<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/250996">A&amp;M 4636</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Ami Hirata, Ceramicist, Papers <num>A&amp;M 4636</num></titleproper><author>Grace Musgrave</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2024 November 26</date></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2024-11-27 07:13:42 -0500</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <persname role="dnr" source="ingest">Peterson, Sei</persname>
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      <persname role="cre" source="ingest">Hirata, Ami</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2.5 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">2 record cartons, 15 in. each</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1940/2019" type="inclusive">circa 1940s-2010s and undated</unitdate>
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<p>This collection is unprocessed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center in advance to request access.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Photographs, exhibit programs, correspondence, notes, and other papers of Ami Hirata, a Japanese ceramicist. These materials document her career, personal life, and the Morgantown, WV, gallery (Garo Gallery) she owned with her second husband, Bill Tomlinson.</p>  </scopecontent>
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