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Correspondence, 1942-1945

 Series — Box: M0001

Scope and Contents

Correspondence consists of seven letters to Farr from Japanese American friends from California incarcerated at assembly centers and incarceration camps during World War II. Most of the letters are from Eiko Fujii, beginning shortly after her arrival at Santa Anita Assembly Center in 1942, continuing through her transfer to Denson, Arkansas, at Jerome Incarceration Camp, and ending after she left the camps and held a teaching position at the university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The letters discuss daily life in the camps and her family's physical, psychological, and emotional adjustment to life there; as well as references to Farr's personal and professional life. Includes an undated piece of ephemera containing a printed message to Japanese Americans from the Reedley Committee on National Security and Fair Play, and a copy of the Japanese American Citizens League Reporter newspaper, of Salt Lake City, Utah, v. 1 no. 11, Nov. 1945.

Dates

  • 1942-1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the California Historical Society Repository

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