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Dorothea Lange papers relating to the Japanese-American relocation, 1942-1974
BANC FILM 3136; BANC FILM 3136; BANC MSS 97/145 c Box 1
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Title:

Dorothea Lange papers relating to the Japanese-American relocation, 1942-1974

Creator/Contributor:

Lange, Dorothea., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Kanai, Lincoln, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Tatsuno, Dave, rp

Creator/Contributor:

Kumano, H.M., Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Obata, Chiura, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Uchida, Takashi ("Dwight"), Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Tanaka, Togo, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Masaoka, Mike, 1915-1991, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Kouda, Harry, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Yorichi, Alex, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Takahashi, Frank, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Tanaka, Ayako Ethyle, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Fukimitsu, Yuki, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Shibuya, Masago, Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Waymack, W.W., Correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Taylor, Paul S. (Paul Schuster), 1895-1984

Creator/Contributor:

Korematsu, Hi.

Creator/Contributor:

United States, War Relocation Authority.

Abstract:

Contains a small, but rich group of letters, some with detailed sketches, sent to Dorothea Lange by Japanese Americans and other eye-witnesses during relocation. Includes day to day accounts of camp life in Manzanar (Calif.), Topaz (Utah), Heart Mountain (Wyo.), and Tule Lake (Calif.). Each correspondent recounts a different experience: working in the camp, commuting to nearby towns, and describing what is necessary to relocate independently to the eastern U.S. and other types of situations. Correspondents include Lincoln Kanai, Dave M. Tatsuno, H.M. Kumano, Chiura Obata, Mr. & Mrs. K. Uchida, Togo W. Tanaka, Mike Masaoka, Harry Kouda, Pvt. Alex Yorichi (U.S. Army), Frank Takahashi, Ayako Ethyle Tanaka, Yukie Fukimitsu, Masago Shibuya, and W.W. Waymack, an Iowa farmer wanting to provide a home and job for a Japanese American.
Includes Lange's expense vouchers and itineraries. Also includes articles, flyers, statements, including some by Paul S. Taylor, and clippings, along with information on cooperatives prepared by Hi Korematsu. A majority of the printed materials are statements released by interest groups, including the Japanese American Citizens League, National Student Relocation Committee, Western Defense Command, United Citizens Federation, and YMCA.

Date:

1942 (issued)

Subject:

Central Utah Relocation Center.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans

Note:

RESTRICTED ORIGINAL. USE MICROFILM COPY ONLY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 3136. Use of original only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writig, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
In the spring of 1942, Dorothea Lange was hired by the War Relocation Authority to document the movement of Japanese-Americans during relocation, and "to travel from San Francisco to points within the states of Calif., Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah , New Mexico, and Colorado, and return, visiting these points in such order and as often as may be necessary."
Removed from the Paul Schuster Taylor papers, BANC MSS 84/38 c.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.4 linear ft.)
1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 3323, 470 frames) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC FILM 3136
BANC FILM 3136
BANC MSS 97/145 c Box 1

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

RESTRICTED ORIGINAL. USE MICROFILM COPY ONLY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 3136. Use of original only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writig, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.