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Manzanar Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-024

Scope and Contents

The Manzanar Photo Album (1942-1945; undated) contains one album with photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Manzanar incarceration camp, World War Two, and Japanese interior design. The photographs in the collection contain images of life at the camp and include photographs of sports teams, funerals, barracks, and other images. The other oversized photographs in the album are of Japanese tea rooms and gardens.

Dates

  • 1942-1945; undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Extent

1 box

0.85 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Japanese

Abstract

This collection contains one album with photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Manzanar incarceration camp, Santa Fe Japanese Baseball team, and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles. It also contains oversized photographs of Japanese interior design. Most of this collection is digitized and available online.

Arrangement

Arranged in one box.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Project site: Manzanar Photo Album.

Related Materials

This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For more Japanese American related materials please consult: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project

Processing Information for Digitized Materials

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections created digitalized reproductions from the original material for long-term preservation and access. These preservation files (1.97 Gb, 30 tif files) were scanned to and stored on the Gerth Archives and Special Collections Deparment Drive. For more information on the best practices and standards for the digitization process, please see: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project technical reference guide.

Title
Inventory of the Manzanar Photo Album
Status
Completed
Author
Jennifer Hill
Date
2019-08-21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-06-02: Abstract and Related Materials Note revised. Existence and Location of Copies and Processing Information for Digitized Materials was added by Jennifer Hill.

Repository Details

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

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895