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Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

 Series

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

  • 1941-1990

Extent

From the Collection: 2 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the JASC Legacy Center Repository

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