Fred Bradford Manzanar Collection, 1977-2014

Summary

Creators:

Bradford, Fred and Manzanar Committee

Abstract:

This collection contains booklets, agendas, maps, travel guides, flyers, and other materials related to Fred Bradford and the Manzanar Committee. Subjects include the Manzanar incarceration camp and the Manzanar Committee. All of this collection is digitized and some of the material is available online.

Extent:

1 box and 0.42 Linear Feet

Language:

The collection is in English.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Background

Scope and content:

The Fred Bradford Manzanar Collection (1977-2014) contains 0.42 linear feet of booklets, agendas, meeting minutes, maps, travel guides, flyers, programs, and digital material related to the Manzanar incarceration camp and the Manzanar Committee. The collection mostly contains material about the Manzanar Committee, an organization that formed in 1970 to educate others about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The content related to the committee includes meeting minutes, agendas, flyers, and booklets about the organization and the yearly pilgrimages organized by the committee. The collection also includes travel guides and maps about the area surrounding the Manzanar incarceration camp and other materials about Manzanar, other incarceration camps, and Japanese Americans.

Biographical / historical:

Fred Bradford is a member of the Manzanar Committee, an organization that began in 1970 after the first pilgrimage to Manzanar took place in December 1969. The Manzanar Committee worked to establish Manzanar as a California State Historical Landmark and to educate others about the history of Japanese American incarceration. Fred Bradford went to his first Manzanar Pilgrimage in 1982 and has participated in most of the pilgrimages ever since. He served as Treasurer for the committee in 2009 and now serves as a committee member.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Jennifer Hill in 2019.

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (52.1 GB, 517 tif files) were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSUJAD Techincal Reference Guide.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by related material chronologically.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more information: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.

Alternative form available:

Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Project site: Fred Bradford Manzanar Collection.

Indexed terms

Places:

Manzanar (Calif.)
Manzanar War Relocation Center
Manzanar National Historic Site (Calif.)

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf os Special Collections as the owener of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Location of this collection:

California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections

University Library, 5th Flr (5039)

1000 E. Victoria Street

Carson, CA 90747, US

Contact:

(310) 243-3895

archives@csudh.edu

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