Hiroyuki Ichihara papers, 1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ichihara, Hiroyuki
Title
Hiroyuki Ichihara papers
Dates
1942 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 microfilm reels
Collection Number
4761 (Accession No. 4761-001)
Summary
Papers of the director of Area D of the Japanese Advisory Council at Camp Harmony in Washington State, 1942.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Hiroyuki Ichihara was one of the nearly 13,000 Washington State residents of Japanese descent who were incarcerated in relocation centers in the U.S. during World War II. He served as Director of Area D on the Japanese Advisory Council at the Camp Harmony Assembly Center in Puyallup, Washington, from May 1942 to September 1942.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, official orders, census and personnel lists of evacuees, curfew roll call log, minutes of daily camp headquarters meetings, and department rosters relating to Ichihara's activities as director of Area D of the Japanese Advisory Council at Puyallup Assembly Center (Camp Harmony), Puyallup, Wash., for Japanese American evacuees during World War II. Includes materials on transfers to Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho, and Tule Lake Relocation Center, Calif.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The papers were loaned for filming by Hiroyuki Ichihara in 1971.

Processing Note

The papers are chronologically arranged; however, each date is not alphabetically arranged. The beginning and end of each document section is indicated by a title page; individual microfilm pages are not numbered.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Camp Harmony, Evacuation Administration Headquarters, Japanese Advisory Council, StaffReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
1
Communications and Official Orders
Includes memos, work orders, and reports.
May-August 1942

Camp Harmony, Evacuation Administration Headquarters, Japanese Advisory Council, Official Orders, Area D Director, Hiroyuki Ichihara Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Reel
1
Incoming Communications
May 18-August 7, 1942
1
Outgoing Communications
May 19-August 7, 1942
2
Evacuees Census and Lists of Camp Personnel
2
Curfew Roll Call Log
2
Camp Staff Rosters, by Department
2
Minutes, Daily Camp Headquarters Meetings
2
Writings on Movement to Minidoka (War Relocation Project)
2
Literature on Camp Organization and Directives
2
Personal Records Regarding Evacuees, Including Marital Status and Family Members
2
Center Registration Lists, by Occupation and Family Name
2
Applications and Lists of Transfers to Tule Lake (War Relocation Project), by Occupation
2
Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Day-to-Day Functioning of Camp

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Concentration camp inmates--Washington (State)--Puyallup
  • Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup
  • Concentration camps--Washington (State)--Puyallup--Management
  • Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Washington (State)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans
  • World War, 1939-1945--Washington (State)--Puyallup

Personal Names

  • Ichihara, Hiroyuki--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Puyallup Assembly Center (Puyallup, Wash.). Area D
  • Puyallup Assembly Center (Puyallup, Wash.). Japanese Advisory Council

Form or Genre Terms

  • Microfilms

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)