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Letters, December 9, 1941 – April 4, 1942, ca. 1948

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Shizuko Sue Lofton papers include a variety of materials related to Lofton's incarceration experience. Of particular note is a set of typescripts of letters to her friend Isabel Hunt from 1941 through 1946. The letters detail her experiences in Manzanar and Minidoka, her resettlement, and life in Japan after the war. Hunt kept Lofton's letters and returned them to her in the 1980s.

Dates

  • ca. 1948

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

First days and weeks following the Pearl Harbor attack

Repository Details

Part of the JASC Legacy Center Repository

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