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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. |
