Department of Justice camps

More than 5,500 Japanese immigrants (Issei) were arrested by the FBI following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Most were sent first to temporary Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detention stations and then transferred to Department of Justice (DOJ) internment camps, where they waited to appear before the Alien Enemy Hearing Board. These hearings determined whether the Issei would remain in the internment camps or be "released" to the War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps. After the hearings, most of the Issei were sent to U.S. Army internment camps. The U.S. Army, charged with detaining military prisoners of war (POWs), then returned the Issei internees to DOJ control. The DOJ camps also interned Italian and German nationals and Japanese Latin Americans. Most of the DOJ internment camps held only men who had been separated from their families, but three camps housed single women and families. The camps were run by the INS, part of the Department of Justice.

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img Buildings and sign near the entrance to Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1508)

Color photograph of the buildings and sign near the entrance to Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 140. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1510

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1508/

img Aerial photograph of Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1513)

Aerial color photograph of the buildings and horizon line at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 142. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1515

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1513/

img Federal High School; Corner of Japanese school (ddr-csujad-55-1426)

Scrapbook page containing three black and white photographs of the Federal High School and Japanese school at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 78. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1426/

doc Repatriation statistics and clipping (ddr-csujad-55-1494)

Scrapbook page containing statistics on repatriation from Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp and a newspaper clipping including a photograph of a Japanese family as they returned to Japan. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 133. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1494/

img First class of nurses aides (ddr-csujad-55-1381)

Scrapbook page containing four mounted black and white photographs of groups of female nurses aides in uniform at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Two photographs show scrapbook compiler, Mary F. Clark, one sitting at a desk and the other with a group of nurses aides. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1381/

img Administration staff of Crystal City Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1330)

Black and white photograph of the administration staff at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1332

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1330/

img Recreational activities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1479)

Scrapbook page containing black and white photographs of Girl Scout activities, football and baseball fields, basketball court, and a German Christmas play at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 122. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1479/

img Christmas in the American grammar school 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1428)

Scrapbook page containing five black and white photographs of groups of students and teachers during the Christmas season. Images taken at the American Grammar School at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 80. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1428/

doc Commencement exercises, Federal High School (ddr-csujad-55-1430)

Scrapbook page containing an invitation for the Federal High School commencement ceremony at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 82. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1432

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1430/

doc Girls' Day Hinamatsuri (ddr-csujad-55-1467)

Program for Girls' Day Hinamatsuri at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 113. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1469

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1467/

doc Educational Division (ddr-csujad-55-1411)

Scrapbook page with the header, "Educational Department." From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 71. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1413

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1411/

img Special, very special story (ddr-csujad-55-1480)

Scrapbook page containing black and white photographs and description of a German internee who constructed a liquor still inside his home. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 123. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1482

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1480/

doc Commentary about hardships of working at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1392)

Scrapbook page containing commentary by Clark regarding hardships at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. See sac_jaac_1395 through sac_jaac_1401 for hardships referred to by the author. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 60. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1392/

doc Letter from (sgd) Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, to Staff Nurse Mary F. Clark to Crystal City, Texas, December 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1350)

Scrapbook page containing correspondence from Thomas Parran to Mary Clark regarding travel and expenses for her reassignment from Fort Missoula, Montana to Crystal City, Texas. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 21. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1352

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1350/

img Sewing project (ddr-csujad-55-1435)

Scrapbook page containing five black and white photographs of internees in a sewing studio at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 86. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1437

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1435/

img Fire truck at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1523)

Color photograph depicting a group standing near a fire truck at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 145. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1525

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1523/

doc Fritz Kuhn may get freedom in U.S. Army Zone (ddr-csujad-55-1491)

Newspaper clipping about Fritz Kuhn. In scrapbook includes the caption: "An Old Friend of Ours." See sac_jaac_1490. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 130. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1493

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1491/

img Area on which the hospital was to be constructed, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1377)

Scrapbook page containing a black and white photograph depicting the plot of land slated for the construction of a hospital at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 48. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1377/

img Landscaping at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1369)

Scrapbook page containing four black and white photographs depicting landscaping and plants at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes a photograph of a group of children standing on a Japanese style bridge. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 40. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1369/

img Swimming pool at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1510)

Color photograph of the swimming pool at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 141. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1512

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1510/

img Some of our nurses aides and the country to which they returned (ddr-csujad-55-1403)

Black and white portrait photographs of four nurses aides listing which country or state they returned to after leaving the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from capiton. From Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 64. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1403/

img Internal relations office at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1517)

Color photograph of the Internal Relations office at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 143. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1519

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1517/

img Swimming pool; Sewage disposal (ddr-csujad-55-1360)

Scrapbook page containing two black and white aerial photographs depicting the swimming pool and sewage disposal at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 31. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1360/

doc Recreation: as directed by the internees themselves (ddr-csujad-55-1455)

Scrapbook page with an essay on internee-led recreation activities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 104. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1457

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1455/

doc Letter from Tomiye to Miss Mary Clark, November 3, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1457)

Scrapbook page containing a note regarding a request for a crutch and a Boy Scouts program. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 106. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1459

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1457/