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Japanese American Internment: War Relocation Authority Archive
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[Japanese American] Archive of four wartime documents produced by sources including the War Relocation Authority, which was tasked with overseeing the deportation and internment of approximately 100,000 Japanese Americans in camps scattered across the western states. Documents include:
"A Voice That Must Be Heard" (a quotation from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson). Extracts from statements regarding Americans of Japanese ancestry by President Roosevelt, Stimson, and others. Publisher [War Relocation Authority], 1943. n.p.: [War Relocation Authority], 1943. Staplebound pamphlet, 14 pages. Preface notes that "Approximately 100,00 people of Japanese descent are living today in War Relocation centers... The program has been sanctioned by the Department of Justice as sound from the standpoint of national security and has been approved by the War Manpower Commission as a contribution to national manpower needs." Apparently, this work was published to provide reassurance about the safety of allowing some Japanese American internees to work outside of the camps. Very good.
The Displaced Japanese-Americans. Washington: American Council on Public Affairs, 1944. First separate publication, having originally appeared in Fortune Magaine issue of April 1944 as "Issei. Nisel. and Kibei". 20 pp. Illustrated by Mine Okubo. 1 vols. 8vo. Original illustrated printed wrappers. . First separate publication, having originally appeared in Fortune Magaine issue of April 1944 as "Issei. Nisel. and Kibei". 20 pp. Illustrated by Mine Okubo. 1 vols. 8vo. Internment Camps In the U. S. A. Concerns the American intern and relocation camps for Japanese-Americans during the war, especially the three camps Issei, Nisel and Kibei. Written in response to the Japanese propaganda about the American treatment of the Japanese in the United States. Original illustrated printed wrappers. Some light wear, overall a very good copy.
Hearings before the United States House Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration, Seventy-Seventh Congress, second session, on Mar. 6, 7, 12, 1942. Washington DC: GPO, printed for the Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration, 1942. Paperback. pp. x, 11623-11945, paperback,. Part of a series on the internment of Japanese Americans as well as Germans and Italians. Includes testimony by advocates for the rights of internees, such as the American Friends Service Committee. At the center are 16 pages of black and white War Relocation Authority photographs showing Japanese American evacuation and internment. Important 1942 documentation of the Japanese-American Internment process. Overall, very good condition.
Typed "Office Memorandum" from the War Relocation Authority Office at the Relocation Branch in of Rohwer internment camp in Arkansas. June 3, 1943. Memorandum reads "Effective this date all Evacuees, except regular employees working on the Mail, Ice, Baggage and Farm trucks will sign in and out on a register at the Police Station. Caucasians escorting Evacuees in or out will be held responsible for such registration. This information is necessary for the population report and your cooperation will be appreciated." Very good condition.
"A Voice That Must Be Heard" (a quotation from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson). Extracts from statements regarding Americans of Japanese ancestry by President Roosevelt, Stimson, and others. Publisher [War Relocation Authority], 1943. n.p.: [War Relocation Authority], 1943. Staplebound pamphlet, 14 pages. Preface notes that "Approximately 100,00 people of Japanese descent are living today in War Relocation centers... The program has been sanctioned by the Department of Justice as sound from the standpoint of national security and has been approved by the War Manpower Commission as a contribution to national manpower needs." Apparently, this work was published to provide reassurance about the safety of allowing some Japanese American internees to work outside of the camps. Very good.
The Displaced Japanese-Americans. Washington: American Council on Public Affairs, 1944. First separate publication, having originally appeared in Fortune Magaine issue of April 1944 as "Issei. Nisel. and Kibei". 20 pp. Illustrated by Mine Okubo. 1 vols. 8vo. Original illustrated printed wrappers. . First separate publication, having originally appeared in Fortune Magaine issue of April 1944 as "Issei. Nisel. and Kibei". 20 pp. Illustrated by Mine Okubo. 1 vols. 8vo. Internment Camps In the U. S. A. Concerns the American intern and relocation camps for Japanese-Americans during the war, especially the three camps Issei, Nisel and Kibei. Written in response to the Japanese propaganda about the American treatment of the Japanese in the United States. Original illustrated printed wrappers. Some light wear, overall a very good copy.
Hearings before the United States House Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration, Seventy-Seventh Congress, second session, on Mar. 6, 7, 12, 1942. Washington DC: GPO, printed for the Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration, 1942. Paperback. pp. x, 11623-11945, paperback,. Part of a series on the internment of Japanese Americans as well as Germans and Italians. Includes testimony by advocates for the rights of internees, such as the American Friends Service Committee. At the center are 16 pages of black and white War Relocation Authority photographs showing Japanese American evacuation and internment. Important 1942 documentation of the Japanese-American Internment process. Overall, very good condition.
Typed "Office Memorandum" from the War Relocation Authority Office at the Relocation Branch in of Rohwer internment camp in Arkansas. June 3, 1943. Memorandum reads "Effective this date all Evacuees, except regular employees working on the Mail, Ice, Baggage and Farm trucks will sign in and out on a register at the Police Station. Caucasians escorting Evacuees in or out will be held responsible for such registration. This information is necessary for the population report and your cooperation will be appreciated." Very good condition.
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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