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Title: Siberius Y. Saito drawings
Date (inclusive): 1942
Collection Number: 79026
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 envelope
(0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Photographic copies of sketches depicting the physical facilities at the Tanforan Assembly Center.
Creator:
Saito, Siberius Y.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.
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[Identification of item], Siberius Y. Saito drawings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Japanese-American architect and evacuee at Tanforan Assembly Center, California, 1942.
Scope and Content of Collection
In February 1942 President Roosevelt issued Executive Order #9066 which enabled the military to evacuate all Americans of
Japanese descent from California, Oregon and Washington. Internment camps were planned in the remote areas of Idaho, Wyoming,
Utah, Arizona, Arkansas and California to receive the evacuees. The implementation of the order was started in March and evacuation
started in April.
Since the construction of the permanent camps was just underway, the evacuees were temporarily placed in race tracks, county
fair grounds, and livestock exhibition halls hastily converted into detention camps with barbed wire fences, search lights,
and guard towers. Tanforan Assemby Center was located at the Tanforan Race Track in San Bruno about ten miles south of San
Francisco. It was home to 5000 San Franciscans for about 6 months until the permanent camp in the desert area of Utah was
completed, the Central Utah Relocation Center, better known as the Topaz War
Relocation Center.
San Francisco was divided into
evacuation
districts and notices of the departure dates were posted in prominent places. On the appointed day, the evacuees reported
to the district depot with bed rolls and hand baggage. No other possessions were allowed. Cameras, radios and weapons (including
kitchen knives) had been confiscated previously. Transportation to Tanforan was by means of Army commandeered buses.
The content of the collection is 24 photographic copies of sketches depicting the physical facilities at the Tanforan Assembly
Center. Titles and descriptions from paperwork included with images.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
Drawing
Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)