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FINALACCOUNTABILITY:ROSTERSOF
EVACUEESAT JAPANESE-AMERICAN
RELOCATIONCENTERS, 1944-1946
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1944-1946
Content
3,145 images
GENERALGEORGEC.MARSHALL'S
MISSIONTOCHINA,1945-1947
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1945-1947
Content
56,741 images
The rosters, whicharepart of theRecordsof theWar RelocationAuthority, consist of alphabetical
listsofevacueesresidentatthecentersduringtheperiodoftheirexistence.The liststypicallyprovide
the following information about the individual evacuees: name, family number, sex, date of birth,
marital status, citizenship status, alien registration number, method of original entry into center,
date of entry, pre-evacuation address, center address, type of final departure, date of departure,
and finaldestination. Included foreachcenteraresummary tabulationsonevacuees residentat the
center andon total admissions anddepartures.
ThemissionofGeneralGeorgeC.Marshall (1880-1959)topreventtherenewaloftheChinesecivilwar
and,asaconsequence, thegrowthofSoviet influencemustbeviewed inthecontextoftheemerging
ColdWaraswell as thatofAmericanperceptionsofChina thatgoback to theOpenDoordays. This
collectioncomprises the full setof recordsheldby theNationalArchives in theStateDepartment’s
LotFile54D270and issubdivided intosixparts:WarDepartment records;Recordsof theMarshall
Mission relating to Political Affairs; Records of theMarshall Mission relating toMilitary Affairs;
Recordsof theDivisionofChineseAffairs; Recordsof JohnCarterVincent; and,Marshall’sReport.
OriginalMicroformTitle: CompleteRecords of theMissionofGeneralGeorgeC.Marshall toChina
