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Correspondence from Gordon Williams to Earl Warren regarding resolution passed by the American Veterans Committee on violence against returning Japanese-Americans
Date: September 28, 1945
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Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1920. Image of lighthouse, main prison building (at top of hill), residences, and wharf facilities at Alcatraz Island prior to its designation as a federal penitentiary in 1934. Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the fort at Alcatraz began serving as a prison in 1861. It ceased function as a defense fortification and became the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Military Prison in 1907. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized.
Date: 1920
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The Census of 1852 collection includes enumerations of California's 32 counties, arranged into 126 volumes. Schedule I enumerated the county's inhabitants, while schedule II enurmerated economic production. Many pages of this volume are damaged.
Date: 1852
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Correspondence from Earl Warren to Culbert L. Olson regarding preparedness for war, including appropriations for the function of the Attorney General's office, Alien Land Laws, coordination with counties, and protection of utilities from sabotage
Date: February 7, 1942
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-066 with caption: "In Victoria, B.C." Five men (William McCarthy in the center) sitting in and standing near horse-drawn buggies in Victoria, British Columbia, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
