Photographs of Wakasa Funeral and Correspondence, 1943, 1988

File — Box: 16, Folder: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Majority of material related to the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) which was founded in May of 1979 with the stated purpose of seeking redress for Japanese Americans interned in relocation camps during WWII. Material includes legal documents and correspondence, historical research, presentation notes, marketing materials, clippings and publications related to internment and redress efforts. Collection includes historical and legal documents (1942-1990) related to the Error of Coram Nobis Trial for Korematsu, Hirabayashi and Yasui and documents (1940-1989) that delve into the homicide of James Wakasa, an internee at Topaz. Record group also contains information about the Chicago Ad Hoc Committee, photographs of the Topaz Relocation Center site (ca. 1980s), miscellaneous clippings and correspondence and oversized material such as several issues of “Life” magazines (1942, 1944) and posters for NCJAR (ca. 1980s).

Dates

1943, 1988

Extent

From the Collection: 18 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Japanese

Additional Description

General

Duplicates of photographs taken at the Wakasa funeral and general shots of Topaz obtained from the Utah State Historical Society in August of 1988; Prints, negatives and two polaroids present; also included is correspondence between Merry Omori and Grace Kono regarding a photo in which Kono’s husband appears