Ralph Palmer Merritt Papers, ca. 1940-1950

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Ralph Palmer Merritt Papers, ca. 1940-1950

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Merritt was born on February 26, 1883 in Rio Vista, California. He received his BS, University of California, Berkeley, 1907. He was the president and managing director of Sun Maid Raisin Growers from 1923-28 and later became the project director for United States War Relocation Authority (WRA) at Manzanar War Relocation Center, California, from November 1942-March 1946. He served as UC Regent from 1923-30. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, pictures, printed materials, and books related to Camp Hahn and the Death Valley All Souls Memorial Association. Includes materials related to the Manzanar War Relocation Center and Camp Hahn, California.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Camp Hahn.

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Merritt, Ralph Palmer, 1883-1963

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Merritt was born on Feb. 26, 1883 in Rio Vista, CA; BS, UC Berkeley, 1907; president and managing director, Sun Maid Raisin Growers, 1923-28; project director for US War Relocation Authority (WRA) at Manzanar War Relocation Center, CA, Nov. 1942-Mar. 1946; UC Regent, 1923-30; died on Apr. 3, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA. From the description of Papers, ca. 1940-1950. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39812836 Biography ...

Death Valley All Souls Memorial Association.

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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...

Camp Hahn.

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University of California (System). Regents

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A rapidly growing California population in the late 1950s prompted the Regents of the University of California to explore the possibility of adding new campuses in an attempt to meet the state's escalating need for higher education. Enrollment projections suggested that the University would require three new campuses by 1970 to meet the rising demand. After selecting Santa Cruz and San Diego as new outposts for the University, the Regents undertook a search to discover a campus site in the South...