Japanese-American photograph album, 1942-1950

Overview of the Collection

Title
Japanese-American photograph album
Dates
1942-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (item is contained in a box with three other photograph albums. the item is located in folder four of the box.)
Collection Number
OLPb165JAP
Summary
Japanese-American WWII Photograph Album
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photograph Album 28X38 cm, contains primarily family photographs from a Japanese family. Most common surnames include Koda, Saito, Mizuiri, and Shiraga. Owner/creator unknown, however there are several letters addressed to Shiro Shiraga enclosed. Contains several photographs of the Colorado, Heart Mountain Japanese Relocation Center dated 1942.

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Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Photographs
  • World War 1939 1945 Prisoners And Prisons Japanese