Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement Records: Microfilm
Content Description
Collection consists of 30 microfilm reels (35 mm.) from the U.C. Berkeley Bancroft Library. Typed and handwritten notes include: letters, recorded conversation transcripts, memos, guide for leaving Relocation Center, student newspaper Tri-Stater (1942), medical records, Activities Coordination Committee records, official reports, records of interned individuals (names, citizenship, hometown, family #, arrival and departure, etc.), fire department papers, incident reports, policy details, narratives about time at camp, general information on Tule Lake camp, biographies, news clippings and notebook scans. Some documents are written in Japanese language.
Provenance
Accompanying donation slip identifies this as a long-term loan from LABE (Lava Beds National Monument) and its Tule Unit. The donation was made October 25, 2012. Delivered by Angela Sutter.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1953
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1946
Extent
30 Reels (A box with 30 microfilm reels. Numbers: 159 - 185; 200; 367 - 368. )