Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album, circa 1943

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Summary

Creators:
Haug , Lona
Abstract:
This collection contains one photograph album mostly depicting life at the Minidoka Incarceration Camp located in South Central Idaho during World War Two. The album contains images of life inside and presumably outside the camp. It also features photographs of Ben Kuroki, a Japanese-American who served in the United States Army Air Force during World War Two. The photo album has been digitized and is available online.
Extent:
1 box (one photograph album) and 0.83 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
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Background

Scope and content:

The Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album contains one photograph album that may have been compiled by Lona Haug, a vice-principal of the Blk 10 school at Minidoka in 1943. The 69 photographs in the album depict life mostly inside the camp and include images of children, cars, barracks, school, yard work, cabins, lakes, and other images. It also contains photographs of Ben Kuroki, a Japanese-American who served in the United States Army Force during World War Two. Kuroki flew 58 missions in Europe and the Pacific and was later awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 2005.

Processing information:

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digital reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (3.05 gb, 92 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: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project Technical Reference Guide.

Arrangement:

Arranged in one box.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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 of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

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Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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