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Description
An article written by Neil Naiden, Special Army Correspondent, about the first marriage to take place at the Manzanar Reception Center. Naiden also describes briefly how the reception center's new 3,200 residents are adjusting to life in the reception center. The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Community activities Geographic communities--California Journalism and media--Community publications World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Weddings World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Sports
Place
Owens Valley, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
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