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Faith Terasawa photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0602

Scope and Contents

Brief collection deals with significant issues dealing with the relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps in the Western United States during World War II. Formal portraits of Faith Terasawa, various groups at Topaz or Tule camps, and later (circa 1950) early color images of the buildings and grounds of Topaz or Tule.

Dates

  • circa 1930-1955

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

42 Items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Faith Terasawa photograph collection deals with significant issues dealing with the relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps in the Western United States during World War II. Formal portraits of Faith Terasawa, various groups at Topaz or Tule camps, and later (circa 1950) early color images of the buildings and grounds of Topaz or Tule.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gift of Don Nakahata.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive.

Separated Materials

See also the Faith Terasawa papers (ACCN 1473) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Dale Larsen and Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.
Title
Guide to the Faith Terasawa photograph collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Dale Larsen and Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2000 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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