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Japanese American Incarceration: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946 This link opens in a new window
Archival records relating to the forced removal of Japanese American citizens and residents from their homes following Pearl Harbor. Documents the day-to-day running of the 10 concentration camps. Records include reports and correspondence on issues such as security, education, health, vocational training, agriculture, food, and family welfare.

Free on the Web: Densho

Densho
The Densho organization is dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of WWII-era incarceration of Japanese Americans. Densho's resources include digitized primary documents and images, oral history interviews, an encyclopedia, background information, lesson plans, and much more.
Densho: Digital Repository
The Digital Repository includes most of Densho's digitized primary materials.

Free on the Web: Incarceration Camp Newspapers

Newspapers in camp (Densho Encyclopedia)
Brief article tracing the history and role of the camp newspapers.
Denson Tribune at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. The paper was published from 1942 until 1944.
Gila News-Courier at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Granada Pioneer at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945
Heart Mountain Sentinel at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Manzanar Free Press at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Minidoka Irrigator at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Newell Star at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. The paper was published from 1944 until 1945.
Poston Chronicle at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Poston consisted of three separate sections, designated Poston I, II and III. As a result, many of the Chronicle's issues contain pages contributed by the different sections. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Rohwer Outpost at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Santa Anita Pacemaker at Densho (color scans)
April 21, 1942 - October 7, 1942. Be advised that you must first choose an issue, then scroll down to view all the available scans for that issue.
Santa Anita Pacemaker at Densho (black and white scans)
Santa Anita Pacemaker at the Arcadia Public Library
PDF files, but some issues are missing; Densho has more complete holdings.
Topaz Times at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
Tulean Dispatch at Densho
Published by the inmates at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, from 1942-43. The collection includes several other publications produced by inmates at the camp.

Japanese-American Incarceration: Primary Resources: Home

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Free on the Web: Incarceration Camp Newspapers

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