Leaving camp

img Tod and Norio at Shoshone Falls (ddr-densho-518-9)

This photograph is a cutout in the shape of an "I" for a title page. See also ddr-densho-518-280.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-518-9/

doc Receipt from YMCA hotel (ddr-csujad-55-2443)

Hotel receipt from the YMCA. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2549

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2443/

doc Letter from Edward Fukunaga to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, May 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1883)

Correspondence from Edward Fukunaga to Dallas McLaren regarding teaching positions in Hawaii. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1886

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1883/

doc Permission for Teimei Tim Okimura to reside within the military zone (ddr-csujad-55-24)

Card authorizing Teimei Tim Okimura to reside and travel within the military zone. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00027

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-24/

doc Citizen's indefinite leave (ddr-csujad-55-156)

Card authorizing Woodrow Toshio Ishikawa to leave Rohwer incarceration camp for Cleveland, Ohio. Includes fingerprint on verso. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0158

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-156/

doc Work control (ddr-csujad-55-2402)

Work control form for George Hideo Nakamura. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2508

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2402/

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 Work absence form (ddr-csujad-55-195)

Slip excusing an incarceree's work absence due to registration for Leave Clearance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0197

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-195/

doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, April 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-550)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on leave clearance, "relocation," recreation, and administration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0552

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-550/

doc Instructions to evacuees who are leaving the center (ddr-csujad-55-216)

Instructions provided to Tsukane Yokota regarding departure from Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0218

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-216/

doc Evacuee property report (ddr-csujad-55-2401)

Receiving record for the personal property of George and Dorothy Nakamura. Covers items transported from Marysville, California to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2507

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2401/

doc Community analyst report, no. 74 (May 1, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1663)

Community Analyst Trend Report Report from April 23 to 29, 1945. Report on Poston incarceration camp including departure of incarcerees and their relocation plans, closing of Relocation Centers, employment shortages at the camp, selective service, and a youth conference. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1665

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1663/

doc Note on dates and locations of incarceration and transfer (ddr-csujad-55-2407)

Notes on the dates and locations of the Nakamura family's forced removal from Marysville, California to Tule Lake incarceration camp, transfer from Tule Lake to Chicago, Illinois, and return to the Sacramento area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2513

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2407/

doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, November 17, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-318)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting. Includes discussion on clothing allowances, Drafting Committee, Fair Practice Committee, and indefinite leave. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0320

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-318/

doc Memo from Leave Section to Dorothy Hart Nakamura, April 2 (ddr-csujad-55-2422)

Memorandum of understanding from Clara Bogorad to Mrs. George Nakamura [= Dorothy Nakamura] regarding indefinite leave from Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2528

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2422/

doc Greeting card from Tri State High School students to Mrs. Eada Silverthorne, June 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-136)

Farewell card from Chiquko Takamino to Mrs. K Eada Silverthorne, teacher at Tri-State High School. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0138

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-136/

doc Southern Pacific Company train assignment (ddr-csujad-55-218)

Train assignments from the Southern Pacific Company for a train bound for Davis, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0220

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-218/

doc Letter from E.R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to Mrs. George Nakamura, September 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2386)

Correspondence from E.R. Fryer to Dorothy Nakamura regarding the eligibility of Nakamura's mixed-race family to be released from the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2492

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2386/

doc Where will Poston children attend school in September 1945? (ddr-csujad-55-1824)

Report by Arthur L. Harris, Superintendent of Education, on the status of Poston schools following the closure of Poston incarceration camp. Covers important dates, accreditation, transferring credits, school records, and frequently asked questions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1827

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1824/

doc Letter from Joseph Ogawa to Mr. Dallas McLaren, May 13, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1882)

Correspondence from Joseph Ogawa to Dallas McLaren regarding Ogawa's studies at the University of Nebraska, his service in the armed forces, and expressing gratitude for McLaren's support. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1885

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1882/

doc Application for leave clearance, short form for persons submitting Selective Service form no. 304A (ddr-csujad-55-680)

Application form for leave clearance for incarcerees at Heart Mountain incarceration camp who also filled out a Selective Service form No. 304A. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0682

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-680/

Memo from E.R. Fryer, Regional Director, to Mr. Elmer L. Shirrell, Project Director, Tule Lake War Reloction Project, August 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2244)

doc Memo from E.R. Fryer, Regional Director, to Mr. Elmer L. Shirrell, Project Director, Tule Lake War Reloction Project, August 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2244)

Memorandum of understanding from E.R. Fryer to Elmer Shirrell regarding the release of Ida Ryugo from Tule Lake incarceration camp to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2347

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2244/

doc Shipping instructions to relocatees (ddr-csujad-55-908)

Instructions for "relocatees" regarding shipment of personal items from the incarceration camp to another destination. Prepared by the Center Evacuee Property Officer. Covers procedures for labeling, inventory, checked baggage, grants, and other shipping regulations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0910

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-908/

doc Shipping ticket, Q.M.C. Form no. 432, George Hideo Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2405)

List of personal property belonging to George Hideo Nakamura being shipped from Tule Lake incarceration camp to Terre Haute, Indiana. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2511

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2405/

doc Nation approves army order releasing Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-2519)

Clipping of the article "Nation approves army order releasing Japanese Americans" from a magazine, "Now." Also includes four essays on the Bill of Rights written by incarcerated Japanese American children. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2625

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2519/

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