap, and NASA OSTA-1 Button with a news article from the Rockwell News Space Systems Group newspaper April 28, 1980 Page 4 "OSTA-1 in Award Winning KSC Systems Integration Test - Frank Hirahara is mentioned in the article sixth paragraph. 1980 16 Frank C.Hirahara Biography and Photo Panel - Courtesy of the City of Anaheim, CA and the Anaheim Public Library 17 Frank Hirahara Community Involvement Achievements and Awards Panel - Courtesy of the City of Anaheim, CA and the Anaheim Public Library 18 Frank C. Hirahara and the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs Panel - Courtesy of the City of Anaheim, CA and the Anaheim Public Library 19 Frank Hirahara's Professional Achievements in Engineering Panel - Courtesy of the City of Anaheim, CA and the Anaheim Public Library 20 National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Panel - Courtesy of the City of Anaheim, CA and the Anaheim Public Library 21 H.O. Pub No. 216 -Air Navigation - US Navy Hydrographic Office - F.C. Hirahara Dated Mar 6 1958 - First Manual Published - Navy Blue Cover 1958 22 Frank Hirahara and F.C. Hirahara Nameplates 23 Red Snoopy's Astro Bag - All Systems Are Go and Snoopy Astronaut Flight Safety Figurine 24 Navy USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 Apollo - 16 Sweatshirt Size X-L 25 Metal Earth Models - Space Shuttle Discovery and Space Shuttle Enterprise 26 Washington State College Lettermen’s Cardigan 1948 27 Washington State College ID Card, Dining Hall Card, and Associated Student Card 1947-1948 28 Washington State College Daily Evergreen/Athletic Council 1946 March 29 29 Washington State College 52nd Annual Commencement Program 1948 May 13 30 Washington State College Diploma, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Frank C. Hirahara 1948 31 Washington State College graduation photograph of Frank C. Hirahara 1948