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Internees reused wood from fruit and packing crates to build furniture. To provide work opportunities for those with manual skills, the War Relocation Authority [WRA] established both a clothing and furniture factory. A homemaking and building class created a model apartment in Block 7 as part of a project they called, "How a Barracks Becomes a Home."

Some people brought books but there were also several libraries in camp. The Manzanar Library expanded to include a collection of 24,000 volumes (20,000 volumes were donated by other libraries), and a periodical subscription of 157 magazines. Popular books of the time included John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (Pulitzer 1940), and The Yearling by Majorie Kinnan Rawlings (Pulitzer 1939)

Details

  • Title: Bookcase
  • Creator: Made by Yoshihisa Yamanaka
  • Contributor: Manzanar National Historic Site, National Park Service
  • Source: Manzanar National Historic Site
  • National Park Service Catalog Number: MANZ 3296
  • Measurements: H 109.2, W 49.5, D 27.9 cm
  • Materials: Wood, plastic.
  • Date : c 1943 - 1944

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