Manzanar

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Cemetery monument with Japanese writing (ddr-densho-402-27)
img Cemetery monument with Japanese writing (ddr-densho-402-27)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-27/
Women in front of
img Women in front of "Re Location" Office (ddr-densho-402-23)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-23/
Women in front of tree (ddr-densho-402-32)
img Women in front of tree (ddr-densho-402-32)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-32/
Mountains and dirt road (ddr-densho-402-35)
img Mountains and dirt road (ddr-densho-402-35)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-35/
Men outside of Office of Reports (ddr-densho-402-28)
img Men outside of Office of Reports (ddr-densho-402-28)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-28/
Family in mountains (ddr-densho-402-15)
img Family in mountains (ddr-densho-402-15)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-15/
Mountains at Manzanar (ddr-densho-402-9)
img Mountains at Manzanar (ddr-densho-402-9)
On postcard paper.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-9/
Barracks in rows (ddr-densho-402-38)
img Barracks in rows (ddr-densho-402-38)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-38/
Woman in front of cactus (ddr-densho-402-10)
img Woman in front of cactus (ddr-densho-402-10)
On the back reads, "Manzanar, Early 1945, a pregnant pause."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-10/
Exterior of
img Exterior of "Rooms" at camp (ddr-densho-402-21)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-21/
Family Counseling Program (ddr-densho-402-1)
doc Family Counseling Program (ddr-densho-402-1)
Typewritten report concerning Family Counseling Program at Manzanar written by Cecil Prichett and includes sample reports and forms. Contents include Background, Development of Program, Staff Organization and Training, Interviewing Program Plan, Outline and Scope of Interviews, Analysis of Findings, Benefits Accomplished, Conclusions, and Illustrative Materials.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-1/
Manzanar and surroundings (ddr-densho-402-26)
img Manzanar and surroundings (ddr-densho-402-26)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-26/
Trees in front of barracks (ddr-densho-402-36)
img Trees in front of barracks (ddr-densho-402-36)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-36/
Advice of Personnel Action (ddr-densho-402-4)
doc Advice of Personnel Action (ddr-densho-402-4)
This document is about Marie A. Prichett's appointment as secondary school teacher at Manzanar in 1944.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-4/
Toshiko Kubota Interview (ddr-densho-400-15)
av Toshiko Kubota Interview (ddr-densho-400-15)
Toshiko Kubota was born on September 2, 1927, in Wilmington, California. Her father worked as a car salesman in Los Angeles while her mother worked as a seamstress. In 1942, the family volunteered for early incarceration at the concentration camp at Manzanar, California. While incarcerated, Kubota graduated from Manzanar High School. When Manzanar was closed, she …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-15/
War Relocation Authority memorandum about community and project analysis reports (ddr-densho-381-16)
doc War Relocation Authority memorandum about community and project analysis reports (ddr-densho-381-16)
A memorandum to War Relocation Authority staff members offering reports about community analysis and project analysis, available by request.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-16/
Letter to project directors about the
doc Letter to project directors about the "Kibei problem" (ddr-densho-381-23)
Myer describes Kibei as a "complex problem" in his letter to the project directors. He encloses a report from January 28, 1944, detailing differences between Kibei and Nisei, reasons Kibei were sent for education in Japan, and Kibei reactions to being detained in concentration camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-23/
Comments by the War Relocation Authority on statements in the press allegedly made by witnesses before the Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-14)
doc Comments by the War Relocation Authority on statements in the press allegedly made by witnesses before the Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-14)
Additional comments from the War Relocation Authority in response to statements allegedly made by to the House Committee on Un-American Activities to the press between June 8 and June 17. Topics addressed include: questioned loyalty, conspiracies to sabotage local dams, and food quality.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-14/
Further comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-13)
doc Further comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-13)
Additional comments from the War Relocation Authority in response to statements made by to the House Committee on Un-American Activities to the press about violence at the camps and conspiracies to assassinate the President.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-13/
Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)
doc Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)
A report submitted by John M. Costello to the House of Representatives discussing concerns with the War Relocation Authority's management of the concentration camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-55/
Letter to Martin Dies from Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-381-5)
doc Letter to Martin Dies from Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-381-5)
A letter to Martin Dies, Chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities, from Dillon S. Myer, War Relocation Authority Director, about misleading statements made by committee members and their affect on the War Relocation Authority.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-5/
War Relocation Authority contact list (ddr-densho-381-43)
doc War Relocation Authority contact list (ddr-densho-381-43)
A contact list of War Relocation Authority directors.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-43/
War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)
doc War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)
Acting Director, Leland Barrows, encourages War Relocation Authority staff to meet payroll allotment goals for war bonds. Included in the notice are copies of letters from H. Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a list of participation numbers.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-19/
Project directors report on evacuee resistances to relocation (ddr-densho-381-6)
doc Project directors report on evacuee resistances to relocation (ddr-densho-381-6)
Dillon S. Myer, War Relocation Authority Director, lists twelve reasons why he believes detainees are reluctant to leave the camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-6/
Supplementary comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-12)
doc Supplementary comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-12)
Additional comments from the War Relocation Authority in response to statements made by to the House Committee on Un-American Activities to the press about living conditions in the camps, rumors of violence and protest, and criticisms of how the camps are being managed.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-12/
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