Manzanar

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Letter from Herbert Nicholson to Michi Weglyn, October 30, 1980 (ddr-csujad-24-8)
doc Letter from Herbert Nicholson to Michi Weglyn, October 30, 1980 (ddr-csujad-24-8)
A letter from Herbert Nicholson to Michi Weglyn about his experiences working with other religious figures in the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_008
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-8/
Letter from Cedrick M. Shimo to Bob Bratt, executive director, Office of Reparations Administration, Department of Justice, December 5, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-68)
doc Letter from Cedrick M. Shimo to Bob Bratt, executive director, Office of Reparations Administration, Department of Justice, December 5, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-68)
A letter from Cedrick M. Shimo to Bob Bratt in which Shimo makes an argument for why he should receive repatriations, even though he was not in an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_05_002
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-68/
Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-38-27)
img Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-38-27)
Photographed are buildings in the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The caption reads: Manzanar incarceration camp. The construction was completed in 1945, but... [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_09_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-27/
Goerge Naohara at the Manzanar camp (ddr-csujad-38-22)
img Goerge Naohara at the Manzanar camp (ddr-csujad-38-22)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara posing at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The caption reads: Where I got in to: George Naohara age at 20. The photo was taken when I moved into the Manzanar incarceration camp. I was alone and felt lonely with no friends. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-22/
Card from George Naohara to Mitsuko Naohara, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-406)
doc Card from George Naohara to Mitsuko Naohara, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-406)
Idaho card sets, "Beautiful Idaho: the gem state," mailed from George Nobuo Naohara while he was working in the U. S. Farm Labor Camp, Rupert, Idaho. The sets were sent to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara who was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 32. See this object in …
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Personnel: Information Office No. 1-6 (ddr-csujad-40-4)
doc Personnel: Information Office No. 1-6 (ddr-csujad-40-4)
List of personnel in Information Offices Number 1-6 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_05_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-4/
Summary of report of bulletins from March 26, 1942 to June 31, 1942 (ddr-csujad-40-3)
doc Summary of report of bulletins from March 26, 1942 to June 31, 1942 (ddr-csujad-40-3)
Summary of the report on bulletins written by Kiyotoshi Iwamoto. Summary covers staff, activities, and number of bulletins. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_04_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-3/
Progress report of Information Office 5 (ddr-csujad-40-7)
doc Progress report of Information Office 5 (ddr-csujad-40-7)
Progress report written by Howard Mukai about the Information Office No. 5 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Report covers services, accomplishments, and personnel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_08_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-7/
History of the Office no. 2 (ddr-csujad-40-5)
doc History of the Office no. 2 (ddr-csujad-40-5)
Report by Iwao Shirokawa about the history of Information Field Office No. 2 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Report covers history of the office, personnel, services, and accomplishments. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_06_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-5/
Handwritten notes with grammatical phrases and daily notes (ddr-csujad-40-8)
doc Handwritten notes with grammatical phrases and daily notes (ddr-csujad-40-8)
Handwritten notes with grammatical phrases, daily notes, and phrases in English and Japanese. There are also letter drafts included in the handwritten notes, with one dated May 16, 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_09_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-8/
Progress report of the Information Field Office No. 4 (ddr-csujad-40-1)
doc Progress report of the Information Field Office No. 4 (ddr-csujad-40-1)
Progress report by Nori Nakai for Information Field Office No. 4 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Report covers field office location, personnel, accomplishments, and services. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_01_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-1/
Resume of Information Office No. 3 (ddr-csujad-40-6)
doc Resume of Information Office No. 3 (ddr-csujad-40-6)
Report by Mike Hori about the Information Field Office No. 3 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Report covers history of the office, services, personnel, family reunions, and daily life at the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: roy_01_07_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-40-6/
Progress report: content (ddr-csujad-40-2)
doc Progress report: content (ddr-csujad-40-2)
The progress report contains Dave and Roy's report about the Information Field Offices at the Manzanar incarceration camp. The report is written by several authors and covers field offices, voluntary service corps, office supplies, family reunion applications, personnel, lost and found department, resident's directory, and letters for residents. Included are: Progress Report on the information service …
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Sumi family (ddr-csujad-41-1)
