222 items
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Return of Japs Urged by Myer (March 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1033)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 23, 1944, p. 4
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W.R.A. Needs a Director Who Heeds Public Wishes (November 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-975)
The Seattle Daily Times, November 7, 1943, p. 6
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Tule Lake Japs Will Be Curbed - Says W.R.A. Chief (November 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-970)
The Seattle Daily Times, November 4, 1943, p. 9
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W.R.A. Probed Jap Riot, But Punished None -- Myer Testifies (December 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-994)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 7, 1943, p. 9
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U.S. Urged to Pay for Japanese Evacuation Losses (February 6, 1947) (ddr-densho-56-1173)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 6, 1947, p. 30
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Into The Mainstream (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1045)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 25, 1944, p. 6
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30,000 Japs Leave Centers (September 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1062)
The Seattle Daily Times, September 8, 1944, p. 17
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Freed Japanese Loyal to U.S., W.R.A. Insists (June 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-922)
The Seattle Daily Times, June 1, 1943, p. 5
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Serious Trouble Not Likely When Japs Come Back - Says Dillon Myer (January 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1092)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 4, 1945, pp. 1, 7
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Interned Japs In No Hurry to Leave Camps (August 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-953)
The Seattle Daily Times, August 6, 1943, p. 16
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 19 (November 5, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-44)
Selected article titles: "Gardena Rescinds Its 1942 'Evacuation' Resolution" (p. 1), "A-Bomb Survivor Returns to Nagasaki for Medical Care" (pp. 1, 5), "Redress Sought for JAs Fired by L.A. County During WW2" (p. 1), and "Former WRA Director Dillon S. Meyer Dies" (p. 1).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 20 (November 12, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-45)
Selected article titles: "Reparations Bill for Canadian Nikkei Announced in Vancouver" (p. 1), "Japan's Politics Look a Bit like America's, but Not Quite" (pp. 1, 5), "Nikkei Congressmen Score Easy Wins in Elections" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: A Tribute to Dillon S. Myer" (p. 5).
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The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 3 (March 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-8)
Selected article titles: "Myer Expresses Satisfaction on Gradual Return to Normalcy" (p. 1), "Dependents of Stockaders to Receive Aid" (p. 2), and "Life Carries Story on Center in Latest Issue" (p. 3).
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 7 No. 5 (July 21, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-357)
Selected article titles: "Qualified Drivers May Get Licenses" (p. 1), "Hospital to Release Filed X-Ray Films for Data Purposes" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Orders Cut of Manzanar Automobiles" (p. 1), "Issue Ration Books at WRA Centers" (p. 1), "Myer Announces Relocation Going as Scheduled" (p. 3), "35-15 Torn Down for Crating Use" (p. 3).
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Letter to President Roosevelt from Galen M. Fisher (ddr-densho-67-92)
Letter to President Roosevelt from Galen M. Fisher urging the President to not fire Dillon Myer. He praises Myer's job as the head of the War Relocation Authority and suggests that Myer's removal would "give comfort to the race-baiters."
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The Newell Star, Extra (December 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-45)
Selected article titles: "Coast Ban Lifted: War Department Revokes Exclusion Order Sunday" (p. 1), "Official Army Statement: Public Proclamation No. 21" (pp. 2-3), "A Message from WRA Director Dillon S. Myer" (pp. 4-5), and "Project Director's Statement" (p. 6).
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Project Directors, June 8, 1943; Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-57)
Letter from Dillon S. Myer to Project Directors on June 8, 1943. Report on "Evacuee Resistances to Relocation" (or, leaving the incarceration camps). Evacuee resistance to relocation. Presents three "fundamental reasons" for the "relocation program" designed to encourage people to move out of the incarceration camps, then describes the "ideal relocation program," which would see "every …
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Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 34 (August 24, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-764)
Instructional document covering "Community evacuee government." Includes: I. Temporary community government; II. Creation of community evacuee government; III. Qualifications for voting and holding office; Functions of community council; Judicial commission; and Limitations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0766
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When you leave the relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-2390)
Booklet describing the process and procedures for incarcerees who plan to leave the "relocation center." Covers work leave, student leave, leave for those who are not a U.S. citizen, regulations governing western states, support from the War Relocation Authority, returning to an incarceration camp, a list of relocation supervisors and areas, and a map of relocation …
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Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 2 (January 2, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1682)
Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including dates, status of visitors, unattached minors, travel assistance, housing requirements, travel permits for Hawaii and Alaska, and leave clearance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1684
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, to Rohwer Community Council, November 30, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-787)
Correspondence from Dillon S. Myer to the Rohwer Community Council regarding "relocation problems." Includes responses by Myer on the following topics, WRA's understanding of "evacuees" and their feelings about "relocation," welfare and safety after "resettlement," and provisions for group relocation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0789
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, May 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-565)
Correspondence from Dillon S. Myer to Guy Robertson requesting that Robertson provide instructions to incarcerees regarding "seasonal leave." Instructions cover working under contract with the War Food Administration, unemployment complaints, permission to traveling outside the "travel district," breaking labor contract, converting to indefinite leave, selective service, and work record. See this object in the California State …
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to WRA staff members, October 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1640)
Correspondence from Dillon S. Myer to WRA Staff Members regarding the cultural background of Japanese incarcerees and the work of John F. Embree. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1642
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Message from D.S. Myer, the Director of the War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-182)
Response by D.S. Meyer, director of the War Relocation Authority, to incarcerees discussing the implications and procedures following the lifting of the exclusion orders by the Western Defense Command in January 1945. Includes "Summary of WRA policies and procedures for the final phase of the relocation program" and information on relocation assistance, property assistance, welfare assistance, …