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Record Description
Record Type	World War II Relocation Records
Record Group	RG 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority (WARA) NAID 537
Collection years	1942-1946
Microfilm Publication	M1865. Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation Centers, 1944-46. 10 rolls.
Arrangement	Alphbetically
National Archives Identifier	1055789
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Japanese Americans in World War II
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Related Websites
Japanese-American Internee Data File, 1942 - 1946 National Archives
NARA Evacuee Case File Index
NARA Japanese Internment and Records Introduction
NARA Collection Description Evacuee Case Files,1942-1946 NAID 891305
NARA Collection Description Evacuee Summary Data Cards,1942-1946 NAID 1055737
NARA Collection Description Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees,1941-1946 NAID 1055789
NARA Japanese Relocation and Internment During World War II
National Park Service War Relocation Centers Map
National Park Service Timeline: Japanese Americans during World War II
NARA Overview of World War II Enemy Alien Program
DENSHO: The Japanese American Legacy Project
DENSHO Archives
DENSHO Digital Repository
Japanese American WWII Incarceration: The Core Story
American Concentration Camps
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What is in This Collection?

This collection includes records from 1942-1946. Rosters of evacuees housed in relocation centers from 1942-1946. This project was completed in cooperation with Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. Digital images of originals are held by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland and are part of Record Group 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority.

• Related National Archives Collections
• Arizona, Statements of United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1944 - 1946

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Birthplace
• Gender
• Age
• Marital Status
• Pre-evacuation address
• Center address
• Birthplace of parents
• Alien Registration Number
• Social Security Number
• Type of final departure
• Date of departure
• Final Destination

Collection Contents

Sample Images

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  1942-5 Central Utah Relocation Center Roster

Coverage Table

The coverage table below shows which NARA microfilm roll numbers correspond with each relocation center, which rolls are part of the FamilySearch collection, which digital file the images can be found in and the number of images available. For more details see War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters, 1945-1946.

NARA Roll No.	Relocation Center	Collection Location	DGS Folder No.	# Images
1	Central Utah	FamilySearch	101044940	265
2	Colorado River	Densho
3	Gila River	FamilySearch	101044942	350
4	Granada	FamilySearch	101044943	223
5	Heart Mountain	FamilySearch	101044944	447
6	Jerome	Densho
7	Manzanar	Densho
8	Minidoka	Densho
9	Rohwer	FamilySearch	101044948	208
10	Tule Lake	FamilySearch	101044949	613

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at United States, War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters Digital Folder Number List.

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What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

• Add any new information to your records
• Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date
• Japanese who enlisted in the United States military may have service records or pensions from the United States
• Compile a list of other prisoners with the same surname. If the surname is uncommon, they may be relatives
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Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.

• United States Guided Research
• United States Record Finder
• United States Research Tips and Strategies

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

• Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation Centers
• Census of Gila River Japanese concentration camp, Dec. 31, 1944
• Final Accountability Roster Gila River Relocation Center, November,1945
• Washington, King County, Seattle, alien and Japanese American registration forms, 1942-1946

FamilySearch Historical Records

• California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942
• United States Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942-1946
• Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records, 1942-1945
• Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Mixed Vital Records, 1942-1945
• United States Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003

FamilySearch Digital Library

• Rebec and Martin Rogin, comps. Preliminary inventory of the records of the War Relocation Authority : (Record group 210). Washington, D.C. : National Archives National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration, 1955

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