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Letters by two Japanese-American schoolgirls from internment centers during World War II, 1942-1943.
BANC MSS 81/43 cLOCAL
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Title:

Letters by two Japanese-American schoolgirls from internment centers during World War II, 1942-1943

Abstract:

Addressed to their former teacher in San Francisco, Esther Pitman. One, Sept. l9, l942, written from Tanforan Center; the other, Aug. 27, l943, from Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.

Date:

1942 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-wy
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans -- California
Japanese Americans -- Wyoming
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Californie
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Wyoming
Japanese Americans
California
Wyoming
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)

Physical Description:

2 letters (1 portfolio)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 81/43 cLOCAL

Origin:

California