Kruska Japanese Internment Collection, 1905-2013 and undated

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Summary

Creators:
Kruska, Dennis G.
Abstract:
Dennis G. "Denny" Kruska, a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, Hughes Aircraft physicist, venture capitalist researcher, printing consultant, historical author and bibliographer and collector of Yosemite and Sierra Nevada materials amassed this collection of Japanese American internment items. The collection covers a wide variety of materials, ranging from 1905 to 2013 which are arranged into six series, with like materials being grouped together, including newspapers and clippings, photographs, postal materials, printed matter, realia, and research materials.
Extent:
7.2 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English , Japanese .

Background

Scope and content:

The collection covers a wide variety of materials, including newspapers and clippings, photographs, postal materials, printed matter, realia, and research materials regarding Japanese American internment during World War II. Newspaper clippings about the beginning of the process of exclusion of Japanese Americans and memorialization throughout the century are included. Photographs ranging from evacuation of Japanese Americans to relocation centers to life in internment camps are also included. Postal covers, a postcard and letters, various forms of propaganda, including anti-Japanese and pro-Japanese propaganda, pamphlets, brochures, and newsletters from as recently as 2010 are also some of the materials in the collection. Artifacts are from Japanese internment camps and relocation centers, ranging from authentic materials, like a wooden "laundry" sign, to tourism souveniers, like a tea towel. Documents used by Dennis Kruska for background to the collection are also included, such as short articles, website pages, and correspondence with people donating items to Kruska.

Acquisition information:
Collection was partially gifted by and purchased from Dennis Kruska in May 2013.
Arrangement:

This collection has been organized into the following series:

  • Series 1: Newspapers and clippings, 1905-2013 and undated
  • Series 2: Photographs, 1942-2000 and undated
  • Series 3: Postal materials, 1913-1991 and undated
  • Series 4: Printed matter, 1942-2010 and undated
  • Series 5: Realia, 1945 and undated
  • Series 6: Research materials, 1917-2013 and undated

The materials have been arranged alphabetically by folder title within each series.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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