Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.)

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Three camps were established in Arizona at Rivers, Poston and Leupp to house Japanese-Americans evacuated form the West Coast during World War II. Poston was the second largest camp in the country and nearly 20,000 Japanese-Americans were sent there between 1942 and 1945.

From the description of Printed materials, 1944-1945, 1962. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40060572

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn J. Stillson Judah: Japanese Camp Books collection, 1942-1946 The Graduate Theological Union. Library.
creatorOf Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.). Printed materials, 1944-1945, 1962. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Japanese American archival collection ImageBase, ca. 1880-2003, (bulk ca. 1910-1955) Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. California State University, Sacramento.
referencedIn Japanese American relocation centers records, 1935-1953 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Role Title Holding Repository
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Concentration camps
Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Corporate Body

Active 1944

Active 1962

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