Religious life in the Gila community
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-26-30 (CSUJAD Local ID: mei_02_45_001, CSUJAD Project ID: ucsb_mei_0030)
PARENT COLLECTION
UC Santa Barbara Robert Billigmeier Collection
DESCRIPTION
Observations and descriptions of Buddhist, Christian, and Shinto practices by incarcerees including the establishment of Buddhist Church, funeral arrangements and ceremony, Bon festival, and events taking place in and around the churches established at Gila River. 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_45_001
DATE
11/2/1942
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Miscellaneous Documents
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals
- Religion and churches -- Buddhism
- Religion and churches -- Christianity
- Religion and churches -- Shintoism
- Community activities -- Funerals
- Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays
- Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Obon
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Spencer, Robert F. (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
