Aquila 1943
PARTNER
Densho
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OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-493-39
PARENT COLLECTION
Tomio Itabashi and Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura Collection
DESCRIPTION
First edition of the Aquila, yearbook of Tri-State High School at the Tule Lake facility in Newell, California. The book includes a roster of all students, photos of the classes and clubs (including Zoology Club, Needle Arts Club, Tri-State Thespians, glee clubs, and others), names and photos of faculty and staff, and a written history of the school describing its establishment and first year of operation. After opening on September 14, 1942, the school was forced to close for the entire month of October so the students could help with the potato harvest on the project farm, and again from February 9 - March 25 for camp registration. Despite these setbacks students managed to organize to recreate many features of a normal high school experience. Personal signatures inside are addressed to "Betty."
DATE
July, 1943
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Ephemera
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education
- Education -- Secondary education
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports
- World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire"
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Tomio Itabashi and Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura Collection, Densho
RIGHTS

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