Saku Tomita diary, 1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Tomita, Saku, 1900-
Title
Saku Tomita diary
Dates
1942
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folderĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 1482
Summary
Manuscript bound diary, May 2-September 10, 1942, in Japanese, with a typescript English translation by Zuigaku Kodachi, 1975, about Saku Tomita's experiences at the Portland Assembly Center, a temporary detention camp in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Manuscript bound diary, 1 volume, May 2-September 10, 1942, in Japanese, with a typescript English translation by Zuigaku Kodachi, 20 pages, 1975, about Tomita's experiences at the Portland Assembly Center, a temporary detention camp in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.

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Preferred Citation

Saku Tomita diary, Mss 1482, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Saku Tomita, March 1975.

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Subject Terms

  • Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Oregon--Portland
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States
  • World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans

Personal Names

  • Kodachi, Zuigaku, 1933- (translator)
  • Tomita, Saku, 1900-

Form or Genre Terms

  • diaries