United States War Relocation Authority collection, 1942-1947.

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United States War Relocation Authority collection, 1942-1947.

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Publications, reports, manuals, correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating mainly to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The largest group of material encompasses Community Analysis Reports from 11 individual relocation centers. The centers were located in Poston and Rivers, Ariz.; Denson and Rohwer, Ark.; Manzana and Newell, Calif.; Amache, Colo.; Hunt, Idaho; Oswego, N.Y.; Topaz, Utah; and Heart Mountain, Wyo. The center at Oswego, N.Y. housed war refugees from southern Europe. The next largest group of materials is comprised of official W.R.A. pamphlets, as well as typescript studies by various W.R.A. personnel, including Spicer. These studies are often concerned with sociological issues such as racism, the effects of center life on the evacuees, and their attitudes about Japan. Among the newspapers, two are in Japanese: the "Washington Daily News Digest," 1945, and an issue of the "Doho," 1943, from New York. Incoming and outgoing correspondence relates both to Spicer and John F. Embree, of the Community Analysis Section; also Dillon S. Myer of the W.R.A. Some letters are from the community analysts informally reporting events at the different relocation centers. Statistic reports include relocations by state, and returns to the West Coast by city. Government documents relate to House and Senate bills and resolutions, cases before the Supreme Court, the administration of alien property, and hearings before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Among the miscellaneous items are maps, organizational charts, the official administrative manual, information on Buddhism, transcripts of speeches and radio broadcasts, bibliographic citations, and poetry written by center residents. Black-and-white photographs are well- identified by place, photographer, subject, and often individuals' names. They depict the centers; W.R.A. officials; soldiers of the all-Japanese American 442nd Combat Team at Camp Shelby, Miss.; and center residents engaged in resettlement, work, educational, and social activies.

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Myer, Dillon S. (Dillon Seymour), 1891-1982

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Government official. From the description of Papers, 1934-1966. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959665 ...

Embree, John F. (John Fee), 1908-1950

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John Fee Embree: sociologist and anthropologist; B.A., University of Hawaii, 1931; M.A., University of Toronto, 1934; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1937; associate professor, sociology, Yale University, 1948-1950; research associate, anthropology and director, Southeast Asia Studies, Yale University, 1950. From the description of John Fee Embree papers, 1926-1950 (inclusive), 1945-1950 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169225 John Fee Embree, 1908-1950: sociologist a...

United States. War Relocation Authority

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From 1942 to 1946, Edward H. Spicer, Anthropology professor at the University of Arizona, was Head of the Community Analysis Section of the War Relocation Authority, in Washington, D.C. From the description of United States War Relocation Authority collection, 1942-1947. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29305373 Biography / Administrative History On February 19, 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order ...

United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd

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Spicer, Edward Holland, 1906-1983

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Edward (Ned) H. Spicer (1906-1983) was a noted cultural anthropologist, member of the National Academy of Sciences, former president of the American Anthropological Association (1972), Guggenheim fellow, and University of Arizona professor emeritus. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Arizona in 1932 and his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1939. He is the author of numerous books, including: Pascua, a Yaqui Village in Arizona...