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Title
Amache, Colorado, [Granada Project, (Amache)] Booklet, [1944]
Creator
Granada Project (Amache). Reports Office: publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
[1944]
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, employment and resettlement. Subheadings include: The People; Religion; Community Government; Block Administration; Community Activities; Fire Department; Water and Power; Hospital; Education; Silk Screen Shop; Community Enterprises; Administration; Police Department; Post Office; Housing; Center Employment; Publications; Mess Division Operation; WRA Farm; Relocation; and Amache: a few facts at a glance. Includes several drawings including the Granada Project (Amache) maps. Cover screenprinted by Amache Silk Screen.
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
37 pages, typescript with illustrations
application/pdf
Identifier
Amache_Booklet__ca_1944
csudh_mcf
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/519
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Immigration detention centers
Geographic communities--Colorado
World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications
World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration
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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