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Title: John W. Nason papers
Date (inclusive): 1921-2001
Collection Number: 83003
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
51 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope
(21.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, newsletters, leaflets, and financial statements, relating to the work of the National
Japanese American Student Relocation Council in placing Japanese American students in colleges and universities in the United
States during World War II, and to other aspects of education in the United States.
Creator:
Nason, John W.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1983.
[Identification of item], John W. Nason Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1905, Feb. 9 | Born, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1931-1940 | Instructor and Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College |
| 1938-1939 | Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Swarthmore College |
| 1940-1953 | President, Swarthmore College |
| 1942-1945 | Chairman, National Japanese-American Student Relocation Council |
| 1942-1945 | President, UN Council of Philadelphia |
| 1943-1949 | President, National Council on Religion in Higher Education |
| 1945-1978 | Trustee, Edward W. Hazen Foundation |
| 1949-1953 | President, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia |
| 1953-1962 | President, Foreign Policy Association |
| 1962-1970 | President, Carleton College |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, newsletters, leaflets, and financial statements, relating to the work of the National
Japanese American Student Relocation Council in placing Japanese American students in colleges and universities in the United
States during World War II, and to other aspects of education in the United States.
National Japanese American Student Relocation Council records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Gertrude King papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Thomas Ray Bodine papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education -- United States
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war