Scrap lumber conflict
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-26-17 (CSUJAD Local ID: mei_02_23_001, CSUJAD Project ID: ucsb_mei_0017)
PARENT COLLECTION
UC Santa Barbara Robert Billigmeier Collection
DESCRIPTION
Report utilizing journal entries to describe competition and conflicts between incarcerees over scrap lumber leftover from camp construction. Describes lumber usage by incarcerees includes construction of furniture and porches, creation of partitions in the barracks for privacy, and accumulation for use during winter. The report includes observations of inequality, disorganization, and the lack of administrative oversight of the lumber. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_02_23_001
DATE
9/16/1942
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Manuscripts
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Sakoda, James Minoru (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
PREFERRED CITATION
[Title of item], Robert Billigmeier Collection, CEMA 60, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted