Takayanagi (Shasui) Papers, ca. 1943

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Summary

Title:
Shasui Takayanagi Papers,
Dates:
ca. 1943
Creators:
Takayanagi, Shasui
Abstract:
Takayanagi was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in northwestern Wyoming near the cities of Cody and Powell. It was one of ten United States government camps used to house Japanese Americans during World War II under the administration of the War Relocation Authority (WRA). It opened in August 1942 and closed in November 1945, holding more than 10,000 internees at its peak. Collection consists of paintings, memorabilia, and ephemera related to Heart Mountain Relocation Camp during the 1940s. Some of the collection is in Japanese.
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.) 2 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shasui Takayanagi Papers (Collection 1370). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of paintings, memorabilia, and ephemera related to Heart Mountain Relocation Camp during the 1940s.

Materials in this collection are in Japanese and English.

Biographical / historical:

Takayanagi was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in northwestern Wyoming near the cities of Cody and Powell. It was one of ten U.S. government camps used to house Japanese Americans during World War II under the administration of the War Relocation Authority (WRA). It opened in August 1942 and closed in November 1945, holding more than 10,000 internees at its peak.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Shasui Takayanagi, 1984.
Processing information:

This online finding aid has been funded in part by a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Anne Caiger; machine-readable finding aid created by Amy Shung-Gee Wong
Date Prepared:
© 2001
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, October 2000 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Amy Shung-Gee Wong.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shasui Takayanagi Papers (Collection 1370). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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