DescriptionTells the personal memories of the Civil War. Item found in mylar, originally in three pieces.
(Stryker’s Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War reveals no sign of a 2nd...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
DescriptionBy December 1944, 817 internees had been released to Seabrook Farms. The total number would exceed 2,500, although many Issei and Nisei returned to California after the war's end.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionSenichiro Takeda renounced his U.S. citizenship in protest of his incarceration. In September 1947, still detained at Tule Lake, he was issued an alien registration card.
DescriptionIn September 1947, Takeda was released to the custody of his attorney Wayne Collins, a leading civil liberties lawyer who represented both Nisei and Japanese Peruvians. Collins arranged for Takeda to...
DescriptionIt took until 1958 for the federal courts to reach a decision in Takeda's case. A letter from Collins notes that in the end, the judge ruled that Takeda's renunciation of his citizenship was never...
DescriptionA notice of voluntary dissolution of partnership between William Reed and Clarence Randolph, Jamuary 13th, 1897. From that point forward, William Reed would be the sole owner of the book and...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionSeabrook Farms acquired 150 German prisoners of war who were being held at a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp in nearby Parvin State Park. Seabrook issued strict guidelines to its employees on...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)