Date Original
1942-1945
Description
This collection contains correspondence, drawings, photos, a scrapbook, and other material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Hazel Linam Retherford was born on January 27, 1906, to James Wiley and Ida Cloud Linam. James Wiley worked as a trackman, inspecting and maintaining the track for the railroads in Arkansas. Hazel married Evander Retherford in Garland County, Arkansas, on November 29, 1930. Evander enlisted for military service in May 1942 and was released in June 1943. He later worked as a fireman in Hot Springs, Arkansas, after the World War II. Hazel became a teacher and worked in Arkansas schools for twenty years. During that time, she taught at both the Jerome and Rohwer Japanese relocation centers in Arkansas, eventually helping to close both centers. She later went to Washington, D.C., to complete War Relocation Authority records on the camps. She passed away on July 28, 1982, in Collier, Florida, but she was buried in Magnet Cove Cemetery in Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000643
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Hazel Retherford papers, MS.000643
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Hazel Retherford papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
