Overview of the Collection
Historical Note:
Access Terms
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: War Relocation Authority
Collection
Dates: 1942-1949
Identification: SC/WRA
Creator:
Delmar T. Oviatt Library
Physical Description: 1.04
linear feet
Language of Materials:
English
Japanese
Repository:
Special Collections
Abstract: The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was
created on March 18, 1942, by Executive Order of the President, No. 9102. This new
civilian agency was to be responsible for "the relocation (of evacuees) in
appropriate places, providing for their needs in such manner as may be appropriate, and
supervising their activities." The collection consists of reports, memoranda, news
clippings, news digests, statistics, and other documents issued by the War Relocation
Authority leading up to, during, and following the period of Japanese
internment.
Historical Note:
The Oviatt Library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Manzanar War Relocation
Center
United States. War
Relocation Authority
Genre/Form of Material:
Paper records
Photographic material
Publications
Topical Term:
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and
relocation, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese
Americans
Administrative Information
Processing Information:
Tony Garnder
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s)
of this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of
materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by
fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the
public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright
owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Electronic Format:
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Related Materials:
Scope and Contents
The
War Relocation Authority Collection consists of
reports, memoranda, news clippings, news digests, statistics, and other documents issued
by the War Relocation Authority leading up to, during, and following the period of
Japanese internment.