Inventory of the United States Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records

Finding aid prepared by Ben Supat
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records
Date (inclusive): 1942-1943
Collection Number: 68027
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (1.7 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator: United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1968.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

 

Memoranda 1942

box 1, folder 1-2

March-April

box 1, folder 3-4

May

box 1, folder 5

June-July

box 1, folder 6

Transfer orders 1942 May-October

box 1, folder 7

Memoranda to sector commanders 1942 April-December

box 1, folder 8

War Relocation Authority bulletins 1942 June-December

box 1, folder 9

Orders for guard and duty officers circa 1942

box 1, folder 10

Administrative memoranda and orders 1942 March-May

box 1, folder 11

Wartime Civil Control Administration statistical and evacuation bulletins and supplements 1942 March-July

 

Japanese relocation 1942

box 1, folder 12-13

Progress charts 1942 April 28-August 8

box 1, folder 14

Reports 1-35 1942 June 15-July 19

box 1, folder 15

Reports 36-70 1942 July 20-August 23

box 2, folder 1

Reports 71-105 1942 August 24-September 27

box 2, folder 2

Reports 106-142 1942 September 28-November 3

box 2, folder 3

Reports duplicate set, 1-142 1942 June 15-November 3

box 2, folder 4

National Defense Migration 4th Interim Report 1942

box 2, folder 5-7

Civilian exclusion orders 1942

box 2, folder 8

Civilian restrictive orders 1942-1943

box 2, folder 9

Executive orders 1942

box 2, folder 10

Public proclamations 1942

box 2, folder 11

Printed materials 1942

box 2, folder 12

Center regulations 1942

box 2, folder 13

Interior security manual 1942

box 2, folder 14

Operation and maintenance instructions for assembly and reception centers 1942

box 2, folder 15

Operations manual June 1942

box 4, folder 1

Operations manual June 1942

box 4, folder 2

Fiscal guides and procedures 1942-1943

box 4, folder 3

Instructions governing the interviews of prospective students 1942 June-July

box 4, folder 4

Miscellany 1942-1943

box 3

Oversize maps circa 1942

box 3

Japanese relocation progress chart circa 1942

box 3

Oversize proclamations circa 1942