Dr. George Kambara papers 1942-1997

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Dr. George Kambara papers 1942-1997

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Correspondence with L. R. Chandler, Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine, 1942-47, concerning possible placement at a hospital away from California, war time conditions at Stanford, advice on a surgery at Tule Lake camp, Kambara's move to Memphis, and his post-war career; one letter to Dr. Charles E. Smith, 1942, regarding his medical work at Tule Lake camp and other conditions there; letters to Dr. Michael F. Marmor, November 1996, recalling his internment years; and one letter to Prof. Gordon Chang, November 1996, recalling his student days at Stanford, Prof. Ichihashi, and Tule Lake camp. There is also one biographical article; all the items in the collection are photocopies.

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