Letter from Robert Gordon Sproul, President, University of California, Berkeley California, to presidents of various universities, March 13, 1942

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Merch 15, 1942

pt OF VARIOUS UNIVURSITIESs

Amerteen-bern persone of Jammse ancestry, ac weli as alion enemies,

are to be removed from wide regions on this coast. These regions

Telia), so that ve expeat that stwleate who are of Japanese ances~

try will be removed. The great majority of these are American

eitiseus. Many of them are omellant students.

I om writing this letter to ask if each students would be

their records, if their conduct at the University has been satio-~

factory, ani if they arc citizens of this country. :

Seme sugh persous may be able to secure funds for theirs support.

Others may seek work for self-support. May I ask you to

om in whole, may exist in or near your institution? Also, would

auch students be subject to a mon-resident fee?

Very sincerely youts,

RGStEY

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Lincoln Kanai and Japanese Young Men's Christian Association papers, 1942

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Title: Letter from Robert Gordon Sproul, President, University of California, Berkeley California, to presidents of various universities, March 13, 1942
Creator: Sproul, Robert Gordon
Date: 1942-03-13
Identifier: MS-840_0046
Description: Copy of a letter from the University of California Berkeley President to various universities outside forced removal zones, inquiring whether those universities would accept Japanese American students.
General notes(s): Series: Lincoln Kanai and Japanese Young Men's Christian Association papers, 1942
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from Robert Gordon Sproul, President, University of California, Berkeley California, to presidents of various universities, March 13, 1942; Joseph R. Goodman papers on Japanese American incarceration, MS-840; California Historical Society.
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Topical subject(s): Japanese Americans
Education--Higher education
Race and racism--Discrimination
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
Geographical subject(s): Berkeley (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0v19r86x/
Collection identifier: MS-840