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Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records
Date (inclusive): 1942-1943
Collection Number: 68027
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(1.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Materials relating to the
evacuation
and
relocation
of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II, including proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics,
manuals and maps.
Creator:
United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1968.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover
Institution Library & Archives.
Historical Note
The Wartime Civil Control Administration operated under the Western Defense Command of the United States Army, provided for
the evacuation and temporary resettlement of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in areas of the Pacific coast during World War
II. The department oversaw all aspects of the
evacuation operations, including assembly centers, transportation,
and the transfer of evacuees the jurisdiction of the War
Relocation
Authority, which was responsible for the relocation, maintenance, and supervision of evacuees and operated the internment
camps.
Source: Federal Records of World War II, Vol. II: Military Agencies, Sec. 1096
Scope and Content of Collection
The records relate to the
evacuation
and
relocation
of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II and include proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics,
manuals and maps. Materials remain in the original order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States