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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Hideto Tomita letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2704
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.

Dates: 1942-1945

Edward S. West papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1137
Abstract Papers of Edward S. West (1896-1984), a biochemistry professor in Portland, Oregon. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and photograph albums. Much of the correspondence is from former students who served in World War II and the Korean War, including Lawrence H. Tyler, Toshi Kuge, Abe Oyamada, and Paul Yamada. Many of the photographs in the collection depict West's travels with his family in the United States and Canada. West was the head of the biochemistry department at the...
Dates: 1904-1980