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Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Records

 Collection
Identifier: SHL235

Content Description

Collection 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.

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. )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Internal documentation covering 1942-1953 from the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Camp at Tule Lake, California. Collection consists of 30 microfilm reels (35 mm.) with documents such as letters, memos, conversation transcripts, papers, reports, etc.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository

Contact:
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls OR 97603 United States
5418851965