Japanese-American evacuation and resettlement records [microform], 1930-1974 (bulk 1942-1946)

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Japanese-American evacuation and resettlement records [microform], 1930-1974 (bulk 1942-1946)

Consists of surplus copies of U.S. War Relocation Authority documents, including publications, staff papers, reports, correspondence, memoranda, press releases, and a few photographs. Also includes material collected and/or generated by the Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement Study, University of California, Berkeley, including evacuee diaries and letters, and staff correspondence, reports, and studies.

380 reels : negative (BNEG Boxes 1851-1950, 2051-2150, 2201-2223, 2251-2400 and 2459) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201031

UC Berkeley Libraries

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University of California, Berkeley. Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement Study.

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Leighton, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1908-2007

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United States. War Relocation Authority

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Thomas, Dorothy Swaine Thomas, 1899-1977

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