Records related to the community government at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona, 1942-1945

2026-04-24T23:27:29-04:00

Call Number:

WA MSS S-2650

Container / Volume:

Box 1

Image Count:

110

Abstract:

Records related to a community government formed by Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Poston Relocation Center, Arizona, 1942-1945. Material includes reports from committees on health care, social welfare, and education, as well as a charter for ...

Description:

The United States declared war on Japan in 1941 following an attack by Japan on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Under authority granted by Executive Order 9066, issued in February 1942, the federal government incarcerated over 12...

Subject (Geographic):

Arizona., United States., Arizona, Poston., and Poston (Ariz.)

Subject (Name):

Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.) and United States. War Relocation Authority.

Subject (Topic):

Concentration camps, Japanese, Japanese Americans, Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945, World War, 1939-1945, and Evacuation of civilians

Found in:

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