Statement of testimony of Harold H. Townsend before the House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, Los Angeles, California May 26, 1943, 2:00 p.m
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Document begins: "False statements of Harold H. Townsend before the House of Representatives subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, Los Angeles, California, May 26, 1943, 2:00 pm. "Harold H. Townsend, formerly chief Supply and Transportation Officer at the Poston, Arizona Relocation Center, appeared under oath before the subcommittee in an executive session on May 25. Some time prior to June 10, 1943, a transcript or excerpts from Townsend's testimony were supplied the press by the committee. Later a transcript was given to the Project Director of the Poston Center. The Director and staff of the center have reviewed the Townsend testimony carefully and have prepared documentary evidence bearing on most of Townsend's assertions. We wish to take this opportunity to present for the record the comments of the War Relocation Authority on Townsend's testimony." Document lists Townsend's testimony, followed by comments and corrections from the War Relocation Authority. There is no page 12, but there is a page 11a. Document number C-0336-[page number]-BU-COS-WP. Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide.
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Official documents; Reports 25 pages, 10.5 x 8 inches application/pdf
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Incarceration camps--Conflicts, intimidation, and violence--Poston strike Nativism Race and racism
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