Finding aid for the Japanese Internment collection 0296
USC Libraries Special Collections
2010
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Japanese Internment collection
creator:
American Baptist Home Mission Society
creator:
American Friends Service Committee. Japanese-American Relations Committee
creator:
Congregational Christian Committee for Work with Japanese Evacuees. Citizens Committee for Resettlement
creator:
General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action
creator:
Granada Relocation Center
creator:
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
creator:
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952
creator:
Institute of Pacific Relations. American Council
creator:
Japanese American Citizens' League
creator:
McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989
creator:
Meyer, Dillon S.
creator:
Moore, Wallace H., Lt. Col.
creator:
National Japanese American Student Relocation Council
creator:
Phinney, Milton C.
creator:
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975
creator:
United States. War Relocation Authority
Identifier/Call Number: 0296
Identifier/Call Number: 354
Physical Description:
2.05 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1942-1946
Abstract: The collection consists of copies of the Manzanar Free Press, the Information Bulletin published by the Japanese-American
Relations Committee of the American Friends Service Committee, and various pamphlets and fliers published and/or distributed
by the War Relocation Authority and various private social service agencies. The bulk of the material is sympathetic to the
plight of the interned Japanese and their eventual return (resettlement) to their homes.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of copies of the Manzanar Free Press, the Information Bulletin published by the Japanese-American
Relations Committee of the American Friends Service Committee, and various pamphlets and fliers published and/or distributed
by the War Relocation Authority and various private social service agencies. The bulk of the material is sympathetic to the
plight of the interned Japanese and their eventual return (resettlement) to their homes.
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Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Japanese Internment collection, Collection no. 0296, Regional History Collection, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese-Americans -- Archival resources
California -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Newsletters
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Fliers (printed matter)
American Baptist Home Mission Society -- Archives
American Friends Service Committee. Japanese-American Relations Committee -- Archives
Congregational Christian Committee for Work with Japanese Evacuees. Citizens Committee for Resettlement -- Archives
General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States. Council for Social Action -- Archives
Granada Relocation Center -- Archives
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 -- Archives
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 -- Archives
Institute of Pacific Relations. American Council -- Archives
Japanese American Citizens' League -- Archives
Manzanar War Relocation Center -- Archives
McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989 -- Archives
Meyer, Dillon S. -- Archives
Moore, Wallace H., Lt. Col. -- Archives
National Japanese American Student Relocation Council -- Archives
Phinney, Milton C. -- Archives
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975 -- Archives
United States. War Relocation Authority -- Archives
Box 3, Folder 1
Amache/Colorado
circa 1942
Scope and Contents
Promotional pamplet for the Granada Relocation Center in Amache, Colorado.
Box 3, Folder 2
California State Law on Rights of Citizens
Box 3, Folder 3
Chester B. Himes, "Common Ground", Winter 1944
1944
Box 3, Folder 4
Democracy Demands Fair Play for America's Japanese
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
From Camp to College
circa 1945
Box 3, Folder 7
Japanese American Citizens League
circa 1944
Box 1
Japanese-American Relations Committee of the American Friends Service Committee information bulletins
Historical note
The American Friends Service Committee, founded in 1917, began working actively with Japanese Americans during World War
II. The AFSC focused its efforts on Japanese resettlement and helping Japanese-Americans adjust to the relocations. Members
visited Japanese-Americans in their homes and later in the camps to provide moral support; they spoke publically about the
relocations; and they collected food for interned families. The Information Bulletin was published by the Japanese-American
Relocations Committee of the AFSC, which was based in Pasadena, and which supplied news of the committee's work to its members.
[Source: Densho Encyclopedia, http://encyclopedia.densho.org>]
Scope and Contents
The Information Bulletins begin with number 1 (February 1942).
Box 2
Manzanar Free Press
Historical note
The Manzanar Free Press was a typeset, printed newspaper published at the Manzanar relocation camp. Its publication spanned
Manzanar's time as both an assembly center and a War Relocation Authority Camp. Publication began on April 1, 1942 and ended
on October 19, 1945. Story coverage in the paper was typical of a small town newspaper, with stories on social events, religious
activities, classified ads, etc.
[Source: Densho Encyclopedia, http://encyclopedia.densho.org>]
Box 3, Folder 8
A Message from the Director of the War Relocation Authority
circa 1945
Box 3, Folder 9
Myths and Facts About the Japanese Americans
1945 June
Box 3, Folder 11
Problems of Evacuee Resettlement in California
1945 June 19
Box 3, Folder 12
Racism and Reason
1944 October 2
Box 3, Folder 13
Relocating Japanese Americans
1945 May
Box 3, Folder 14
Relocation of Japanese-Americans
1943 May
Box 3, Folder 15
70,000 American Refugees
undated
Box 3, Folder 16
A Statement of Guiding Principles of the War Relocation Authority
undated
Box 3, Folder 17
[Statement by Harold Ickes re post-war relocation]
1944 December
Box 3, Folder 18
[Statement by John J. McCloy re Japanese post-war relocation]
1944 December
Box 3, Folder 19
[Statement by Wallace H. Moore re post-war relocaiton]
1945 December
Box 3, Folder 20
A Statement on the Present Policies of the War Relocation Authority
1945 May 15
Box 3, Folder 21
The Story of the Nittas by MIlton C. Phinney
1945 July
Box 3, Folder 22
[Talk by Wallace H. Moore re post-war employment of Nisei]
1945 November 3
Box 3, Folder 23
The test of a free country....q
1944
Box 3, Folder 24
They Work for Victory
undated
Box 3, Folder 25
A Touchstone of Democracy
1943 June
Box 3, Folder 26
Uprooted Americans in Your Community
1945 May
Box 3, Folder 27
[War Relocation Authority letter]
1946 April 30
Box 3, Folder 28
What About Our Japanese-Americans?
undated
Box 3, Folder 29
What We're Fighting For
circa 1944
