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2010
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Title: William C. Carr Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1941-1962
Collection number: 2010
Creator:
Carr, William C.
Extent: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Carr was a real estate agent in Pasadena, California, who founded the Friends of the American Way in February 1944 with a
group of Pasadena residents and served as the organization's first chairman. The Friends of the American Way worked towards
the restoration of the civil rights of Japanese Americans. He also founded the Pasadena Chapter of the Pacific Coast Committee
on American Principles and Fair Play. He helped many Japanese American families during the time of internment and resettlement.
The collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, reports, clippings, and other printed materials related to
William C. Carr and the activities of the Friends of the American Way. Carr's correspondence with various state and local
officials includes Earl Warren, Chester F. Gannon, Fletcher Bowron, Lloyd W. Lowrey, and Fred N. Howser. The collection also
includes various samples of printed hate materials opposing the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans at the end of
World War II. Includes reports and printed materials related to the War Relocation Authority (WRA).
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
[Identification of item], William C. Carr Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). Department
of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Carr was a real estate agent in Pasadena, California, who founded the Friends of the American Way in February 1944 with a
group of Pasadena residents; he served as the organization's first chairman; the Friends of the American Way worked towards
the restoration of the civil rights of Japanese Americans; he also founded the Pasadena Chapter of the Pacific Coast Committee
on American Principles and Fair Play; he helped many Japanese American families during the time of internment and resettlement.
Collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, reports, clippings, and other printed materials related to William
C. Carr and the activities of the Friends of the American Way. Carr's correspondence with various state and local officials
includes Earl Warren, Chester F. Gannon, Fletcher Bowron, Lloyd W. Lowrey, and Fred N. Howser. The collection also includes
various samples of printed hate materials opposing the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans at the end of World War
II. Includes reports and printed materials related to the War Relocation Authority (WRA). Also contains 19 photographs of
Japanese Americans and five large scrapbooks (1941-47).
Arranged in the following series:
- Records relating to the Friends of the American Way, 1942-45.
- Correspondence, records, and other materials relating to activities of the Friends of the American Way, 1941-45.
- Reports and other printed materials relating to the War Relocation Authority (WRA) and various relocation centers, 1942-45.
- Printed materials.
- Five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings on evacuation, anti-Japanese propaganda, and Japanese Americans and their postwar resettlement, December 1941-March 1947.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carr, William C.--Archives.
Friends of the American Way.
United States. War Relocation Authority.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles).
Civic leaders--California--Pasadena--Archival resources.
Real estate agents--California--Pasadena--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Scrapbooks.
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010)
. Available at the Department of Special Collections, UCLA.