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Description
Guidebook of the Center. Presented by Project Reports Divison. Illustrated by Yuri Sugihara. Describes Topaz as a "city" as well as a "project"; provides information concerning the area's general location and climate; describes the "residents of Topaz"; and provides details about the camp's block structure, working hours, consumer cooperatives, community government, medical care, churches, schools, recreation, services such as library and mail; and more. The book calls particular attention to relocation and to conditions under which "residents" are able to leave the Center, either for short trips to surrounding areas or for indefinite relocation. The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications.
World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities World War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--Barracks
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