Evacuees M-N, 1943
Scope and Contents
Letters to Emery Andrews, primarily from members of Seattle Japanese Baptist Church, 1942-1946. Correspondents include Japanese Americans incarcerated at Minidoka and other camps, as well as those who had relocated out of camps during and immediately after WWII. Letters deal mainly with requests for Andrews to retrieve personal property from Seattle, contact friends and family members, and intervene on behalf of incarcerees.
Dates
- Creation: 1943
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
287 Megabytes
32 Files
Language of Materials
English
General
Original materials held by the University of Washington. Materials digitized with support of a National Parks Service Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant.
Cultural context
Repository Details
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