Facilities, services, and camp administration

img Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-36-5)

Photograph of a garden at the Manzanar incarceration camp. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-36-5/

doc Bookmark, 1st anniversary of Poston Public Library at 325 (ddr-csujad-38-411)

A bookmark created for the first anniversary of Poston Public Library at Block 325, the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 35. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_36_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-411/

img Ladies at Block 8 mess hall (ddr-csujad-38-103)

Photographed are a group of female incarcerees standing in front of "Dining" facility in the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. The handwritten note on the backside reads: Ladies at Block 8 mess hall [in Japanese]. Title from note. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-103/

doc Memorandum to Mr. E.R. Smith, Project Director from Morton J. Gaba, re: Community Activities Section report, July 21-August 21, 1942 (ddr-csujad-26-29)

Memo to camp director of the development of the Community Activities Section regarding the selection and development of staff; designing, building, and equipping of recreation halls and play fields; and the planning and initial development of program. Includes a list of activities with attendance counts. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Outline of University of California study of evacuation and resettlement (ddr-csujad-26-2)

Outline for an academic social science study, the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS), led by the University of California of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Outline highlights area of administrative, social, political and personal areas to be studied by a team of researchers encamped with incarcerees. See this object in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-2/

doc Messhalls in Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-23)

Report describing the mess halls of Tule Lake including: administrative organization, operations, personnel, duties, conflicts, wages, food procurement and distribution, food preparation, schedules, sample menus, dietary accommodations, food rationing and shortages, seating capacity, seating arrangements and systems, utensils, and incarceree attendance. The report analyzes workers and incarceree behaviors, status, mental faculties, disposition, religion, age, and gender. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-23/

img Procurement and Shoe Rationing [Department] (ddr-csujad-26-106)

Letter from David O'Kane describing provenance and donating the included photo of the Procurement an Shoe Rationing Department at Tule Lake camp to Special Collections at Cal State Hayward. The photo features a group of five Japanese American women with five Caucasian men and women. The verso of the photo reads, "This was taken just before …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-106/

doc Broadcast affair Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-18)

Chronological account of an Office of War Information visit to Tule Lake to ask incarcerees to broadcast about the conditions of the incarceration camp in response to reported propaganda broadcasts on Tokyo radio. Report describes conditions under which the broadcast would have been made, details of meetings, and arguments for and against the broadcast. Report compiled …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-18/

University of California evacuation and resettlement study: The Gila River WRA relocation center, Rivers, Pinal County, Arizona (ddr-csujad-26-27)

doc University of California evacuation and resettlement study: The Gila River WRA relocation center, Rivers, Pinal County, Arizona (ddr-csujad-26-27)

Description of the Gila River incarceration camp during the first month of occupation, including camp location, climate, landscape, barracks, issues with camp construction, poor conditions and lack of furnishings, incarcerees who were subjected to upon arrival. Camp administration, food and housing issues, camp employment, security, recreation, and social groups are described and analyzed. Report compiled as …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-27/

img War Relocation Authority building (ddr-csujad-26-96)

Rocks and pond in front of a War Relocation Authority (WRA) building. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_033

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-96/

doc Tule Lake monograph (ddr-csujad-26-1)

Unpublished manuscript includes a collection of diary entries, letters, and essays written by school students incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp and collected through the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The writings include first-person descriptions of travel to the Tule Lake camp, adapting to camp, limitations of camp, day-to-day camp life, family life, community …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-1/

doc Chapter 6 and 7 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-34)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including living in barracks, block noise, lack of privacy, mess hall dining, nosy neighbors, jobs, leisure time, sports, movies, church attendance, the Young Buddhist Association (YBA), family dynamics, social changes, dating, and rumors. Each entry includes the full date …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-34/

img Cooperatively owned canteen (ddr-csujad-26-130)

Photo of people working and shopping inside a canteen. Goods are seen divided by type. Verso reads "cooperatively owned canteen." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_100

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-130/

doc Recreational organization (ddr-csujad-26-10)

Report detailing the establishment of a recreation and community activities department including its organization, activities planning, personnel problems and conflicts, issues with structure and equipment, and a structural diagram of the community activities section. The report focuses on the place of recreation in the lives of incarcerees and the differences between Issei and Nisei leading to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-10/

img Minidoka incarceration camp building (ddr-csujad-32-3)

Photograph of a building at the Minidoka incarceration camp. Photo featured on page 4 of the Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (csudh_ben_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ben_01_001_005_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32-3/

img Children in classroom (ddr-csujad-32-27)

Photograph of children sitting at desks most likely in a classroom at the Minidoka incarceration camp. Photo featured on page 13 of the Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (csudh_ben_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ben_01_001_014_045

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32-27/

img Minidoka incarceration camp entrance (ddr-csujad-32-2)

Photograph of the entrance to the Minidoka incarceration camp. Photo featured on page 4 of the Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (csudh_ben_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ben_01_001_005_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32-2/

img Minidoka incarceration camp entrance (ddr-csujad-32-5)

Photograph of the entrance to the Minidoka incarceration camp. Photo featured on page 4 of the Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (csudh_ben_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ben_01_001_005_013

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32-5/

img Children in classroom (ddr-csujad-32-24)

Group photograph of children and two adults most likely in a classroom at the Minidoka incarceration camp. Photo featured on page 9 of the Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (csudh_ben_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ben_01_001_010_035

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32-24/

img Poston camp facilities (ddr-csujad-35-24)

A watercolor painting, dipicting facilities in the Poston camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_22_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-24/

img Poston camp guard tower (ddr-csujad-35-25)

A watercolor painting, dipicting a guard tower in the Poston camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_22_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-25/

img Poston High School auditorium (ddr-csujad-35-9)

A photograph of the auditorium of the Poston High School in the Poston camp. The hand written note on the back side reads: Poston High School, Arizona, built 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_09_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-9/

img Water tank with mesquite trees in the Poston camp (ddr-csujad-35-29)

A photograph of a water tank with mesquite trees in the Poston camp in Arizona. The handwritten note on the back side reads: One of the Poston desert. (water tank) See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_24_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-29/

img Poston camp facilities (ddr-csujad-35-26)

A watercolor painting, dipicting facilities in the Poston camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_22_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-26/

img Registering incoming incarcerees (ddr-csujad-47-26)

Photograph of incarcerees waiting to be processed at Manzanar incarceration camp. The center table is full of forms and other paperwork. On the left are two men seated behind the table. People are lined up on the other side of the table filling the rest of the room. The open doorway shows barracks and the Sierra …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-26/

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