Japanese-American Internment Camp Church Bulletins and Newsletters collection, 1942-1945

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Summary

Creators:
Pacific School of Religion
Abstract:
This collection contains mimeographed church worship bulletins and newsletters from various Japanese-American Internment Camps during World War II.
Extent:
5 boxes 1.5 linear ft.
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Japanese-American Internment Camp Church Bulletins and Newsletters collection, GTU 94-9-02. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The worship bulletins and newsletters in this collection were mailed to the Pacific School of Religion Library in Berkeley, California (J. Stillson Judah, Librarian) from seven of the ten WWII relocation centers, commonly referred to as internment camps. The library must have been on the camps' mailing lists. In the Library, the materials were put into pamphlet boxes but never cataloged. It is not clear that all material sent from the camps was retained. This collection may be only a portion of what was received.

Some worship bulletins were also the church newsletter. These will have the weekly order of worship for the Sunday church service as well as articles, announcements, notices of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other items of interest for the church members. Several church bulletins and newsletters have a section reprinting parts or all of letters received from members who had left the camps for school, jobs, or to serve in the armed forces. The Minidoka Churchman (Boxes 1 and 3) contains particularly complete letters.

The bulletins and newsletters were printed on both letter and legal size paper. Therefore, material from the same camps might be found in the letter size Boxes 1-2 as well as in the legal size Boxes 3-5. Check both box sizes for materials from the same camp.

Please note: The material is fragile. Photocopies are available for use and photocopying. Originals may be used by special permission.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Pacific School of Religion, 1994.
Accruals:

Revised, 12/2002.

Physical location:
2/A/2, 2/D/4
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

The material is very fragile. Photocopies are available for use and photocopying. Originals may be used by special permission.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

Japanese-American Internment Camp Church Bulletins and Newsletters collection, GTU 94-9-02. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA.

Location of this collection:
2400 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94709, US
Contact:
(510) 649-2523/2501
archives@gtu.edu
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