Mr. G. Collins Letter

Mr. G. Collins Letter

Description

Title Proper Mr. G. Collins Letter
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
A letter, dated November 2, 1943, from the Rosebery Japanese Women’s Assn. to Mr. G. Collins, B.C. Security Commission, Marine Building, Vancouver, B.C. The letter describes an incident which occurred on September 21, 1943, when a Mrs. Z. Kinoshita, acting as interpreter for the Women’s Association, was advocating for better water supply systems for the Rosebery camp to a “Mr. Boultbee” of the B.C. Security Commission. Mr. Boutlbee apparently slapped Mrs. Kinoshita in the face in this meeting, and the letter goes on to call this action “inexcusable” and request that representatives of the Security Commission not use force against Japanese women in the future.
Name of creator
Henry Wakabayashi is the founder of Pacific Liaicon Ltd., he has helped many major projects such as the Vancouver Sky Train, the expansion of the Vancouver International Airport and the Metro Vancouver drinking water treatment program.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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Mr. G. Collins Letter
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