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Register of the Records of the

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE CLOTHING COMMITTEE,

JAPANESE AMERICAN RELOCATION CENTERS CARD FILES

1943-1945

2 ft.

MSS 65

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Clothing Committee of the American Friends Service Committee sent gifts of clothing, toys, and other articles to Japanese Americans living in relocation projects during World War II.  This collection appears to be AFSC administrative files for their program with new mothers.

PROVENANCE

Gift of Haverford College Library, 1985.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The cards usually contain the name of the woman, where she resided, the sex and date of birth of the baby, and the date that a gift was ordered or sent.  Some cards contain additional information.  The cards are arranged alphabetically by the mother's last name.