Enemy Alien Evacuation, 1942

File — Box: 38, Folder: 17-19

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters, reports, and memoranda concerning the Federal Reserve System role in the 1942 evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans from the West Coast. The Federal Reserve was charged "to assist the evacuee in the liquidation of his property" and to protect him from unscrupulous creditors. Governor Matthew Szymczak and his assistant, W. B. Pollard, were sent to the West Coast to represent the Federal Reserve Board. These materials include their reports, including their evaluation of Tom C. Clark, chief of civilian staff of the Western Defense Command.

Dates

1942

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.