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Jerome

Concentration Camp

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Letter to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-300)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-300)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her cousin Tomi Domoto in which discusses the first month at Jerome and general news about mutual friends. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
Group of cooks inside camp kitchen (ddr-ajah-6-225)
img Group of cooks inside camp kitchen (ddr-ajah-6-225)
Caption below photo: Cooks pose in Jerome, Arkansas, 1943
Jerome Community Activities Questionnaire (ddr-densho-379-335)
doc Jerome Community Activities Questionnaire (ddr-densho-379-335)
Report includes detailed reports of activities and requirements for each Community Activities category
Offers of employment to residents of Jerome Relocation Center in relation to their previous skills (ddr-csujad-55-19)
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
Citizen's indefinite leave, WRA-137, Mary Tsuruko Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-8)
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
Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. McWilliams, October 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2)
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
Second quarterly report, July 1 to September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1653)
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 …
Maps of incarceration camps in the western United States (ddr-csujad-55-98)
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 …
Hospital area (ddr-csujad-55-2642)
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
Preamble to the Constitution Gremlins Club (ddr-csujad-55-16)
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
Photograph of the Jerome camp in Denson, Arkansas (ddr-csujad-55-2643)
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
Recollection of barbed wire (ddr-csujad-55-2525)
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
Letter from Kenneth Hori to George, December 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2547)
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
Termination notice, Form WRA-114, Al Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-3)
doc Termination notice, Form WRA-114, Al Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-3)
Termination of Alfred Tsukamoto's job in the Community Services Section of "Jerome Relocation Center." Payroll title was "Recreation Activities" and rate of pay was $19.00. Form WRA-114. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00004
Map of center (ddr-csujad-55-39)
img Map of center (ddr-csujad-55-39)
Map of buildings and services at the Jerome incarceration camp including offices, stores, schools, and ball fields. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00043
East wooded area (ddr-csujad-55-2637)
img East wooded area (ddr-csujad-55-2637)
A photograph of east wooded 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_2801
Notice of assignment, WRA-21, Mary Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-6)
doc Notice of assignment, WRA-21, Mary Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-6)
May Tsukamoto's assignment to the Community Management--Activities Section of "Jerome Relocation Center" as a USO YWCA-Field Worker at a $16.00 rate of pay. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00007
Letter from Minnie Umeda to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, September 22, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-62)
doc Letter from Minnie Umeda to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, September 22, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-62)
Handwritten correspondence from Minnie Umeda to Mrs. Waegell. Includes hand drawn map of the route from Fresno Assembly Center to the Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00066
Letter from Hideko Wakita to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, December 10, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-74)
doc Letter from Hideko Wakita to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, December 10, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-74)
Handwritten correspondence from Hideko Wakita to Margaret Waegell. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00078
Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to USO Advisory Board Member, November 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-117)
doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to USO Advisory Board Member, November 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-117)
Correspondence from Mary Tsukamoto to the United Service Organization Advisory Board Member updating members on activities and programming of the USO program at Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0119
Letter from Kenneth Hori to George (ddr-csujad-55-2552)
doc Letter from Kenneth Hori to George (ddr-csujad-55-2552)
Correspondence from Kenneth Hori to George thanking George for sending the candy to him. Kenneth also stated that he started school and is taking geometry, English, and American history. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2659
Termination notice, Form WRA-114, Mary Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-5)
doc Termination notice, Form WRA-114, Mary Tsukamoto (ddr-csujad-55-5)
Termination of Mary Tsukamoto's job in the Community Services Section of "Jerome Relocation Center." Payroll title was USO and YWCA Field Worker and rate of pay was $16.00. Form WRA-114. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00006
Letter from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell, October 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2556)
doc Letter from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell, October 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2556)
Correspondence from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell regarding Kenneth's move from Fresno California to Denson Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2663
Charter of the community council of Jerome Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-40)
doc Charter of the community council of Jerome Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-40)
Charter document of the "Community Council of the Jerome Relocation Center" including preamble and articles covering composition of the council, eligibility, election procedures, voting, meeting schedule, officer duties, sub-committees, standing committees, gifts, initiative and referendum, rules and regulations, amendments, ratification, and by-laws. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00044
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