Collection of material about Japanese in the United States, 1893-1977.

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Collection of material about Japanese in the United States, 1893-1977.

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Collection consists of materials collected by the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) related to the history of Japanese and Japanese Americans in the United States. Contains more than 100 groups of personal papers related to individuals and/or families, and these groups contain correspondence, diaries, photographs, and a variety of printed materials. Also contains several thousand returned questionnaires and records related to surveys of the Issei, Nisei, and Sansei conducted during the 1960s. Also includes over 400 tape recordings and oral histories, original art work done by internees during WWII, yearbooks, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, and records related to Japanese consulates on the West Coast. The collection also contains administrative records of the Japanese American Research Project.

771 boxes (383.5 linear ft.)23 cartons (23 linear ft.)75 oversize boxes.1 oversize folder.

jpn,

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7416966

University of California, Los Angeles

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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...

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 ...