Box AR00058

Scope and Contents This folder contains an article titled "Art and Exchange at Sugamo Prison, 1945-52: Visual Communication in American-occupied Japan" by Bill Barrette, as well as emails between Bill Barrette and Luke Heindel regarding the drawings James Heindel kept from Sugamo Prison. It also includes copies of images of Fumio Fujiki, Tokio Tobita, and Hideki Tojo, along with drawings and photographs from Heindel's collection. Lastly, it contains additional research material related to the Japanese war...

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This folder contains an Urbandale Living History Farm Antiques Roadshow with appraisal notes on the back, as well as a copy of the book "Impressions: The Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America," which includes a page about James Heindel. Also included is a copy of "Escaping Sugamo Prison With A No. 2 Pencil: The Drawings of Japanese War Criminal Tobita Tokio" by Lindsey Powell and Chunmei Du.

Scope and Contents This folder contains graphite drawings depicting interiors, daily activities, and prisoners at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan, during the Allied occupation following World War II. The drawings were created by Fumio Fujiki, Tokio Tobito, and unidentified individuals, several of which are on American Red Cross stationery. Subjects depicted include prison corridors, cell blocks, individual prison cells, the gallows and its interior, portraits of individuals, including James Heindel, and...

Scope and Contents This folder contains two letters and one article written by James Heindel concerning his experiences in postwar Japan and observations related to Sugamo Prison. The correspondence to his family discusses personal and family matters. One letter references a Stars and Stripes article commemorating VJ Day and includes detailed descriptions of prisoners held at Sugamo Prison, many of whom were accused or convicted Japanese war criminals. The folder also contains an article by Heindel recounting...

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This folder contains four photographs of James Heindel.

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This folder contains one letter from Fumio Fujiki to James Heindel’s mother, in which he discusses his friendship with James Heindel, his relationship with his mother, and the hardships he has endured.

Scope and Contents This folder contains photographs of prisoners and prison facilities at Sugamo Prison during the postwar occupation period. The images depict groups of prisoners walking, sitting, and socializing outdoors within the prison grounds, often wearing robes, coats, hats, blankets, or other cold-weather clothing. Several photographs show prisoners gathered near prison buildings, benches, and trees within the compound. Two photographs include Hideki Tojo walking with unidentified prisoners....

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This folder contains a document containing a list of duties for jailers at Sugamo Prison, with annotations created by James Heindel.

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This folder contains one blank cassette tape.

Abstract

The James Heindel Collection includes artwork, photographs, correspondence, publications, documents, and later research materials related to James Heindel’s time in postwar Japan, with a particular focus on Sugamo Prison and the Japanese War Crime Trials.