Ardith Pugh Papers, 1980/1989

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Ardith Pugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Ardith Pugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Documents (photocopies), circa 1980s, relating to Ardith Pugh's service on the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, created to investigate the incarceration of American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II. This collection consists of photocopies of interviews/testimonies, case files used during the incarceration procedures, and correspondence between government officials, much of which was used by the Commission in its deliberations.

More detailed descritpions can be found at the folder levels.

Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in November 2010.