Inventory of the Manzanar Photo Album SPC.2019.024

Jennifer Hill

California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

2019-08-21

University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)

1000 E. Victoria St.

Carson, CA 90747

archives@csudh.edu

URL: https://www.csudh.edu/libarchives/

Contributing Institution: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections

Title: Manzanar Photo Album

Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.024

Physical Description: 1 box

Physical Description: 0.85 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1942-1945; undated

Abstract: This collection contains one album with photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Manzanar incarceration camp, Santa Fe Japanese Baseball team, and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles. It also contains oversized photographs of Japanese interior design. Most of this collection is digitized and available online.

Language of Material: English , Japanese .

Preferred Citation

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Conditions Governing Use

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.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Related Materials

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more Japanese American related materials please consult: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project

Scope and Contents

The Manzanar Photo Album (1942-1945; undated) contains one album with photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Manzanar incarceration camp, World War Two, and Japanese interior design. The photographs in the collection contain images of life at the camp and include photographs of sports teams, funerals, barracks, and other images. The other oversized photographs in the album are of Japanese tea rooms and gardens.

Arrangement

Arranged in one box.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Project site: Manzanar Photo Album.

Processing Information for Digitized Materials

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digitalized reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (1.97 Gb, 30 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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945

Japanese Americans

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Manzanar Incarceration Camp

box 1, item 1

Manzanar Photo Album 1942-1945; undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

The photo album contains 16 photographs of the Manzanar incarceration camp, the Santa Fe Japanese Baseball Team, and a photograph of a welcome party for Dr. Furukochi. It also contains 12 oversized Japanese interior design photographs with the Japanese language on the bottom of the image and seven newspaper clippings from the Los Angeles Examiner and other newspapers.