Overview of the David D. Lowman typescript : Broken codes and broken homes : the untold story of U.S. intelligence and the evacuation of Japanese residents from the West Coast during WWII

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Overview of the David D. Lowman typescript : Broken codes and broken homes : the untold story of U.S. intelligence and the evacuation of Japanese residents from the West Coast during WWII

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2009
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak.

Collection Summary

Title: David D. Lowman typescript : Broken codes and broken homes : the untold story of U.S. intelligence and the evacuation of Japanese residents from the West Coast during WWII

Dates: 1989

Collection Number: 97044

Creator: Lowman, David D.

Collection Size: 1 volume (373 p.) (1 folder) (0.1 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Relates to the relationship between the decipherment of Japanese codes by American intelligence agencies and the decision to intern Japanese Americans during World War II. Photocopy.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], David D. Lowman typescript : Broken codes and broken homes : the untold story of U.S. intelligence and the evacuation of Japanese residents from the West Coast during WWII, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives.

Accruals

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Biographical/Historical Note

American intelligence officer and historian.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to the relationship between the decipherment of Japanese codes by American intelligence agencies and the decision to intern Japanese Americans during World War II. Photocopy.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.

World War, 1939-1945--Electronic intelligence.

World War, 1939-1945--Secret service.

World War, 1939-1945--United States.

Secret service--United States.

Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.

United States--Armed Forces.

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