Hiroshima University Tiles

Collection

Identifier: MC 2569

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Content Description

Collection consists of six roof tile samples collected from a river bed near Hiroshima University and corresponding documentation. Warning: The collection contains photocopies of photographs and descriptions of a graphic nature depicting the aftermath of August 6, 1945.

Dates

1951 - 2012

Language of Materials

Materials are in English and Japanese.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply. No Interlibrary Loan. Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

In 2012, Hiroshima University commemorated the 80th anniversary of their rebuilding by sending “atomic bombed roof tiles” as a gesture of peace. The roof tiles were collected from a riverbed near ground zero. The tiles are meant to serve as a memorial for those killed as a result of the bombing on August 6, 1945, and with Hiroshima University’s “wholehearted wish for the realization of a world free of war and nuclear weapons.” The University of Arkansas was contacted specifically because the University of Arkansas Libraries donated two books to Hiroshima University in 1951 as they worked to rebuild their university and their library.