RG 107, Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, 1791 - 1947
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and materials from the Assistant Secretary of Defense and the Western Defense Command regarding exclusion orders, reports, permits, Japanese students and other related matters. Also included are correspondence, reports, and other materials from the Assistant Secretary of war concerning Japanese American enlistment, volunteers, selective service, training, martial law in Hawaii, inspection trips, the organization and training of the 442nd RCT and the 100th Battalion, comments from Japanese Americans, the MIS, the Japanese American loyalty questionnaire, publicity, and other issues related to Japanese Americans.
Dates
- From the Series: Creation: 1941 - 1946
Restrictions
Material with personal information may be redacted by the Archives staff. Some fragile items may need to be handled by the staff only. Use of audiovisual material may require the production of listening or viewing copies.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be accessed in the John Troup Moir Jr. and Gertrude M.F. Moir Archives Reading Room on the fifth floor of the Hamilton Library addition. Reading room hours and policies can be found on the archives website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/archives/visiting-us/. If you have questions, please contact the archives by email: archives@hawaii.edu or phone: (808) 956-6047.
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository