Walter Millsap / Keikichi Akana Imamura family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 2 | Folder 28
Image Count:
10
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.
Alternative Title:
Jed and Ned and Trouble for Pa!!
Description:
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.
Subject (Name):
Gila River Relocation Center and Keikichi Akana Imamura Family--Archives
Subject (Topic):
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945