Shigeru Osawa collection of Minidoka Interlude photographs

Shigeru Osawa collection of Minidoka Interlude photographs, 1942-1945

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Osawa, Shigeru
Title: Shigeru Osawa collection of Minidoka Interlude photographs
Dates: 1942-1945 (inclusive)
19421945
Quantity: 69 negatives (1 box) ; 5 x 7 in.
69 modern viewing prints (1 box)
Collection Number: PH0745
Summary: Photographs of residents and activities at the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho, used in the annual of the Minidoka Relocation Center Minidoka Interlude,
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: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Shigeru Osawa was the Business Manager of Minidoka Interlude, a souvenir annual of the Minidoka Relocation Center.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho was one of ten camps at which Japanese Americans, both citizens and resident aliens, were interned during World War II. Under provisions of President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, all persons of Japanese ancestry were moved from the West Coast of the United States and interned in camps. Minidoka housed about 7,000 Japanese Americans, predominantly from Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection is comprised of photographs of the Minidoka Relocation Center internment camp in Idaho, documenting the residents, employment divisions, and activities in the Minidoka Relocation Center. All but the last five photographs were used in the annual of the Minidoka Relocation Center Minidoka Interlude, September, 1942- October, 1943.

It is likely that either artist T. Fujii or photo director R. Ochi of the Minidoka Interlude was the photographer.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Shigeru Osawa.

Processing Note

Processed by Meng-fan Lu and Marion Brown; processing completed in 2008.

Transferred from the Shigeru Osawa papers , Acc. No. 0960-001 in Special Collections.

Bibliography

Takeuchi, Thomas. 1990. Minidoka interlude: September, 1942-October, 1943 . Hunt, Idaho: Residents of Minidoka Relocation Center.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Group photographs of residentsReturn to Top

Blocks 9 and 11 were not built.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Residents of Block One in front of barracks (13974)	1942-1943
1/1	2	Residents of Block Two in front of barracks (13979)	1942-1943
1/1	3	Residents of Block Three in front of barracks (13980)	1942-1943
1/1	4	Residents of Block Four in front of barracks (13982)	1942-1943
1/1	5	Residents of Block Six in front of barracks (13981)	1942-1943
1/1	6	Residents of Block Seven at barracks (12220)	1942-1943
1/1	7	Resident of Block Eight in front of barracks (13988)	1942-1943
1/1	8	Residents of Block Ten in front of barracks (13984)	1942-1943
1/1	9	Residents of Block Twelve at barracks (12219)	1942-1943
1/1	10	Residents of Block Thirteen in front of barracks (13983)	1942-1943
1/1	11	Residents of Block Fourteen in front of barracks (13986)	1942-1943
1/1	12	Residents of Block Fifteen in front of internal security substation (13985)	1942-1943
1/1	13	Residents of Block Sixteen in front of barracks (13987)	1942-1943
1/1	14	Residents of Block Seventeen in front of barracks (13989)	1942-1943

