Japanese American History Exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exhibited 1981
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Summary Information
Title: Japanese American History Exhibit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Inclusive Dates: exhibited 1981

Creator:
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison. Asian American Student Union
Call Number: PH 5055

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet of exhibit panels (1 flat box), 0.1 cubic feet of photographs (1 folder), and 0.1 cubic feet of negatives (1 folder)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:
Panels from an exhibit created by the Asian American Student Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, documenting Japanese American history. Images include: working on railroads, in canneries, farms, retail, and trucking; families awaiting relocation to internment camps and at internment camps, during World War II; the 442nd Infantry Regiment; and naturalization of Issei. The exhibit was displayed at Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison, in conjunction with a symposium and workshops, April 1982. The exhibit copy negatives and prints were made from images loaned to the Asian American Student Union from the National Japanese American Citizens League, San Francisco, California; Chicago Japanese American Citizens League, Illinois; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; and Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley. Loose photographs and copy negatives are also included.

Note:

There is a restriction on use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph05055
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Administrative/Restriction Information
Use Restrictions

COPYRIGHT RESTRICTION: Individuals or corporate bodies other than the Wisconsin Historical Society hold the copyright(s) for portions of photographs in this collection. Permission from the appropriate copyright holder(s) may be required before reproducing items from this collection.


Acquisition Information

Presented by the Asian American Student Union via Holly Yasui and Jim Tokuhisa, Madison, Wisconsin, 1982. Accession Number: M82-441


Contents List
PH 5055
Mounted exhibit photographs
Note: See Appendix A for a key to sources of photographs on the panels by the abbreviations NJ, CJ, NA, and B. Photographs can be further distinguished by their dimensions.
Box   1
Folder   1
Panel 1-7
Note: Panel 1. "America is a land of diversity ...": 1. Railroad Workers - NJ (5 x 8 1/2-inch); 2. Cannery Workers - CJ (5 x 4 1/2-inch); 3. Farm Workers - NJ (6 x 9-inch)
Panel 2. "The Issei pioneers persevered ...": 4. Undo-kai (Community Picnic) - CJ (14 x 19-inch)
Panel 3. "In 1924, Congress passed ...": 5. Truck Farmer - CJ (6 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch); 6. Greenhouse - CJ (6 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch); 7. Retail Store - CJ (4 1/2 x 6-inch)
Panel 4. "On December 11, 1941 ...": 8. Poster - NJ or CJ (16 x 11-inch)
Panel 5. "Each Japanese American family ...": 9. Registration for Evacuation - NA (7 x 9-inch); 10. Evacuation Sale - CJ (7 x 8-inch); 11. Loading Truck - NA (7 x 9-inch)
Panel 6. "Between March and August ...": 12. Old People Awaiting Evacuation - B (7 1/2 x 9-inch); 13. Little Girl Awaiting Evacuation - NJ (6 1/2 x 7-inch); 14. Evacuees Disembarking from Bus - B (6 1/2 x 9-inch)
Panel 7. "The haste with which…": 15. Evacuees Arriving at Assembly Center - CJ (7 1/2 x 9-inch)
Box   1
Folder   2
Panel 8-14
Note: Panel 8. "By June of 1942 ...": 16. Family Awaiting Relocation - CJ (5 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch); 17. Boy Awaiting Relocation - NJ (5 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch); 18. Evacuees Lined Up By Train - CJ (7 1/2 x 9-inch)
Panel 9. "Upon arrival at their destination ...": 19. Evacuees Arriving at Relocation Camp - B (15 x 16-inch)
Panel 10. "The Army public relations ...": 20. Sentries at Relocation Camp - CJ (4 1/2 x 6-inch); 21. Relocation Camp in Winter Snows - NA (6 1/2 x 9-inch); 22. Relocation Camp in Spring Rains - NA (6 1/2 x 9-inch)
Panel 11. "In spite of the harsh conditions ...": 23. Flag Ceremony at Relocation Camp - CJ (6 x 7 1/2-inch); 24. Sewing Flags at Relocation Camp - NA (6 x 7 1/2-inch); 25. Schoolhouse in Relocation Camp - CJ (7 x 9-inch)
Panel 12. "While their families were imprisoned ...": 26. 442nd Regiment, Unit Citation - NJ (7 1/2 x 9-inch); 27. 442nd in the Field - NJ (4 1/2 x 6 1/2-inch); 28. 442nd Memorial - NJ (4 1/2 x 6-inch)
Panel 13. "The fighting in Europe ...": 29. Japanese American Demonstration - CJ (14 x 19-inch)
Panel 14. "In 1952, a dream came true ...": 30. Naturalization of Issei - NJ (7 x 9-inch)
Folder   1
Photographs
Folder   2
Negatives
Appendix A. Sources of Photographs
  • NJ = National Japanese American Citizens League
    National Headquarters
    1765 Sutter Street
    San Francisco, California 94115
  • CJ = Chicago Japanese American Citizens League
    5415 North Clark Street
    Chicago, Illinois 60640
  • NA = National Archives
    Audiovisual Division
    Still Photographs Branch
    Washington, D.C. 20408
  • B = Bancroft Library
    Still Photographs Collection
    University of California
    Berkeley, California 94720