Hugh Harris Anderson Papers, 1944-1950

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Hugh Harris Anderson Papers, 1944-1950

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Hugh Harris Anderson was a member of the Friends of the American Way and the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play. He assisted Japanese Americans in Southern California at the time of the evacuation and post-World War II resettlement. He also served as advisor in the Colorado River Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona. The collection consists of correspondence, documents, and miscellaneous printed materials related to Anderson's involvement with the activities of the Friends of the American Way and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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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...

Friends of the American Way.

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Anderson, Hugh Harris

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Biography Anderson was a longtime resident of Pasadena, California; he was a member of the Friends of the American Way and the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play; he assisted Japanese Americans in Southern California at the time of the evacuation and post-World War II resettlement; he also served as adviser in the Colorado River Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona. From the guide to the Hugh Harris Ander...