Business and Administration sectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administration
Box/Folder	item
1/2	15	Employment Office workers outside the Employment Office (12217)	1942-1943
1/2	16	Placement office workers outside the Placement Office (11333)	1942-1943
1/2	17	Report Division workers outside the Report Office, holding a sign of the word "Irrigator" TheIrrigatorwas the title of the Minidoka Relocation Center newspaper.	1942-1943
1/2	18	Legal Division workers outside the Legal Office (11334)	1942-1943
1/2	19	Mess Management Unit workers outside the Management Office (12211)	1942-1943
1/2	20	Postal Service Unit workers outside the Hunt Branch Twin Falls Post Office (13970)	1942-1943
1/2	21	Cost Accounting Unit workers (11321)	1942-1943
1/2	22	Property Control Unit workers (13971)	1942-1943
1/2	23	Budget and Accounting Unit workers outside the office (11511)	1942-1943
1/2	24	Statistics Section workers outside the office (11325)	1942-1943
1/2	25	Telephone girls outside the office (11507)	1942-1943
		Health Section
Box/Folder	item
1/3	26-27	Hospital staff outside the hospital (11212, 13978)	1942-1943
1/3	28	Nurses and nurses aides outside the hospital (11320c)	1942-1943
		Education Section
Box/Folder	item
1/4	29	The faculty of Hunt High School outside the Graduate Office (11332)	1942-1943
1/4	30	The faculty of Huntville School outside an office (11510)	1942-1943
1/3	31	The faculty of Stafford School outside the office (11322)	1942-1943
		Community Co-op Office
Box/Folder	item
1/5	32	Minidoka Consumers' Cooperative workers (12213)	1942-1943
1/5	33	Board of the Minidoka Consumers' Cooperative (11328)	1942-1943
1/5	34	Congress of Delegates (11319)	1942-1943
1/5	35-36	Group in front of Co-op Stores (12214, 13972)	1942-1943
		Social and Religious Work
Box/Folder	item
1/6	37	Group in front of the Ration Offices (11323)	1942-1943
1/6	38	Group in front of the Housing Office (12215)	1942-1943
1/6	39	Group in front of the Clothing Allowance Office (11324)	1942-1943
		Community Service Division
Box/Folder	item
1/7	40-41	Group in front of the Community Activity Office (13968, 12210)	1942-1943
1/7	42	Group in front of the Community Analysis Office (UW27736z)	1942-1943
1/7	43	Internal security guards	1942-1943
		Agriculture Section
Box/Folder	item
1/8	44	Agriculture Officers	1942-1943
1/8	45	Poultry Farm workers with animals in front of storage and root cellar (382)	1942-1943
1/8	46	Hog farm workers (11326)	1942-1943
		Engineering Section
Box/Folder	item
1/9	47	Engineering Officers (11509)	1942-1943
1/9	48	Irrigation Roads Drainage Unit workers (13966)	1942-1943
1/9	49	Construction Maintenance Crew (13977)	1942-1943
1/9	50	Foremen of Construction Maintenance Unit (11327)	1942-1943
1/9	51-52	Cabinet Makers	1942-1943
		Motor Transport and Maintenance Section
Box/Folder	item
1/10	53	Motor Pool workers (11329)	1942-1943
1/10	54	People in front of a garage (11505)	1942-1943

ActivitiesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Parent-Soldier Association
Box/Folder	item
1/11	55	Members of the Parent-Soldier Association (9443)	1942-1943
		Recreation
Box/Folder	item
1/11	56	Boy scouts	1942-1943
1/11	57	Girl scouts (12216)	1942-1943
1/11	58	Softball team	1942-1943
		Japanese Cultural Activities The Minidoka Fukiyose Kai was organized for those interested in the continuation of Japanese cultural activities.
Box/Folder	item
1/12	59	Members of Fukiyose Kai (13973)	1942-1943
1/12	60	Members of Mimasu Kai (13969)	1942-1943
1/12	61	Members of Yayoi Kai (401)	1942-1943
1/12	62	Members of Hatsune Kai (13967)	1942-1943
		Arts and Crafts
Box/Folder	item
1/13	63	Women working with flowers (11336)	1942-1943
1/13	64	Flower arrangements (12209)	1942-1943
		People
Box/Folder	item
1/14	65-66	Group of men and women outside a building (11330, 11331)	1942-1945
1/14	67	Group of men and women on a hillside	1942-1945
1/14	68	Group of white men, possibly guards (11508)	1942-1945
1/14	69	Funeral of Kwatoro Nakano (11539c)	June 8, 1945

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Concentration camps--Idaho--Photographs
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Idaho--Hunt--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Osawa, Shigeru--Photographs

Corporate Names

Minidoka Relocation Center--Buildings--Photographs
Minidoka Relocation Center--Photographs

Titles within the Collection

Minidoka interlude: September, 1942-October, 1943

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