Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the George and Doris McIntyre Papers 1944-1945
SC
014.5
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- McIntyre, George
- Title
- George and Doris McIntyre Papers
- ID
- SC 014.5
- Date [inclusive]
- 1944-1945
- Extent
- .25 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of papers and photographs related to the experiences of George and Doris McIntyre as workers at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
George and Doris McIntyre papers, 1944-1945
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
George and Doris McIntyre of Ephrata, Washington, were workers at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II. George McIntyre supervised the camp motor pool, and later served as Acting Assistant Project Director in charge of operations. Doris McIntyre taught secretarial skills to individuals imprisoned at the center.
Biography/History
Executive Order 9066:
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the incarceration from 1942 to 1946 of approximately 120,000 adults and children of Japanese ancestry, many of whom were United States citizens. They were expelled from their homes and placed in incarceration camps without due process and in violation of their civil rights. These camps were euphemistically referred to as “relocation centers” or “internment camps”. After decades of advocacy by the Japanese American community, in 1988 the United States issued a formal apology and began redress to survivors of Japanese incarceration during World War II.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers and photographs related to the experiences of George and Doris McIntyre as workers at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II. Most of the documents relate to George McIntyre's work. The collection includes incarceration camp correspondence, photographs, and printed ephemera (office forms, camp newspaper).
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Michelle Shields donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2011 (MS 2011-45)
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman in 2012.
In 2021, in response to evolving societal understanding regarding the language used to describe the impact of Executive Order 9066, this finding aid was revised to more accurately provide context to the mass incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
Alternative Form Available
Some items in this collection have been digitized and are available online as part of the Japanese American Incarceration Collection.
Related Materials
Related Material
George and Frank C. Hirahara Photograph Collection of Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1932-2016 (SC 014)
Tom T. Hide Collection, 1925-2012 (SC 014.1)
Okubara Family Collection, circa 1943-2008 (SC 014.2)
Takeda Family Collection, 1938-circa 2012 (SC 014.3)
Kenneth Nishiyori Collection, 1942-1944 (SC 014.4)
Mari Tsuruyama Okumura Collection, 1936-2014 (SC 014.6)
Patti Hirahara Collection, 1955-2020 (SC 014.7)
Terry Ishihara Collection, 1989-2012 (SC 014.8)
Mike Mackey Collection, 1940-2002 (SC 014.9)
Heart Mountain High School Tempo, 1945 (SC 014.10)
Fusataro Nakaya Photographs, circa 1944 (SC 014.11)
Nabata Family Collection of Heart Mountain Photographs, circa 1942-1945 (SC 014.12)
Frank Chin Oral History Collection, 1974-1986 (Cage 654)
Inez Puckett McEwen Collection on Japanese-American Incarceration, 1942-1943 (Cage 4923)
Japanese American Redress Collection, 1976-2000 (Cage 5126)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Minidoka Relocation Center -- History -- Sources
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- McIntyre, George -- Archives
- McIntyre, Doris -- Archives
Creator(s) :
- McIntyre, Doris
Subject(s)
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
- Japanese Americans
- Idaho
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
|
Correspondence, reports, official forms, ephemera |
1 | 1 | ||
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Correspondence, organizational chart, newspaper (The Minidoka Irrigator, 1945 July 28) |
1 | 2 | ||
|
Correspondence, reports, motor pool logs, pamphlet ("When You Leave a Relocation Center") |
1 | 3 | ||
|
Photographs |
1 | 4-7 | ||
|
War Relocation Authority messenger envelope |
1 | 8 | ||