| Title |
Edward Ennis Oral History Interview |
| Creator |
Ennis, Edward; Verdoia, Ken |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
1987 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-12-02 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States https://www.geonames.org/4140987/washington-county.html |
| Subject |
Central Utah Relocation Project; DeWitt, John L., 1880-1962; Enemy aliens; Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972; Internment camps; McCloy, John J. (John Jay), 1895-1989; Race discrimination; United States. Justice Department; World War II; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives; Washington (D.C.) |
| Description |
Oral History Interview by Ken Verdoia with Edward Ennis. Mr. Ennis served as the director of the Enemy Alien Control division of the U.S. Justice Department during World War II. he was one of the limited number of Justice Dept. officials who opposed the wholesale relocation of Japanese from the West Coast at the outbreak of the war. Mr. Ennis had direct contact with many of the key figures in the relocation program, including General John DeWitt, Asst. Secty. of War John J. McCloy, and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. |
| Collection Number and Name |
MSS B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
33 leaves |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
Mss B 125 KUED Topaz (Utah) Residents Interviews |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vzvxcr |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2592545 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vzvxcr |
