Ruth Tanbara papers, 1924-2008.

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Ruth Tanbara papers, 1924-2008.

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Correspondence, biographical materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material relating to the relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II, memoir correspondence and drafts for Reflections, an oral history transcript for the St. Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Project, and a manuscript copy of her cookbook, Ruth Tanbara's Japanese Food Recipes. Included are official pamphlets regarding restrictions placed upon Japanese Americans and letters from friends in relocation and internment camps describing conditions in various camps.

0.9 cu. ft. (1 box)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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