Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-336

DESCRIPTION

The Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection consists of photographs and documents from the Lake Sequoia Retreat (LSR), a summer camp for Japanese American Christian youth which ran from 1946 until 1990. This retreat was organized after Japanese Americans returned to California after World War II. It was organized by the Central California Young People's Christian Conference and Nisei leadership and gathered young people from around Central and Northern California. The Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive is the creation of Brad Shirakawa, longtime camp attendee and photographer. You can visit the official Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive site at https://lakesequoiaretreat.wordpress.com/.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1946-1990

BULK UNIT DATE

c.1970-1990

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

~1,900 photographs and documents

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection, Densho

RIGHTS

1912 Objects

June Kitagawa standing on the lakefront (ddr-densho-336-1)
img June Kitagawa standing on the lakefront (ddr-densho-336-1)
June Kitagawa at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-1/?format=api
June Kitagawa having fun at the lake (ddr-densho-336-2)
img June Kitagawa having fun at the lake (ddr-densho-336-2)
June Kitagawa at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-2/?format=api
June Kitagawa sitting on a rock near the lake (ddr-densho-336-3)
img June Kitagawa sitting on a rock near the lake (ddr-densho-336-3)
June Kitagawa at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-3/?format=api
Ron Koda sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-4)
img Ron Koda sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-4)
Ron Koda at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-4/?format=api
Ron Koda next to a tree stump (ddr-densho-336-5)
img Ron Koda next to a tree stump (ddr-densho-336-5)
Ron Koda at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-5/?format=api
Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-6)
img Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-6)
Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-6/?format=api
Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-7)
img Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-7)
Lilyan Nagata and Mollie Abe at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-7/?format=api
Betty Wake and Lilyan Nagata sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-8)
img Betty Wake and Lilyan Nagata sitting on a rock (ddr-densho-336-8)
Lilyan Nagata and Betty Wake at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-8/?format=api
Group of women sitting on stairs (ddr-densho-336-9)
img Group of women sitting on stairs (ddr-densho-336-9)
A group at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-9/?format=api
Betty Abe and Lilyan Nagata drinking water out of a ladle (ddr-densho-336-10)
img Betty Abe and Lilyan Nagata drinking water out of a ladle (ddr-densho-336-10)
Lilyan Nagata and Betty Abe at the 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-336-10/?format=api

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