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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: William C. Carr papers
Creator:
Carr, William C.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2010.06
Physical Description:
7.4 Linear Feet
(6 boxes and 5 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1941-1962
Abstract: Carr was a real estate agent in Pasadena, California, who founded the Friends of the American Way in February 1944 with a
group of Pasadena residents and served as the organization's first chairman. The Friends of the American Way worked towards
the restoration of the civil rights of Japanese Americans. He also founded the Pasadena Chapter of the Pacific Coast Committee
on American Principles and Fair Play. He helped many Japanese American families during the time of internment and resettlement.
The collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, reports, clippings, and other printed materials related to
William C. Carr and the activities of the Friends of the American Way. Carr's correspondence with various state and local
officials includes Earl Warren, Chester F. Gannon, Fletcher Bowron, Lloyd W. Lowrey, and Fred N. Howser. The collection also
includes various samples of printed hate materials opposing the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans at the end of
World War II. Includes reports and printed materials related to the War Relocation Authority (WRA).
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language of Material:
English
.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance through our electronic paging system using the request button located on this page.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], William C. Carr Papers, Japanese American Research Project Collection (Collection 2010). UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Unknown
Extent updated by Kelly Besser, 2020.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4230454
Carr was a real estate agent in Pasadena, California, who founded the Friends of the American Way in February 1944 with a
group of Pasadena residents; he served as the organization's first chairman; the Friends of the American Way worked towards
the restoration of the civil rights of Japanese Americans; he also founded the Pasadena Chapter of the Pacific Coast Committee
on American Principles and Fair Play; he helped many Japanese American families during the time of internment and resettlement.
Collection consists of correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, reports, clippings, and other printed materials related to William
C. Carr and the activities of the Friends of the American Way. Carr's correspondence with various state and local officials
includes Earl Warren, Chester F. Gannon, Fletcher Bowron, Lloyd W. Lowrey, and Fred N. Howser. The collection also includes
various samples of printed hate materials opposing the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans at the end of World War
II. Includes reports and printed materials related to the War Relocation Authority (WRA). Also contains photographs and five
large scrapbooks.
Arranged in the following series:
1. Correspondence
2. Resettlement assistance
3. Anti-Japanese propaganda
4. War Relocation Authority (WRA) reports and publications
5. Publications on the Japanese American evacuation and resettlement
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States (Collection 2010). Available at the UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Real estate agents -- California -- Pasadena -- Archives.
Civic leaders -- California -- Pasadena -- Archives.
Scrapbooks.
Friends of the American Way
United States. War Relocation Authority.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)
Carr, William C.--Archives.