Scope and Contents 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...

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This collection consists of two knock-down dolls that were used in a carnival game. The dolls were created during the World War II era and are caricatures of Japan's Prime Minister at the time, General Tojo. There may originally have been companion dolls of Hitler and Mussolini.

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Collection contains a wooden dachshund pin crafted in Poston Relocation Center.

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Collection includes Santa Anita Assembly Center and Rohwer Internment Camp publications (1942-1945), publications related to the history of Japanese Americans (1929) and a Poston Internment Camp 50th anniversary reunion publication (1992).

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Collection contains spools of embroidery thread and correspondence (1945) related to an outstanding balance for needlework supplies.

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This collection contains documents and artifacts related to the Midwest Buddhist Temple.

Scope and Contents The Misao Shiratsuki Papers consist mostly of personal letters she received from friends at other relocation centers during her time at Tule Lake, California. The personal letters discussed many issues, but mainly focused on the conditions of relocation camps located in Poston, Arizona, Manzanar, California, and Tule Lake, California. She also corresponded with former supervisors for whom she had worked. She received letters after the war that discussed possible resettlement locations,...

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The Yamada Photograph Collection contains a photograph of Mitsuye Yamada’s father, Jack Kaichiro Yasutake (d. 1953), former executive director of the Chicago Resettlers Committee(now known as the Japanese American Service Committee), and his office staff. Also included is a personal note from Mitsuye containing information about the inscription found on the back of the photograph.

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Collection includes a postcard describing a reunion (1986), a Life magazine (1955) and Japanese publications.