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Title: W. G. Kubick papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-2000
Collection Number: 2000C81
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, testimony, photocopies of United States government documents, and printed matter relating to the
internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and to subsequent proposals for reparations payments.
Creator:
Kubick, W. G.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.
[Identification of item], W. G. Kubick papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical and Historical Note
William G. Kubick was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved with his family to California in 1922, when he was eight. In 1942,
Kubick joined the United States Army and participated in landings throughout the Pacific. He was among the first United States
occupation forces who participated in assault landings on Japan.
In 1981, Kubick testified before the Seattle hearing of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC)
as a veteran of World War II. Kubick became known as an opponent of reparations payments to Japanese Americans interned during
World War II and continued to voice his support for President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 in 2000.
Scope and Content of Collection
The W.G. Kubick papers consist of materials created and compiled by Kubick on the topic of the internment of Japanese Americans
during World War II in preparation for Senate hearings in Seattle in 1981 on the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
These materials include writings, correspondence, testimony, photographs, printed matter, and photocopies of United States
government documents from agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The collection also documents Kubick's later involvement in writing about reparations and appearing on broadcast shows. These
materials include documentation of Kubick's television and radio appearances, as well as articles and letters to the editor
in support of the United States' relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Senate Bill S. 2116 and House Bill
H.B. 442, regarding civil liberties violations and reparations, are also included in the collection.
Kubick's original order has been maintained.
Lillian Baker papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
David D. Lowman papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations