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Descriptive Summary

Title:
Japanese American Research Project Collection of Material about Japanese in the United States, 1893-1985

Collection number:
2010

Creator:
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)

Extent:
760 boxes (380 linear ft.)
21 cartons (21 linear ft.)
85 oversize boxes
1 oversize folder

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Abstract:

The Japanese American Research Project (originally named the Issei History Project) was initiated in 1960 by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). The three major objectives of the project were to: 1. conduct a sociological survey based on a national sampling of the Issei and Nisei populations; 2. publish a definitive history of the Japanese Americans; 3. and to collect documents, including oral history and memorabilia. UCLA agreed to co-sponsor the project along with the JACL.
The collection consists of materials collected by the Japanese American Research Project (JARP) related to the history of Japanese and Japanese Americans in the United States. Contains more than 100 groups of personal papers related to individuals and/or families, and includes correspondence, diaries, photographs, and a variety of printed materials. The collection also contains several thousand returned questionnaires and records related to surveys of the Issei, Nisei, and Sansei conducted during the 1960s; over 400 tape recordings and oral histories; original art work done by internees during World War II; yearbooks, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, and records related to Japanese consulates on the West Coast; and administrative records of the Japanese American Research Project. Many materials in this collection are in Japanese.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Language:
English.

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