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Masuo Yasui speech for Yuki Yasui's funeral service, 1922

 Digital Record
Identifier: Mss2949_B138F23_001

Summary

Digitized item from the Yasui Brothers business records, Mss 2949. The item, written in a pre-World War II Japanese script, is the text of Masuo Yasui's speech for Yuki Yasui's funeral service in 1922. In the speec,h Masuo thanks those in attendance for their sympathy, visits, and attendance at the service. He shares a reflection about Yuki, invoking the image of her shining as a star in the night sky. The document also includes a rough draft of the speech on pages 3-6. The final draft of the speech has been translated into English and modern Japanese.