Martha Shoaf Collection

PARTNER

Manzanar National Historic Site
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-manz-7

DESCRIPTION

The Martha Shoaf Collection is comprised of photographs from Martha Shoaf, a fourth grade teacher at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Materials include photographs of Shoaf's students and fellow teachers at Manzanar.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1942-1945

BULK UNIT DATE

1942-1945

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

CONTRIBUTOR

Manzanar National Historic Site

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Manzanar National Historic Site and the Martha Shoaf Collection

RIGHTS

132 Objects

Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)
img Camp director's wife and daughter (ddr-manz-7-1)
Caption on reverse: "Mrs. Merritt & daughter Katherine."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-1/
Woman standing in front of camp entrance sign (ddr-manz-7-2)
img Woman standing in front of camp entrance sign (ddr-manz-7-2)
Martha Shoaf.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-2/
Boy holding a ball (ddr-manz-7-3)
img Boy holding a ball (ddr-manz-7-3)
Caption on reverse: "George Uikyi."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-3/
Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)
img Children playing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-4)
Caption on reverse: "Reiko, Naomi, Akiko, Molly, Emmy."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-4/
Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)
img Teacher standing outside classroom barracks (ddr-manz-7-5)
Caption on reverse: "Martha Shoaf, Manzanar, outside classroom."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-5/
Two boys standing on a camp street (ddr-manz-7-6)
img Two boys standing on a camp street (ddr-manz-7-6)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-6/
Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-7)
img Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-7/
Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-8)
img Group of children dressed as pirates (ddr-manz-7-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-8/
Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)
img Woman on a bicycle outside barracks (ddr-manz-7-9)
Caption on reverse: "Iva Bachhoff, Summer 43."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-9/
Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)
img Two women standing in front of barracks (ddr-manz-7-10)
Caption on reverse: "Anita & Janice, Latrine Block 7, the usual sight, May 1943."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-7-10/

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