Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, 1942-1943

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Summary

Creators:
United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration
Abstract:
Materials relating to the evacuation and relocation of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II, including proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics, manuals and maps.
Extent:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The records relate to the evacuation and relocation of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II and include proclamations, orders, memoranda, population statistics, manuals and maps. Materials remain in the original order.

Biographical / historical:

The Wartime Civil Control Administration operated under the Western Defense Command of the United States Army, provided for the evacuation and temporary resettlement of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in areas of the Pacific coast during World War II. The department oversaw all aspects of the evacuation operations, including assembly centers, transportation, and the transfer of evacuees the jurisdiction of the War Relocation Authority, which was responsible for the relocation, maintenance, and supervision of evacuees and operated the internment camps.
Source: Federal Records of World War II, Vol. II: Military Agencies, Sec. 1096

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1968.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wartime Civil Control Administration miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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