Charlotte B. DeForest Papers, 1942-1945

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Charlotte B. DeForest Papers, 1942-1945

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Charlotte DeForest was the daughter of pioneer missionary, John H. DeForest, of the American Board Mission; after graduation from Smith College, she returned to Japan and worked as a missionary educator. She was the President of Kobe College for women, Japan, and the author of (1923). She worked as a Junior Counselor at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, California. This collection consists of manuscripts, printed materials, and other miscellaneous items related to the Manzanar War Relocation Center (WRA) and the work of Charlotte DeForest. It includes WRA staff memoranda and circulars, interview records and notes on internees at Manzanar, and a scrapbook of mementos. The Woman and the Leaven in Japan

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Manzanar War Relocation Center

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Manzanar War Relocation Center was located in the Owens Valley in Central CA; the site was used by Paiute-Shoshone Indians for centuries until it became a Euro-American fruit-growing settlement, 1910-35; the US Army initially established the camp as the Owens Valley Reception Center under the management of the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), March-May 1942; on June 1, 1942, Manzanar was reconstituted as a War Relocation Authority (WRA) center; its peak population was 10,121, and the...

DeForest, Charlotte B., 1879-

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Missionary, author, and educator. From the description of Charlotte B. DeForest papers, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423886 American missionary at Kobe College, Japan, 1903-1940 and 1947-1950. From the description of Charlotte B. DeForest papers, 1909-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869979 Charlotte DeForest was the daughter of ABCFM missionaries in Japan who returned to Japan as a missionary educator and became president of Kobe C...

Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

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The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was initiated by Wakamatsu Shigeo, President of the Japanese American citizens League (JACL) in 1960. The three major objectives of the project were: 1. to conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. to publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the proj...