Letter from Mrs. L. [Lester] Suzuki to Rev. [Wendell L.] and Mrs. [?] Miller, May 5, 1942
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-20-4 (CSUJAD Local ID: WLM_01-46_02, CSUJAD Project ID: csun_wlm_0004)
PARENT COLLECTION
CSU Northridge Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection
DESCRIPTION
Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Assembly Center. Suzuki thanks Reverend Miller and Mrs. Miller for their kindness; mentions friends among the "dear Caucasian ministers such as you"; and discusses the importance of religious services, housing in a new barrack vs. in the stables, making furniture from scrap wood, an impending increase in number of people to be housed together, food, and difficulties doing laundry. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WLM_01-46_02
DATE
5/5/1942
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Correspondence
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- Activism and involvement
- Geographic communities -- California
- Community activities -- Associations and organizations
- World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA)
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions
- World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Religion
- World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Suzuki, Mrs. L. [Lester] (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
California State University, Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives
PREFERRED CITATION
Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection, Special Collections & Archives, University Library, California State University, Northridge
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
