| | 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: | National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, Local 604 Records
| | | | Creator: | National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, Local 604 | | | | Dates: | 1956-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, Local 604, is the Cleveland, Ohio, local of a federal employee's trade union. Its membership was predominantly African American. The collection consists of a dues book (1956-1957), several issues of Post Mark Cleveland (1958-1974), fact sheets, and banquet programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4153 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees (U.S.). Local 604 (Cleveland, Ohio). | African Americans -- Employment. | Civil rights movements -- United States. | Discrimination in employment -- United States. | Race discrimination -- United States. | Government employee unions -- United States. | Postal service -- Employees -- Labor unions -- United States. | Minority labor union members -- United States. | Civil service -- United States -- Minority membership. | Postal service -- United States -- Employees. | United States -- Race relations.
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