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Text / Amache, Colorado, Granada Relocation Center Booklet, [Granada Project, (Amache)?], April 3, 1945

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Title
Amache, Colorado, Granada Relocation Center Booklet, [Granada Project, (Amache)?], April 3, 1945
Creator
Granada Project (Amache). Reports Office: publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
1943-04-05
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Describes Amache, Colorado’s history, geographic location, population and civic systems; recounts the events leading to the incarceration of Japanese Americans; Describes the Granada Project Incarceration Camp facilities, government, civic departments, administrative departments, and “community engagement resources” or [“civic engagement opportunities?”] Subheadings include: The People; Community Government; Education; Religion; Publications; Community Enterprises; Social Activities; Housing; Mess Hall; Administration; Hospital; Post Office; Fire Department; Police Department; Employment; Water and Power; Warehouses; WRA Farm; Relocation; and Amache: a few facts at a glance. The booklet includes drawings of the High School, “The Granada Project” map, The “Granada Relocation Center” map, drawing of Koen Ranch, and a drawing depicting individuals leaving an incarceration camp facing a city skyline.
This collection contains materials generated by J. Ralph McFarling, a Community Analyst for the War Relocation Authority, documenting the Amache Concentration Camp in Granada, Colorado where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
Type
text
Format
Booklets
31 pages, typescript with illustrations
application/pdf
Identifier
Amache_Booklet_1943
csudh_mcf
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/520
Language
English
Subject
Geographic communities--Colorado
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Incarceration camps
Place
Amache, Colorado
Incarceration Camps--Granada (Amache)
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Grant [Asian American Digitization Project]
http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/csudh/spcoll/mcfarlingead.pdf
J. Ralph Mcfarling Collection

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