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The David Hisato and Tamaki Tsubokura Yamate papers (1942-1968) contain correspondence, business and personal documents, photographs and other miscellaneous materials. The correspondence relate to the life of the Yamates inside and outside of the Central Utah Relocation Center, Topaz, Utah. The documents concern the actions taken by the War Relocation Authority in regards to the relocation of David Yamate and his family. Section I, boxes 1-7, contains the correspondence between David and Tamaki. Section II, box 8, contains correspondence between David and family and friends. Section III, box 9, contains dance programs, other dance paraphernalia, miscellaneous documents, and the Yamate Brothers business papers.

The Faith Terasawa papers (1942-1955) contain documents resulting from the internment of her family at the Central Utah Relocation Center ("Topaz") from 1942-1945. These include personal records, especially those surrounding the death of her father, Rev. B. H. Terasawa; camp administrative documents; educational documents; and camp publications.

Includes written reports by Scott P. Bassett, Paul Iwasaki, Dave Shiba, Wanda Robertson, Elmer R. Smith, and others, as well as correspondence written to John Douglas Cook by Japanese-Americans who had been interned at Tule Lake.

Date original:2007, The Jessica Furman scrapbook contains a student-created book entitled "Our Journey to Topaz." The book describes their class trip to Topaz, Haiku poetry, and an interview with camp internee Grace Oshita. Also contained are a Japanese tea party schedule and a bumper sticker. The students, third and fourth-graders, were from the Realms of Inquiry Charter School.