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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Klancy Clark De Nevers papers

 Collection
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 (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

 Collection
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

Mike M. Masaoka papers

 Collection
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

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

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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