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Title
Letter from Lester E. Suzuki to Bishop James Chamberlain Baker, June 23, 1942
Creator
Suzuki, Lester E.: author
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-06-23
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 Claremont School of Theology as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when the copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Typed correspondence from Lester E. Suzuki to Bishop James Chamberlain Baker describing the living conditions at the San Anita Assembly Center. Suzuki includes details about religious and recreational activities, meals, laundry, housing, work, and schooling.
The Bishop James Chamberlain Baker Collection includes letters, documents, and articles about Japanese Americans during World War II. Subjects in the collection include Japanese Americans mass removal, Pearl Harbor and the aftermath, religion, and support from the non-Japanese American community. The collection was digitized and made accessible online by CSUDH Gerth Archives and Special Collections.
Type
text
Format
Correspondence
4 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
bak_01_001
cst_bak_001
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/38458
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and jobs
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Religion
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Living conditions
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Housing
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Education
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration
Place
Arcadia, California
Temporary Assembly Centers--Santa Anita
Source
Claremont School of Theology
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Bishop James Chamberlain Baker Collection

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