Japanese Internment collection
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of copies of the Manzanar Free Press, the Information Bulletin published by the Japanese-American Relations Committee of the American Friends Service Committee, and various pamphlets and fliers published and/or distributed by the War Relocation Authority and various private social service agencies. The bulk of the material is sympathetic to the plight of the interned Japanese and their eventual return (resettlement) to their homes.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1946
Creator
- American Baptist Home Mission Society (Organization)
- Congregational Christian Committee for Work with Japanese Evacuees. Citizens Committee for Resettlement (Organization)
- General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action (Organization)
- Granada Relocation Center (Organization)
- Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 (Person)
- Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 (Person)
- Institute of Pacific Relations. American Council (Organization)
- Japanese American Citizens' League (Organization)
- McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989 (Person)
- Meyer, Dillon S. (Person)
- Moore, Wallace H., Lt. Col. (Person)
- National Japanese American Student Relocation Council (Organization)
- Phinney, Milton C. (Person)
- Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975 (Person)
- United States. War Relocation Authority (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
2.05 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of copies of the Manzanar Free Press, the Information Bulletin published by the Japanese-American Relations Committee of the American Friends Service Committee, and various pamphlets and fliers published and/or distributed by the War Relocation Authority and various private social service agencies. The bulk of the material is sympathetic to the plight of the interned Japanese and their eventual return (resettlement) to their homes.
Subject
- American Baptist Home Mission Society -- Archives (Organization)
- Congregational Christian Committee for Work with Japanese Evacuees. Citizens Committee for Resettlement -- Archives (Organization)
- General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action -- Archives (Organization)
- Granada Relocation Center -- Archives (Organization)
- Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 -- Archives (Person)
- Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 -- Archives (Person)
- Institute of Pacific Relations. American Council -- Archives (Organization)
- Japanese American Citizens' League -- Archives (Organization)
- Manzanar War Relocation Center -- Archives (Organization)
- McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989 -- Archives (Person)
- Meyer, Dillon S. -- Archives (Person)
- Moore, Wallace H., Lt. Col. -- Archives (Person)
- National Japanese American Student Relocation Council -- Archives (Organization)
- Phinney, Milton C. -- Archives (Person)
- Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975 -- Archives (Person)
- United States. War Relocation Authority -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Japanese Internment collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu