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Book: The Japanese by John F. Embree [Smithsonian], January 23, 1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains materials generated by J. Ralph McFarling documenting the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp in Amache, Colorado where Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. It contains a ten page typescript memoir entitled The Day the Ban was Lifted by McFarling describing conditions in the camp, weekly reports written by McFarling to the War Relocation Administration, namely his supervisors John H. Provinse and Ned (Edward H.) Spicer (1944-1945), memos and other data relating to camp management, letters from former prisoners who discuss their resettlement throughout the United States, a “resettlement” handbook and guides to the Amache camp published at the camp. There is also a Smithsonian pamphlet entitled The Japanese published in 1943, a pamphlet entitled The Displaced Japanese-Americans published by the American Council on Public Affairs and a pamphlet entitled Japan by the editors of Fortune Magazine, 1944. Other materials include four camp photographs and three watercolor paintings of concentration camp barracks and their desert surroundings by Hajime Takata.

Dates

  • January 23, 1943

Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

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

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