Work leave

During World War II, Japanese Americans were seen as a source of replacement labor for the farms in Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Starting in May 1942, camp inmates could obtain temporary leaves to work in agriculture, either returning to the camps every night or living on the farm for an extended period. In 1942 alone, some 10,000 Japanese Americans left the camps to perform this seasonal work. Their labor was vital to the agriculture industry and thus to the war effort.

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doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-134)

Gossip about various friends she sees in SLC and working on the ranch, including Ben who describes her sister Martha as very Hajukin, stories about his sister Helen having wild parties, planning to come back soon

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-134/

doc Card from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-248)

About life at the ranch where she is working, when she will return to Topaz

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-248/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-237)

News from the ranch and mutual friends working there

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-237/

doc Letter from Florence Walne to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-65)

Letter rejecting Tomoye's application for teaching position at the Navy Language School, includes blank reference and personal information form and language qualifications

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-65/

doc Letter from Henri to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-139)

Unhappy that she plans to stay in Provo longer, annoyed that she asked him to send her sewing machine, got blood poisoning from an insect bite.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-139/

doc Alien Travel Permit (ddr-densho-410-400)

Issued to Henri Hiroyuki Takahashi for travel to New York for the purpose of finding work

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-400/

doc Termination notice for Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-595)

Leaving job as writer in camp for outside employment

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-595/

Yoriko (Shimasaki) Kitagawa, Katherine (Kageyama) Matsuki, Paul Matsuki, and Saburo Arthur Kitagawa standing in front of U.S. flag (ddr-densho-539-10)

img Yoriko (Shimasaki) Kitagawa, Katherine (Kageyama) Matsuki, Paul Matsuki, and Saburo Arthur Kitagawa standing in front of U.S. flag (ddr-densho-539-10)

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img Two Nisei women register for defense employment (ddr-densho-122-754)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-754/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from T. E. Guilford (ddr-densho-329-1004)

Withdrawing any offers he made to Kaneji Domoto

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1004/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (ddr-densho-329-1002)

Asking for details about any stops he made between Minneapolis and Chicago

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1002/

doc War Relocation Authority Application for Leave Clearance for Sally Domoto (ddr-densho-329-967)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-967/

doc Letter to Babe from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-1245)

Concerning his experiences looking for work on the east coast

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1245/

img Agricultural work leave camp (ddr-densho-37-45)

Original WRA caption: War food camp at Hazelton, Idaho where approximately 100 evacuee men and women, mostly boys and girls, were housed during the 1943 harvest season.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-45/

img Sugar beet topping crew (ddr-densho-37-725)

Original WRA caption: All girl crew of sugar beet toppers working for Berlin Fought near Burley, Idaho. The girls cooked their own meals.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-725/

img Sugar beet crew (ddr-densho-37-46)

Original WRA caption: All girl crew of sugar beet toppers working for Berlin Fought near Burley, Idaho. The girls cooked their own meals.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-46/

Update to Administrative Instruction 45: Assistance to Evacuees Granted Indefinite Leave for the Purpose of Accepting Employment (ddr-densho-356-914)

doc Update to Administrative Instruction 45: Assistance to Evacuees Granted Indefinite Leave for the Purpose of Accepting Employment (ddr-densho-356-914)

Update to Administrative Instruction 45 to include guidelines for individuals returning from seasonal leave and requesting public assistance, and for individuals converting seasonal leave requests to indefinite leave requests while also requesting public assistance.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-914/

doc Memo to James Lindley from R.B. Conzzens authorizing Yuriko Domoto's work travel (ddr-densho-356-873)

Carbon copy of memorandum to James Lindley, Project Director of Granada Relocation Project from R. B. Cozzens, Field Assistant Director. Memorandum dictates that military travel permits for Richard Sato, Robert Sasaki and Yuriko Domoto are enclosed and for travel to Manzanar on August 27, 1943. The memo also notes that Yuriko's return travel permit will be …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-873/

doc Letter of employment for Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-356-159)

Letter from Colorado Governor Ralph Carr to Wakako Domoto offering employment as a housekeeper and detailing duties of the job (keeping house and cooking).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-159/

doc Series of Memos and instructions regarding relocation grants (ddr-densho-356-895)

Series of memos and instructions regarding Administrative Instruction 45, assistance to evacuees granted indefinite leave for the purpose of accepting employment. Includes guidance on how to determine who gets assistance, how much assistance can be provided, and inclusion of family members of active duty military personnel.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-895/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-313)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto from Tak Negi in which Tak describes her work as a dietitian at a local hospital, news about mutual friends and a long distance romance she is involved in. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-313/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-356-165)

Letter from Wakako Domoto to her sister Yuriko Domoto Tsukada. In which Wakako discusses a wide range of topics such as, her work as housekeeper for Colorado Governor Ralph Carr, gossip about local politics (such as why Governor Carr lost his election for Senate), the Carr family schedule and house guests, run-ins with other Japanese Americans …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-165/

doc Memos, notes and blank form regarding visiting other camps (ddr-densho-356-884)

Blank Visitor's pass, Memo regarding visits from military personal to camps to see family, handwritten notes regarding process of visitations, and memo regarding travel between centers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-884/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Mo Domoto (ddr-densho-329-1244)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1244/

doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Isaac Potts (ddr-densho-329-1007)

Looking forward to starting work at his place

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-1007/