Jerome

doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 1 (ddr-densho-390-133)

The inaugural issue of Reveille includes articles about the Scout Christmas party, athletic and outdoor events, scout number changes, Lil' Neebo illustrator Chris Ishii, a call to join the scouts, a short story, and more. One article mentions 14 boy scouts saved a flag from a mob during the Manzanar riot.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-133/

img Baton girls at Jerome concentration camp (ddr-densho-321-9)

Captioned: "Baton Girls / Denson 1944."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-9/

img Denson basketball planer (ddr-densho-321-45)

Captioned: "To Fusae / Always / Nori / Masuda."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-45/

img Camp block group photo (ddr-densho-321-11)

Captioned: "Moss / Block Photo Jerome, Arkansas 1944."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-11/

av Sumiko Sumi Seki Interview (ddr-densho-400-21)

Sumiko Seki was born on November 24, 1924, in San Pedro, California. She was one of Midori and Kazue Seo's three children. Her father was a farmer in San Pedro and her mother was a housewife. When the war broke out she and her family were sent to Jerome concentration camp in Arkansas. When the war …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-21/

vh George Sakaye Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-400-17)

George Sakaye Nakano was born on November 24, 1935, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. George's parents were Kibei, born in Hawaii, then educated in Japan before returning to the U.S. Nakano grew up in Los Angeles until he was six years old. When WWII started, the Nakano family was incarcerated in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-17/

av George Joji Tenpo Interview (ddr-densho-400-22)

George Tenpo was born on May 28, 1923, in Compton, California. His parents were Hyoichi and Shizue Tenpo. His father was a farmer in Harbor City and his mother was a housewife. During World War II, George and his family were sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-22/

doc Letter from Larry Tajiri to Margaret Anderson, editor of Common Ground (ddr-densho-338-430)

Larry Tajiri discusses his travels to Camp Shelby, New Orleans, and Jerome concentration camp. He is disturbed by "the sight of Jim Crow cars and the white-colored segretation." Also sends a list of books he would like to receive from the Common Council.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-430/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

img Group of cooks inside camp kitchen (ddr-ajah-6-225)

Caption below photo: Cooks pose in Jerome, Arkansas, 1943

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-225/

doc Jerome Community Activities Questionnaire (ddr-densho-379-335)

Report includes detailed reports of activities and requirements for each Community Activities category

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-335/

doc Offers of employment to residents of Jerome Relocation Center in relation to their previous skills (ddr-csujad-55-19)

Report on the skills and experience of incarcerees in regard to current job vacancies. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00022

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-19/

doc Citizen's indefinite leave, WRA-137, Mary Tsuruko Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-8)

Certification that Mary Tsukamoto was authorized to indefinitely leave the Jerome incarceration camp for Kalamazoo, Michigan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-8/

doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. McWilliams, October 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2)

Mary writes about the hardships of her first year in Jerome incarceration center, the loyalty questionnaire, regrets by those who chose to repatriate to Japan, and the kindess of the everyday people she met on a tour of Indiana. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2/

doc Second quarterly report, July 1 to September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1653)

Report covering progress of the "relocation" program, movement to "relocation centers", community construction, "evacuee" induction, employment inside and outside the centers, leave regulations, student "relocation", "evacuee" property, self-government, consumer enterprises, education, health and sanitation, welfare, mess operations, police and fire, agriculture and manufacturing, religious activities, "evacuee" newspapers, postal facilities, individual exclusion, repatriation, organization and personnel, chronology …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1653/

img Maps of incarceration camps in the western United States (ddr-csujad-55-98)

Series of maps including incarceration camps in the western United States, temporary assembly centers in California, Manzanar camp in California, Gila River camp in Arizona, Topaz camp in Utah, Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, Poston camp in Arizona, Amache camp in Colorado, Tule Lake camp in California, Rohwer camp in Arkansas, Minidoka camp in Idaho, and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-98/

img Hospital area (ddr-csujad-55-2642)

Photograph of hospital area at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2806

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2642/

doc Preamble to the Constitution Gremlins Club (ddr-csujad-55-16)

Preamble, constitution, and by-laws of the Gremlins Club. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00018

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-16/

img Photograph of the Jerome camp in Denson, Arkansas (ddr-csujad-55-2643)

Photograph of the Jerome camp in Denson, Arkansas, 1943. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2807

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2643/

doc Recollection of barbed wire (ddr-csujad-55-2525)

Newspaper clipping published in an unknown source covering the reflections of Kathryn J. Cook on her experience as a Caucasian American working in Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2632

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2525/

doc Letter from Kenneth Hori to George, December 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2547)

Correspondence from Kenneth Hori to George regarding the weather, school, southern accents, and rationing (i.e. gasoline and cards). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2654

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2547/

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