Breed, Clara Estelle, 1906-1994

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Clara Breed was a children's librarian in the San Diego Public Library begining in 1928. During World War II she was an outspoken opponent of Executive Order 9066, the internment policy of Japaneese citizens instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt in February 1942. She corresponded with many of the children in the internment camps.
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referencedIn Clara Breed Collection Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
referencedIn Donald Estes papers, 1887-2005, 1935-1995 Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego.
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associatedWith Estes, Donald, 1936-2005 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Spring Valley CA US
San Diego CA US
Fort Dodge IA US
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Birth 1906-03-19

Death 1994-09-08

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