Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Records
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