Mitsuhiro Endo photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1579

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Mitsuhiro Endo photograph collection consists of 1 archives box containing 8 black-and-white photographs of Japanese American incarcerees taken at Poston War Relocation Center in Yuma County, Arizona. The photograph subjects include: Adult education classes; group photographs of adult and chiled incarcerees, taken outdoors with buildings and cacti visible.

Dates

circa 1943-1946

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Mitsuhiro Endo was the child of Kakuzo and Tomo Endo. He was raised in Salinas, California until the family was forcibly removed and incarcerated in the Poston War Relocation Center concentration camp in Arizona during World War II. After the war, the Endo family relocated to San Jose, California. Mitsuhiro Endo died on August 22, 2014.

Source: Legacy. (2014, September 7). Mitsuhiro Endo Obituary. Mercury News.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 8 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Mitsuhiro Endo photograph collection consists of 8 black-and-white photographs of Japanese American incarcerees taken at Poston War Relocation Center in Yuma County, Arizona.