The collection consists of materials collected by the Shaw Historical Library on the activities of the Tule Lake Committee and others to preserve the site of the Tule Lake Relocation and Segregation Center in northern California, the Tule Lake Pilgrimages, the site’s national historic landmark designation and the establishment of the Tule Unit of the World War II Valor in the Pacific Monument.
Collection consists of a packet of 15 black and white cardboard photographs depicting the 1942 Relocation of the Japanese Americans. The package is accompanied by a note describing this historic event. The package was produced by the Documentary Photo Aids, Inc., Florida as background material for developing an illustrated discussion on the subject.
A black and white photograph on the subject of the Japanese WWII Relocation. A Dodge truck with both doors open is facing the viewer. There is U.S. Government insignia on the truck doors. A driver is arranging suitcases on top of the truck. On both sides of the truck Japanese men and women have gathered. The structures in the background seem relevant to the Relocation Camp.
30 microfilm reels (35 mm.) from the U.C. Berkeley Bancroft Library. Typed and handwritten notes include: letters, recorded conversation transcripts, memos, guide for leaving Relocation Center, student newspaper Tri-Stater (1942), medical records, Activities Coordination Committee records, official reports, records of interned individuals (names, citizenship, hometown, family #, arrival and departure, etc.), fire department papers, incident reports, policy details, narratives about time at camp, general information on Tule Lake camp, biographies, news clippings and notebook scans. Some documents are written in Japanese language.
The poster reads: "Notice: Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army. Presidio of San Francisco, California. May 23, 1942. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 95". An order signed by J.L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Commanding. The Order commands all persons of Japanese ancestry to report to the designated locations within the specified time frame: between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Sunday, May 24, 1942. Failure to comply will result in immediate apprehension and internment.