The collection consists of cassette tape recordings of oral histories, typed transcripts of the oral histories, administrative records related to the project, and photographs. Digital copies have been made of all of the oral histories, and these are available on the Center's Internet Archive page. Most transcripts are currently housed at Sacramento State University's Special Collections.

The Walerga Oral History Project was a joint project between the Center for Sacramento History (then known as the Sacramento Museum and History Division) and the Issei Oral History Project Inc. Oral histories were conducted in 1979 and 1980 by IOHP with people who were interned or worked at the Walerga Assembly Center during the period of Japanese incarceration during World War II. Work on the project was coordinated by the Rev. Heihachiro Takarabe and former CSH director James Henley. Most interviews are in English, with some in Japanese. Most transcripts are currently housed with Sacramento State University's Special Collections.

3 Linear Feet (14 boxes, photographs)

All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH 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 by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.

The collection is open for research.