Roy Nakata papers, circa 1939-1945.

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Roy Nakata papers, circa 1939-1945.

1939-1945

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Contains correspondence, materials relating to attending college, and documents about collecting property after leaving internment. Also includes a photograph of Japan Day in 1939, a couple of drawings one at the Heart Mountain Camp and one by his sister Grace of their home in Palo Alto.

1 box (.2 linear ft.)

jpn, Jpan

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 8325209

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

Nakata, Roy.

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Roy Nakata, from Palo Alto California, was sent to the Heart Mountain Camp in Wyoming during the Japanese Internment. He was allowed to attend Oberlin College in Ohio during the war. From the description of Roy Nakata papers, circa 1939-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84653519 ...

Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)

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