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Feller, Ray

Daughter of Steve Feller. Received B.A. from Lawrence University; Ph.D. from Antioch University. Associate Dean at MIT. Married to Michael McClosky.

Co-Author of Silent Witnesses: Civilian Camp Money of World War II. She was named a Numismatic Ambassador in 2017.

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2007

Silent witnesses: civilian camp money of World War II [Supplement]

Supplementary material for the book Silent witnesses: civilian camp money of World War II. Well illustrated. Publication date is approximate. This document is in-copyright, contact NNPCurator@wustl.edu for further information.

2/1/2007

Silent Witnesses: Civilian Camp Money of World War II

A compilation of paper money, tokens , chits, postal history & more that historcally coincides with the tragedies of concentration and civilian internment camps during the WWII. This book was featured in the previous World War II exhibition held at Washington University St. Louis.

3/30/2024

Money Used in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II

Anti-Japanese racism existed in the United States from the start of Japanese immigration in the late 1800s. Japanese immigrants were not allowed to become citizens, although their children were protected by the 14th Amendment and were born as US citizens (Kashima, 2003). However, even these US citizens--over 100,000 Japanese Americans--were subject to imprisonment in Japanese American camps during World War II.

Little has been written on the numismatic remainders of the assembly centers or from the ten relocation centers established inland for the evacuees. The present research has uncovered numerous numismatic items from these camps. We have utilized camp newspapers, memoirs, yearbooks from camp high schools, scrapbooks, film footage, and official reports. We have also had the opportunity to visit some of the camp sites in person. From these sources, we have begun to piece together the numismatic story of the Japanese American internment camps.