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Title Topaz Oral History Project miscellaneous interviews: Written accounts
Creator Hoffman, Oscar F.; Hibi, Hisako, 1907-1991; Yano, Chiyo; Kochiyama, William
Contributor Taylor, Sandra C.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1976
Date Digital 2014-03-25
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Temporal Coverage February 21, 1975; October 16, 1976; 1977; November 23, 1981; August 22, 1988
Spatial Coverage Topaz Camp, Millard County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5548582/
Subject Japanese Americans--California; Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945; Central Utah Relocation Center; Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)
Description A set of four written accounts of experiences related to Japanese internment: Typescript (incomplete, pages 2-3) by Oscar F. Hoffman, an official at Topaz internment camp; Handwritten account (3 pages) by Hisako Hibi, accompanied by a brief biography (2-page typescript) and a 1977 news article; Handwritten account by Chiyo Yano, with cover letter dated August 22, 1988, accompanied by a pamphlet on "Japanese American Services of the East Bay" which she sent to Sandra Taylor along with her essay; a questionnaire filled out on February 21, 1975 by William Kochiyama about his experiences; and the text of "Testimony of William Kochiyama at the hearing of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, November 23, 1981, New York, New York"
Collection Number and Name 1002; Topaz Oral Histories
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights
Relation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv97265
Scanning Technician Matt Wilkinson
Conversion Specifications Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 for CONTENTdm display
ARK ark:/87278/s6wh464j
Relation is Part of Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive
Setname uum_toh
ID 1043175
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh464j

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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh464j/1043167