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Hideto Tomita letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2704

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of Hideto Tomita's correspondence with Cora B. Oliver, a former teacher, 1942-1945, regarding Tomita's experiences of being forced to leave Portland, Oregon, and being incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka camp in Idaho; of basic training in Mississippi; and of life at the front in Italy and France.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Hideto Tomita was a Portland, Oregon, Nisei who was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho and later joined the 442nd regiment of the U.S. Army, serving in Italy and France.

Extent

0.56 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Hideto Tomita was a Portland, Oregon, Japanese American who was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka camp in Idaho and later joined the 442nd regiment of the U.S. Army. Collection consists of Tomita's correspondence with Cora B. Oliver, a former teacher, 1942-1945, regarding his experiences of incarceration, of basic training in Mississippi, and of life at the front in Italy and France.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Hideto H. Tomita, May 1985.

Related Materials

Hideto Tomita photographs collection, Org. Lot 331, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Publication note.

Blee, Lisa, ed. Time and fortune: the wartime letters of Hideto Tomita. [Portland, Or. : L. Blee, 2001].
Title
Guide to the Hideto Tomita letters
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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