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Kooskia Internment Camp scrapbook, 1944

Overview of the Collection

Title
Kooskia Internment Camp scrapbook
Dates
1944 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 linear feet
Collection Number
PG 103
Summary
This scrapbook is a hand-made manuscript consisting of 148 photographs (and two drawings) of activities and and buildings related the Kooskia Internment Camp.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

In 2005, the son of one of the camp's now-deceased guards discovered the scrapbook among family memorabilia and offered it to the University of Idaho. Consequently, the scrapbook was purchased by the University of Idaho Library with financial assistance from the Library Associates, a friends group.

The original binding and covers were removed at an unknown time. It is also unknown who took the photos or compiled the scrapbook. The finding aid is organized by page then by individual photos on each page.

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Historical Note

The Kooskia Internment Camp is a World War II detention facility that was located in a remote area of north central Idaho. The camp was administered by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for the U.S. Department of Justice. It held men of Japanese ancestry who were determined to be enemies of the U.S., even though most of them were long-time U.S. residents. The Japanese internees at the Kooskia camp came from 23 states.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Alternative Forms Available

This photographs from this scrapbook were digitized and made into the Kooskia Internment Camp Scrapbook.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Materials acquired from Micheal Moshier in 2005 (MA 2005-10).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Photograph collections
  • Internment camps
  • Photography--History

Corporate Names

  • Kooskia Internment Camp (Idaho)
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