Carr, William Cecil, 1905-1996

Librarian and educator, who was a faculty member of Brigham Young University.

Carr was a real estate agent in Pasadena, CA, who founded the Friends of the American Way in Feb. 1944 with a group of Pasadena residents; he served as the organization's first chairman; the Friends of the American Way worked towards the restoration of the civil rights of Japanese Americans; he also founded the Pasadena Chapter of the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play; he helped many Japanese American families during the time of internment and resettlement.