Donald Estes papers 1887-2005 1935-1995

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Donald Estes papers 1887-2005 1935-1995

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Donald H. Estes (1936-2005) was a San Diego based historian and educator who wrote and taught about the Japanese American experience in Southern California and the nation. The bulk of his Papers contain his research files for his many books and articles, his writings, and the the sources he collected from the Japanese American community in order to document their internment during World War II. Other papers include Issei and Nisei oral history interview transcripts, papers reflecting Estes' service to the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), research and documentation of California's Alien Land Laws, and a range of unique primary source materials pertinent to the study of Japanese and Japanese Americans in San Diego and California.

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Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego.

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