War Reloaction Authority (WRA)

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Invitation to freedom - A proposal for a program of liberal adult education (ddr-csujad-18-1)
Memo from [Willard E.] Schmidt, Chief of Administrative Police, to [Raymond R.] Best, [1944] (ddr-csujad-2-78)
Letter from W. [Willard] E. Schmidt, Head, Internal Security to John H. Provinse, Head, Community Management, War Relocation Authority, January 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-2-80)
Letter from children of Kihichi Sakamoto to Project Director [Raymond R. Best], February 14, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-94)
Relocation Center standard description, Assistant Clerk-Stenographer (CAF-3) (ddr-csujad-2-77)
Letter from D. [Dillon] S. Myer, Director, to Mr. Ray [Raymond R.] Best, Project Director, May 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-70)
Standard position description, guard (ddr-csujad-2-73)
Report of the informal meeting of the stockade internees and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center (ddr-csujad-2-68)
Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)
Some Japs Sent to Outside Jobs (December 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-870)
W.R.A. Defends Japs' Release (August 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-961)
W.R.A. Stirs New Tempest In Jap Bulletin (December 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-993)
Legion's Chief Wants Army To Run Jap Camps (May 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-918)
Case Against the W.R.A. Looks Stronger Than Ever (February 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1019)
W.R.A. Director Defends Tule Lake Administration (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1014)
Legal and Constitutional Phases of the WRA Program (ddr-densho-282-3)
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 34 (October 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-38)
Nisei in the War Against Japan (ddr-densho-342-10)
Bibliography on War Relocation Authority: Japanese and Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-342-1)
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 1 (July 04,1969) (ddr-pc-41-27)
Materials/services bid form (ddr-densho-155-43)
Leave Clearance Board interview and recommendations (ddr-manz-4-262)
War Relocation Authority form: Minor Equipment Record (ddr-densho-155-33)
Project Director's Bulletin No. 51 (ddr-manz-4-274)
War Relocation Authority Administrative Manual: Chapter 10: Organization (ddr-densho-156-130)

197 items

doc Invitation to freedom - A proposal for a program of liberal adult education (ddr-csujad-18-1)

Detailed proposal for an "adult education system for the Japanese relocation project at Poston, Arizona"; the author credits the American Friends Service Committee for financial support for research and a trial of the plan. Sections of the report include "Background at Poston"; "Foreground of the Problem"; "The Great Books"; "The Seminar"; "The Schedule and Organization"; "The ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-18-1/

doc Memo from [Willard E.] Schmidt, Chief of Administrative Police, to [Raymond R.] Best, [1944] (ddr-csujad-2-78)

Regards arming the Administrative Police Section, including reasons for using the sawed-off shotgun vs. the 45 automatic pistol for security purposes, and the potential for escalation of tensions in a "divided camp (anti and pro, status quo)." See also the related typewritten memo, Memorandum from Willard [E.] Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, to R. R. [Raymond R.] ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-78/

Letter from W. [Willard] E. Schmidt, Head, Internal Security to John H. Provinse, Head, Community Management, War Relocation Authority, January 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-2-80)

doc Letter from W. [Willard] E. Schmidt, Head, Internal Security to John H. Provinse, Head, Community Management, War Relocation Authority, January 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-2-80)

Summary of events in connection with Internal Security Division of the Tule Lake incarceration camp, including description of personnel and recruitment efforts; a vote of incarcerees to return to work; decisions about the function of wardens and who would select members of the Warden Division; and matters concerning case report A-7, including personnel, equipment, and possible ...

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doc Letter from children of Kihichi Sakamoto to Project Director [Raymond R. Best], February 14, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-94)

Letter from three of his children, Tatsuo, Manabu, and Osamu Sakamoto, requests the release of their father, Kihichi Sakamoto, from the Army Stockade, for the sake of their mother's "health and mind" stating that she has been ill since their stay in Heart Mountain the previous year and has suffered a relapse upon her husband's imprisonment ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-94/

doc Relocation Center standard description, Assistant Clerk-Stenographer (CAF-3) (ddr-csujad-2-77)

Description for Position #X-1007, Assistant Clerk-Stenographer (CAF-3) includes general description, distinguishing features from other clerk positions, and examples of work. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0077

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doc Letter from D. [Dillon] S. Myer, Director, to Mr. Ray [Raymond R.] Best, Project Director, May 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-70)

Regards a report on Project Case A-306 from the Internal Security Division at Tule Lake, dealing with an individual's infraction of project regulations; the subsequent decision of members of the police force to hold people in the stockade for longer than had been planned in response; the authority of the Project Director rather than police to ...

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doc Standard position description, guard (ddr-csujad-2-73)

Position description for Guard, CPC-5, position code: Q2aD65; date allocated: May 13, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0073

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doc Report of the informal meeting of the stockade internees and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center (ddr-csujad-2-68)

Report provides minutes of meeting requested by stockade incarcerees, listing the incarcerees, Co-ordinating Committee members, and others in attendance and presenting paraphrased text, identifying speakers by name. Topics addressed include incarcerees' difficulties in talking honestly, especially when they are spoken with in groups rather than individually; incarcerees' understanding of conditions in the camp outside of the ...

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Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)

doc Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)

A letter from Corine Key, Relocation Advisor at the Rohwer incarceration camp to Federal Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director in Long Beach, California. It certifies that the Okines are eligible for federal housing on the basis of their sons' service with the U.S. Army. Enclosed with other items: csudh_oki_0099, csudh_oki_0100, and csudh_oki_0101. See this object ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-97/

doc Some Japs Sent to Outside Jobs (December 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-870)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 18, 1942, p. 11

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doc W.R.A. Defends Japs' Release (August 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-961)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 24, 1943, p. 12

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-961/

doc W.R.A. Stirs New Tempest In Jap Bulletin (December 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-993)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 6, 1943, p. 8

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-993/

doc Legion's Chief Wants Army To Run Jap Camps (May 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-918)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 26, 1943, p. 7

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-918/

doc Case Against the W.R.A. Looks Stronger Than Ever (February 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1019)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 2, 1944, p. 6

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1019/

doc W.R.A. Director Defends Tule Lake Administration (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1014)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 22, 1944, p. 3

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1014/

doc Legal and Constitutional Phases of the WRA Program (ddr-densho-282-3)

Analysis of the constitutional issues, legal framework, and policies of the WRA and the "evacuation" of Japanese Americans.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-282-3/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 34 (October 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-38)

Selected article titles: "Report $952.60 Collected in Imonhin Drive" (p. 1), "Fagan Announces WRA Employment Policy" (pp. 1-2), and "Court Denies Ochikubo's Suit Against Military" (p. 2).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-38/

doc Nisei in the War Against Japan (ddr-densho-342-10)

Booklet of newspaper clippings.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-10/

doc Bibliography on War Relocation Authority: Japanese and Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-342-1)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-1/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 1 (July 04,1969) (ddr-pc-41-27)

Select article titles: "Noguchi optimistic, feels his defense proves case" (p. 1); "Los Angeles-Born Nisei Appointed Air Force Deputy Undersecretary" (p. 3); "'What would have happened if Nisei weren't quiet" (p. 4); "Not a Black Problem" (p. 5); "Time in WRA camps sought as federal service time for federally employed" (p. 5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-41-27/