Mildred Pieters Collection on Internment Camps, 1975-2008

Overview of the Collection

Author
Pieters, Mildred
Title
Mildred Pieters Collection on Internment Camps
Dates
1975-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS 319
Summary
Collection of newspaper clippings about the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, including Minidoka War Relocation Center (also known as the Hunt Camp) in Jerome County, Idaho and Posten camp on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation in Arizona.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is available for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

During World War II, as many as 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were placed in Internment camps as a result of Executive Order 9066. The Minidoka War Relocation Center was located 17 miles northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho and is now a National Historic Site. The internment camp was in operation from 1942-1945 and housed more than 9,000 Japanese Americans.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection of newspaper clippings about the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, including Minidoka War Relocation Center (also known as the Hunt Camp) in Jerome County, Idaho and Posten camp on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation in Arizona. Also includes a hand-drawn map and index of farms in the area of the "Hunt Camp," now referred to as the Minidoka Relocation Center.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description], Mildred Pieters Collection on Internment Camps, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

See also: Japanese American Citizens League Scrapbook.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Lorraine Pieters for Mildred Pieters, August 2012.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Newspaper Clippings (photocopies) 1980-2008
1 2 Minidoka aerial photo (copy) undated
1 3 Minidoka map (from 1975 newspaper article) 1975
1 4 Hand-drawn and hand-written maps and lists of the Hunt, Minidoka area undated
1 5 Newspaper Clippings (originals) 1980-2008

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Idaho
  • Minidoka Relocation Center
  • World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans