Topaz Internment Camp Documents 1942-1943

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Topaz Internment Camp Documents 1942-1943

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Publications and documents produced by Topaz Internment Camp residents, and memos from the War Relocation Authority to the staff of the Central Utah Relocation Camp concerning Japanese culture. The collections also includes issues of the Topaz Times, the Trek, the 1943 Topaz High School yearbook.

1 box; 0.5 linear feet

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Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6624351

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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