img Sumi family (ddr-csujad-41-1)
Photograph of the Sumi family at Rock Garden/Block 34 at the Manzanar incarceration camp. Pictured is Lillian Tsutako, Takako, Sen'ichi, Yoichi, and a friend. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sum_01_06_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-41-1/
Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)
doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that their review of the documents has been completed and determined that the requester is eligible for a redress payment …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-153/
George Naohara's handwritten annotation (ddr-csujad-38-3)
doc George Naohara's handwritten annotation (ddr-csujad-38-3)
English translation of handwritten annotation from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 5: When I went to the Manzanar camp in California, late Hiromu Sasaki took me to Maryknoll School, which was a Japanese language school located on Alameda Blvd, Los Angeles, California. I remember I packed my birth certificate, clothes, and other necessities into my …
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Letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, July 15, 1942; Temporary travel permit and identification (ddr-csujad-38-550)
doc Letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, July 15, 1942; Temporary travel permit and identification (ddr-csujad-38-550)
A letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Manzanar camp in California. The letter permits his travel to engage in agricultural labor in Minidoka and Cassia County, Idaho. It includes general instructions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_002
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-550/
George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-2)
doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-2)
English translations of handwritten annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 4: [Left] Several meetings were held in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, prior to moving to the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. I attended those meetings. What was announced was that all Japanese Americans residing in California and the West Coast should move to …
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Indefinite leave (ddr-csujad-38-554)
doc Indefinite leave (ddr-csujad-38-554)
Indefinite leave, issued by Acting Project Director for George Nobuo Naohara. It certifies his leave of indefinite duration from the Manzanar camp in California, and specifies his first destination as Brigham, Utah. Form 531, WRA-137a. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_006
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-554/
George Naohara photo album (ddr-csujad-38-1)
img George Naohara photo album (ddr-csujad-38-1)
A photo album compiled by George Nobuo Naohara, a Kibei Nisei, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, Jerome, and Tule Lake incarceration camps during World War II. Included are photographs taken during/after World War II, depicting his farm labor experience in Idaho and Utah, incarceration in the Jerome incarceration camp, and Army language school training. See this …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-1/
Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient, November 6, 1990 (ddr-csujad-42-152)
doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient, November 6, 1990 (ddr-csujad-42-152)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that the recipient's eligibility for a redress payment has been finalized and a check will be sent to the recipient …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-152/
Letter from Philip R. Ward Sr., Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to Mariko Hirashima, May 31, 1988 (ddr-csujad-42-145)
doc Letter from Philip R. Ward Sr., Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to Mariko Hirashima, May 31, 1988 (ddr-csujad-42-145)
A letter issued by Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to verify Mariko Morllie Hirashima's incarceration and release dates during the war. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_77_003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-145/
Leave permit identification card (ddr-csujad-42-109)
img Leave permit identification card (ddr-csujad-42-109)
A leave permit identification card issued for Mariko Mollie Hirashima on April 19, 1945. It certifies that she "may travel and reside within the areas of Western Defense Command heretofore prohibited to persons of Japanese ancestry." Mariko is one of the daughters of Itsuhei and Tomoye Takano and incarcerated in the Manzanar incarceration camp during the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-109/
Crowd stands near a memorial monument at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-17)
img Crowd stands near a memorial monument at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-17)
A crowd of people stand near a memorial monument at Manzanar Cemetery. The caption below the image reads, "LONGE PINE, Calif. April 30, 1988 -- MANZANAR REUNION -- Rev. Pual Nakamura performs a flower offering to a memorial at the Manzanar Cemetery Saturday during the annual pilgrimage to the former internment camp." See this object in …
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Nisei men gathered in front of barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-7)
img Nisei men gathered in front of barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-7)
A group of men in front of barracks at Manzanar. The caption printed in the Long Beach Independent reads, "Japanese Roundup: This was the scene 18 years ago as many Nisei were herded into an alien reception center at Manzanar. Many were American Citizens and others were aliens. The first to arrive helped prepare the camp …
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