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Incarceration, 1942 April-1947, 1992, bulk: 1942 April-1947

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12-13

Scope and Contents

Materials are incarceration camp documents issued to and filed by Hayao "Sam" and Toshiko Chuman during their incarceration in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, Jerome, Rohwer, Tule Lake camps, and Santa Fe Internment Camp. Included are instructions on disposition of motor vehicles issued by Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration along with a motor vehicle registration form filled by Hayao in the Santa Anita Assembly Center; correspondence and instructions on transferring camps for the Gripsholm WWII exchanges; an alien registration book issued in the Santa Fe Internment Camp; and a tenant's agreement between Hayao "Sam" Chuman (tenant) and Seabrook Farms Company (landlord) in New Jersey that was signed when the family was released from the Santa Fe Internment Camp in June 1947.

Dates

  • 1942 April-1947, 1992
  • Majority of material found within 1942 April-1947

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

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