| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Henry Thomas Tanaka Papers
| | | | Creator: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1942-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Thomas Tanaka (b. 1922) was the national president of the Japanese American Citizens' League. A second generation Japanese American, Tanaka was born in Oregon, placed in an internment camp during World War II, and subsequently resettled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he became a leader in Japanese American affairs. The collection consists of minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, memoranda, financial records, membership lists, histories, news releases, publications and other records of the Japanese American Citizens' League, and records collected by Henry Tanaka and Rev. Katsuichi Satow on issues of Japanese interest. | | | | Call #: | MS 3680 | | | | Extent: | 11.90 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas, 1922- | Japanese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Japanese Americans -- Social conditions. | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. | Concentration camps -- United States. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- United States. | Race discrimination -- United States. | Civil rights -- United States. | United States -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Henry Thomas Tanaka Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1962-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Thomas Tanaka (1922-2006) was the national president of the Japanese American Citizens' League, and leader in Japanese American affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a constitution, by-laws, amendments, minutes, clippings, financial records, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings, relating largely to Tanaka's involvement in the Japanese American Citizens' League. | | | | Call #: | MS 4142 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas, 1922- | Japanese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Japanese Americans -- Societies, etc. | Japanese Americans -- Social conditions. | Japanese Americans -- Civil rights.
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