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Preferred Citation:

Matsuura Saburo Letter, 1943 December 22, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Read 'Em Again Books with funds from the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Library Endowment, 2018.

Biographical / Historical

Matsuura Saburo was a Japanese-Peruvian businessman who, along with his family, was expelled from Peru during World War II, because the Peruvian government deemed them a national security risk.

In the U.S., the Matsuura family was relocated to the Crystal City, Texas, Interment Camp.

Scope and Contents

One-page letter written in Japanese on a pre-printed "Internee of War" airmail letter sheet. The following descriptive summary is based on an English language translation that was included with the letter:

The letter is addressed to Matsuura Saburo's mother and talks about the family's situation, their food supply, his son's kindergarten activities, Christmas recipes and holiday preparations, and mentions letters Matsuura Saburo had sent to other families for the New Year.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Tex.)
• Japanese -- Peru
• Japanese -- Peru -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
• Read 'Em Again Books
• World War, 1939-1945-- Japanese Internment Camps