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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Maria Elena Cellino story and screenplay research materials

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3097
Abstract

The Maria Elena Cellino story and screenplay research materials (1986-1998) deals with the production titled, "U.S. on Trial." The bound materials present endoresements, press and commited cast. Produced by Inner Circle Productions Corporation, the story is about the internment of Japanese Americans within the United States during World War II.

Dates: 1986-1998
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Klancy Clark De Nevers papers

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Identifier: ACCN 2285
Abstract The Klancy Clark De Nevers papers (1960-2008) contain World War II research gathered by de Nevers in preparation for the writing or editing of three different books. De Nevers research focuses on World War II, Japanese internment, and Aberdeen, Washington (her hometown). The publications resulting from this research include; The Colonel and the Pacifist, and The Cohasset Beach Chronicles that are a compilation of newspaper...
Dates: 1900-2015
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Jessica Furman scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2372
Abstract

The Jessica Furman scrapbook (2007) contains the handmade book of a class trip to Topaz, the Japanese-American internment camp in Utah.

Dates: 2007
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection

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Identifier: A0286
Abstract The Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection (1926-1975) consists largely of black and white, silent 16mm films taken by Ogden resident Dr. Sanji Oda, who recorded parades, sporting events and other activities throughout Northern Utah as well as material specific to the Japanese American community and Oda's own family from the late 1920s through the 1930s. The colleciton also includes a 1927 newsreel and a 1975 audio recording of an appeal to obtain redress for the World War...
Dates: 1926-1975; Majority of material found within 1927-1939
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Utah Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1852
Abstract

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Utah Chapter records (1927-2012) contain organizational materials for both the National JACL and local chapters as well as materials from other Japanese American events and organizations.

Dates: 1927-2012
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Japanese American relocation collection

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Identifier: MS 0144
Abstract The Japanese American relocation collection (1941-1945) contain materials concerned with the War Relocation Authority (WRA), the Tule Lake Relocation Center, the Topaz Relocation Center, and the Heart Mountain Relocation Project. The collection contains correspondence, reports, statistics, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and other related material. In 1942, after the Pearl Harbor Bombing, Americans of Japanese ancestry, living on the West Coast, were ordered to internment centers in...
Dates: 1941-1945
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Alice Kasai papers

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Identifier: ACCN 1091
Abstract The Alice Kasai papers (1911-2007) contain correspondence, reports, news clippings, articles, pamphlets, brochures, programs, awards, and newsletters related to the public life of this Utah writer and community activist. Alice Kasai (1916-2007), raised in a small town in rural Utah, saw her husband taken away by the FBI and incarcerated in an internment camp in the early days of World War II. She has been active in community affairs for more than 50 years. She has been affiliated with the...
Dates: 1911-2007
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Mike M. Masaoka papers

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Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts,...
Dates: 1931-1991
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Katsu and Grace Miya papers

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Identifier: ACCN 2942
Abstract

The Katsu and Grace Miya papers (1901-2008) consist of newspapers, notes, and various other documents regarding the Japanese internment during WWII, the 442 Regimental Combat Team, and Nisei life in the United States.

Dates: 1901-2008
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

S. Floyd Mori papers

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Identifier: ACCN 2203
Abstract The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman. Mori attended schools in Utah and California and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He started an international consulting...
Dates: 1962-2005
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Saving the Legacy collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2100
Abstract

This collection consists of items donated by World War II veterans in conjunction with their oral history interviews conducted by the American West Center. This collection is ongoing, and items will be added periodically.

Dates: 1940s-2007
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Sumi (Sue) Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1018
Abstract The Sumi Niiya Takemoto digital photograph collection contains images of Takemoto and her acquaintances during their teenage and early adulthood years (late 1930s - early 1950s). The images range in subject matter and location from groups of friends playing baseball to formal portraits, and from Oregon to Idaho and Utah. The photographs reflect the life of a typical Japanese-American teenager during and after World...
Dates: Late 1930s-early 1950s
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Faith Terasawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1473
Abstract

The Faith Terasawa papers (1942-1955) contain documents resulting from the internment of her family at the Central Utah Relocation Center ("Topaz") from 1942-1945. These include personal records, especially those surrounding the death of her father, Rev. B. H. Terasawa; camp administrative documents; educational documents; and camp publications.

Dates: 1942-1955
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Frank K. Yoshimura papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1983
Abstract

Frank Yoshimura has been active in the Mount Olympus Japanese American Citizens League. He was involved in getting a monument placed at the site of the Topaz relocation center. This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, maps, brochures, interviews, and articles. Also included is a booklet prepared in honor of the 100th birthday of Charles Kawakami.

Dates: 1971-2003
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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