Historical Primary Sources: United States: Japanese American Internment

Collection of more than 200 photographs by Ansel Adams of the Mazanar internment camp

A topical collection of materials from the California State Archives concerning Japanese American incarceration and the role of State Government.

Over 300 letters from Japanese American children written to librarian Clara Breed during WWII

Densho’s mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy, and promote equal justice for all.
Densho is a Japanese term meaning “to pass on to the next generation,” or to leave a legacy.

Digitized archive of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study, a research project initiated in 1942 at UC Berkeley. It aimed to document and examine the mass internment of Japanese Americans by embedding Nisei social science students recruited from the Berkeley campus into selected internment sites. The Study also documented the resettlement phase in the city of Chicago. The collection is comprised of daily journals, field reports, life histories, and secondary research materials collected and compiled by the research staff.

Provides detailed records of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, including government policies, personal accounts, and administrative documents. The collection highlights the impact of internment on individuals and communities.

Documents from the "Japanese American Internment Collections" held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. [1933-1998]

Searchable full text database of 25 newspapers written and produced by Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

Testimony and documents from more than 750 individuals involved in the Japanese American Internment during World War II.