War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement
Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
About this Collection
The War Relocation Authority (WRA) records represent the official documentation of the United States agency created to assume jurisdiction over the Japanese and Japanese Americans evacuated from California, Oregon, and Washington by the Western Defense Command, the Fourth Army, and the Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA) during January/February of 1942. During its existence from March 1942 to 1946, the WRA controlled the administration of the relocation centers, administered an extensive resettlement program, and oversaw the details of the registration and segregation programs. Included in their records are administrative files, official publications, reports and surveys, legal papers, correspondence, and photographs and scrapbooks. All of the records except the photographs have been cataloged as BANC MSS 67/14 c.... View collection guide.View our statement on digital primary resources and historical description.
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Manzanar, Calif.--Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority ...
Manzanar, Calif.--Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority ...