Letter : Walter Millsap, 1946 January 5 to Dr. Imamura and family

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Title
Letter : Walter Millsap, 1946 January 5 to Dr. Imamura and family
Creator
Millsap, Walter, 1886-1971
Contributor
Gila River Relocation Center
Imamura, Keichi
Imamura, Keikichi Akana
Imamura, Toshiko
Keikichi Akana Imamura Family--Archives
Llano Colony (Secular community)
Millsap, Walter,--1886-1971--Archives
Published / Created
1946 January 5
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, and printed material collected by Walter Millsap. Chiefly correspondence between Millsap and the Imamura family during the Imamuras' internment at the Gila River Relocation Center. Millsap's letters to the Imamuras are represented by carbon copies. The letters discuss Japanese relocation and Millsap's United Co-Operative Industries, as well as his involvement in the Llano Colony, a socialist utopian community. Included are several typescripts of essays by Keikichi's wife, Toshiko Imamura, and some cartoons by their son, Keichi.

Description
Keikichi Akana Imamura was a salesman for Millsap's United Co-Operative Industries before World War II and an adjunct professor in Oriental languages at Yale University in the fall of 1945.
Walter Millsap was from 1916 to 1919 an active member of the utopian Llano colony, a socialist community which moved from its original location in California to Louisiana in 1917. Millsap was trustee of United Co-Operative Industries and head of the Llano Co-Operative Association.
Extent
1 l. ; 36 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
WA MSS S-1590
Collection Title
Walter Millsap / Keikichi Akana Imamura family papers
Collection / Other Creator
Millsap, Walter, 1886-1971
Collection Date
1942-1946
Container / Volume
Box 1 | Folder 21

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Annotations
Autographs
correspondence (AAT)
Typescripts
Subject (Name)
Gila River Relocation Center
Imamura, Keichi
Imamura, Keikichi Akana
Imamura, Toshiko
Keikichi Akana Imamura Family--Archives
Llano Colony (Secular community)
Millsap, Walter,--1886-1971--Archives
Subject (Topic)
Cooperative societies--United States
Japanese American women
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Utopian socialism--United States

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Citation
Walter Millsap / Keikichi Akana Imamura Family Papers. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
3623767
Object ID (OID)
10001663

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