ddr-csujad-16 — CSU Northridge Japanese-American Internment Camp Materials

CSU Northridge Japanese-American Internment Camp Materials

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The Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II were administered by the War Relocation Authority. Camp incarcerees independently wrote and distributed many of their own documents associated with the camp newspapers, camp stores, school publications, and other camp activities. This group of materials contains non-War Relocation Authority documents issued in the incarceration camps or that are related to the incarceration. See complete finding aid at: http://findingaids.csun.edu/archon/?p=collections/controlcard&id=26

1942-circa 1999

1999

0.42 Linear Feet

California State University, Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives

Japanese-American Internment Camp Materials, Special Collections & Archives, University Library, California State University, Northridge

4 Objects

doc Poston Community Enterprises remodling [remodeling] sale (ddr-csujad-16-1)

Announcement for a "penny sale" held by the manager of Camp 1 Store 3, stating that Community Enterprises is soliciting people's patronage; includes a list of merchandise that customers' extra pennies would buy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_01-14_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-1/?format=api

doc Constitution and by-laws, self government assembly of the Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-csujad-16-2)

According to its preamble, this "Constitution for the Santa Anita Assembly Center" was established by its residents "in order to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, to foster and spread the true spirit of Americanism, to build the character of our people morally and spiritually on American ideals, and to promote the welfare …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-2/?format=api

doc Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)

Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-3/?format=api

doc Letter from C. Walter Borton and Homer L. Morris to Dear Friend, May 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-4)

Report to people who have contributed financial support for the Gordon Hirabayashi case on the hearing before the Supreme Court. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-4/?format=api

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CSU Northridge Japanese-American Internment Camp Materials

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