Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records
Dates: 1942-1943
Collection Number: 68027
Creator: United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration.
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(1.7 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives .
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Materials relating to the evacuation and relocation of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II, including
proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics, manuals and maps.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1968.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the library catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Historical Note
The Wartime Civil Control Administration operated under the Western Defense Command of the United States Army, provided for
the evacuation and temporary resettlement of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in areas of the Pacific coast during World War
II. The department oversaw all aspects of the evacuation operations, including assembly centers, transportation, and the transfer
of evacuees the jurisdiction of the War Relocation Authority, which was responsible for the relocation, maintenance, and supervision
of evacuees and operated the internment camps.
Source: Federal Records of World War II, Vol. II: Military Agencies, Sec. 1096
Scope and Content of Collection
The records relate to the evacuation and relocation of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II and include
proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics, manuals and maps. Materials remain in the original order.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.