Hideto Tomita letters
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
- 1942-1945
Creator
- Tomita, Hideto, 1922- (Person)
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.
Publication note.
- Japanese American soldiers -- Oregon
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans -- Correspondence
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
- Military
- Minidoka Relocation Center
- Oliver, Cora B. -- Correspondence
- Oregon
- Tomita, Hideto, 1922- -- Correspondence
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- correspondence
Creator
- Tomita, Hideto, 1922- (Person)
- 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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