Box 30
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Japanese American relocation centers records
Collection — Box: 30
Identifier: 3830
Abstract
Includes documentation collected by military sociologists on two World War II-era Japanese-American relocation centers, along with sociological observations and studies.
Dates:
1935-1953.
Medical records
File — Box: 30
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
The documentation comprising the Japanese-American Relocation Centers Records was primarily collected by Lt. Alexander Leighton and Morris Opler. Leighton, a sociologist in the Naval Reserve, assembled extensive records on life in the Poston Center for use in studying the psychological and social effects of dislocation. Drawing on his research, he wrote The Governing of Men: General Principles and Recommendations Based on Experience at a Japanese Relocation Camp...
Dates:
1935-1953.