National Defense Migration Report, 1942 March 19

The Arthur D. Jacobs Papers consist primarily of official documents, correspondence, photographs, and other materials documenting Jacobs' detention in and deportation from the United States due to his German-American heritage during World War II, his research into the United States' internment of German nationals and German-Americans in the 1940s, and his work to pass federal legislation recognizing this internment, formally apologizing for it, and providing restitution to its victims. The collection is composed of both physical and digital materials.

Series I: Jacobs Family Internment and Deportation consists primarily of official documents, photographs, interviews, correspondence, and other materials documenting the Jacobs family's internment at Ellis Island, New York and Crystal City, Texas; their repatriation to Germany; and Arthur Jacobs' experiences in Hohenasperg prison. Also included are materials showing Jacobs' The Prison Called Hohenasperg: An American Boy Betrayed by his Government during World War II (1999) and his work to acquire copies of the federal records documenting his family's internment and deportation.

Series II: Materials Created by Internees consists primarily of camp newspapers created by internees in Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Crystal City, Texas; Fort Lincoln, North Dakota; Mariana, California; and Seville, Texas. Programs for internee theatre programs and announcements of camp events are also present.

Series III: Research and Legislation Regarding Internment and Internees houses federal records, correspondence, photographs, proposed legislation, interviews, television programs, and other materials documenting internment of German nationals and German-Americans in the United States during World War II. The majority of these items focus on surveillance and detention of German-Americans, internment in Crystal City, and deportation to Germany (sometimes in exchange for American POW). Information regarding the detention of Italian-Americans and Japanese-Americans and materials documenting Jacobs' opposition to legislation formally acknowledging and apologizing for the internment of Japanese-Americans on the grounds that it excluded German- and Italian-Americans who endured similar treatment is also present.

Series IV: Correspondence houses letters exchanged between Jacobs and elected officials at the local, state, and national levels written as part of Jacobs' efforts to pass legislation recognizing German-American internment, formally apologizing for it, and providing restitution to its victims. This correspondence also details Jacobs' opposition to legislation focusing exclusively on Japanese-American internees.

Series V: Other Papers contains information regarding Jacobs' papers at the U.S. Air Force Academy, unidentified photographs, certificates, and other materials.