War Relocation Authority (WRA)

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/

doc Community Activities Section organization chart (ddr-csujad-55-970)

Organizational chart for the Community Activities Section an activity statistics at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0972

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-970/

doc Coordinator's bulletin, no. 3 (1944) (ddr-csujad-55-852)

Bulletin covering the return of incarcerees to the west coast and closure of Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes procedures, policies, and regulations related to "resettlement." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0854

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-852/

doc Report of visits and conferences with recommendations (ddr-csujad-55-1704)

Report and recommendations by N. E. Viles, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section regarding schools at Poston incarceration camp. Covers personnel problems, school buildings, records and reports, financial control, property control, summer school program, elementary and high school, state school accreditation, nursery school, and adult education. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1704/

img Photograph of War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-2634)

A scene in the Chicago Relocation Division of the War Relocation Authority where relocatees are being interviewed for relocation and assistance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2798

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2634/

Recommendations by the Committee on Agenda, Teacher Education, and Teacher Recruitment, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1694)

doc Recommendations by the Committee on Agenda, Teacher Education, and Teacher Recruitment, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1694)

Report and recommendations by the Committee on Agenda, Teacher Education, and Teacher Recruitment regarding agenda, teacher training, and teacher recruitment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1696

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1694/

doc Minutes from the meeting of the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen with Project Director, C.E. Rachford, October 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-288)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting with Project Director, C. E. Rachford. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0290

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-288/

doc Notice from War Relocation Authority to Shoji Nagumo, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-902)

Confirmation card to acknowledge receipt of a departure, arrival, or change of address card from Shoji Nagumo. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0904

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-902/

Recommendations by the Committee on Adult Education, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1696)

doc Recommendations by the Committee on Adult Education, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1696)

Report and recommendations by the Committee on Adult Education regarding scope, organization, teachers, and other factors. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1698

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1696/

doc Permit (ddr-csujad-55-1667)

Permit to use property for the operation of a hostel for former incarcerees who have recently left incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1669

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1667/

doc Dealing with Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-1641)

Report by John F. Embree, Documents Section, Office of Reports, regarding cultural values of Nisei and Issei and incarceree attitudes towards authority, employment, incarceration, and the war. See also sac_jaac_1651. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1643

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1641/

doc Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 4 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1684)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including eastern and southern restrictions, visitor policy, students on indefinite leave, contraband, status of discharged soldiers and patrolled aliens, welfare assistance to aliens, travel grants for Hawaii, applications for travel assistance, progress of relocation, relocation of unattached children, property transportation assistance, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1684/

doc Topaz times (September 17, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1296)

News bulletin published at the Topaz incarceration camp covering administrative announcements, orders, events, vital statistics, news from other camps, and other necessary information concerning daily life in the camps. Current issue includes a message from the Project Director, information about Topaz, a list of administrative staff, lumber, schools, facilities, and a map of the incarceration camp. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1296/

img Location map of WRA projects (ddr-csujad-55-2494)

Partial map of the United States indicating the location of Tule Lake, Minidoka, Heart Mountain, Topaz, and Manzanar incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2600

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2494/

Memo from M.L. Campbell, Chief, Internal Security, Heart Mountain Relocation Center to Block Councilmen and to whom it may concern, November 15, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-932)

doc Memo from M.L. Campbell, Chief, Internal Security, Heart Mountain Relocation Center to Block Councilmen and to whom it may concern, November 15, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-932)

Memorandum of understanding from M. L. Campbell to Heart Mountain Block Councilmen regarding the return of government property held illegally by incarcerees including screens, stove pipes, and lumber. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0934

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-932/

doc High lights and summary of Denver conference of WRA superintendents (ddr-csujad-55-1732)

Report on the conference of War Relocation Authority superintendents. Covers challenges, goals, and developments in the educational programs at incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1734

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1732/

doc Final report: Community Activities Section (ddr-csujad-55-1856)

Report on the Community Activities Section at Poston incarceration camp. Includes organization of the Community Activities Section, relation to other sections and evacuees, personnel, recreational facilities and equipment, historical development of the program, individual programs, financing, center closing, and colophon. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1859

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1856/

doc Poston committee report on school curriculum (ddr-csujad-55-1728)

Report and recommendations on the school curriculum at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1730

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1728/

doc Obituary, Dillon S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-2414)

Newspaper clipping published in "San Francisco chronicle" of the obituary of War Relocation Authority Director, Dillon S. Myer. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2520

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2414/

doc Myths and facts about the Japanese Americans: ansering common misconceptions regarding Americans of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-358)

Pamphlet created for War Relocation Authority staff on "common misconceptions regarding Americans of Japanese ancestry." Topics include citizenship, loyalty, religion, education, military service, occupations, agriculture, and social and cultural issues. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0360

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-358/

doc Administrative notice, no. 234 (April 17, 1945), revised (ddr-csujad-55-1665)

Transfer of Surplus Property to Interior Agencies. Policies and procedures for transferring surplus property from incarceration camps to government agencies. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1667

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1665/

Recommendations by the Committee on Educational Programs Incident in Closing WRA Centers, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1695)

doc Recommendations by the Committee on Educational Programs Incident in Closing WRA Centers, War Relocation Authority, Community Management Division, Education Section (ddr-csujad-55-1695)

Report and recommendations by the Committee on Educational Programs Incident in Closing WRA Centers regarding placement of teachers, transfer of property, school records, documentation, time of closing, school activities, information concerning the centers to which pupils are transferred, and relationships with state department of education, education associations, and other professional organizations. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1695/

doc Letter from Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, to staff of the War Relocation Authority, December 19, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1680)

Correspondence from Harold L. Ickes to staff of the War Relocation Authority regarding his appreciation for the work of WRA staff in "resettlement" of former incarcerees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1682

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1680/

doc Segregation of persons of Japanese ancestry in relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-367)

Pamphlet covering the War Relocation Authority's segregation program at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0369

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-367/

doc Change of residence, WRA 148B (ddr-csujad-55-903)

Change of residence form card issued to incarcerees by the War Relocation Authority. WRA 148B. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0905

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-903/

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