Melvin P. McGovern Papers, 1942-1945

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Melvin P. McGovern Papers, 1942-1945

1942-1945

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Melvin P. McGovern was a high school teacher and reports officer at the Granada Relocation Center in Amache, Colorado. The collection consists of various reports, publications, photographs, and ephemera related primarily to the Granada Relocation Center (GRC) at Amache. The majority of the collection is made up of material related to the Amache High School and includes essays written by students at the school, War Relocation Authority (WRA) reports and publications, and WRA photographs of Japanese internees in their activities at GRC.

8 boxes; (4 linear ft.); 1 oversize box

eng, Latn

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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McGovern, Melvin P.

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Melvin P. McGovern was a high school teacher and reports officer at the Granada Relocation Center in Amache, CO. From the description of Papers, 1942-1945. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41539251 Biography Melvin P. McGovern was a high school teacher and reports officer at the Granada Relocation Center in Amache, Colorado. From the guide to the Melvin P. McGovern Papers, 1942-1945...

Granada Relocation Center

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Records accumulated by Yatsutoshi Yoshizawa in the course of his duties as a member of the Block Managers Assembly. From the description of Records, 1943-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 26282043 The Granada Relocation Center opened on Aug. 27, 1942, near the southeastern Colorado town of Granada (sometimes referred to as Amache, after the daughter of a Cheyenne chief). Most of Granada's inmates were transferred there from the Merced and Santa Anita Assembly Centers in 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...