Papers, 1942-1948.

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Papers, 1942-1948.

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Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, essays, and publicity materials generated, received and distributed by the Congregational Committee for Christian Democracy for which Clarence Gillett served as executive secretary. Includes related materials from other groups working to assist relocated Japanese Americans, including the Protestant Church Commission for Japanese Service, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play, and others.

8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Congregational Committee for Christian Democracy

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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 ...

Gillett, Clarence S.

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Gillett graduated from Union Seminary and received a doctorate in education from Columbia Univ.; he served as a missionary in Japan for 20 years, returning to the US shortly before WWII; served as Congregational minister for a Japanese congregation in Santa Maria, CA; in March 1942 he became executive secretary of a new committee set up by Congregational churches to aid Japanese members who were being relocated; the committee was originally known as Congregational Christian Committee for Work wi...