Lois (Bennett) Scholl Collection

PARTNER

Densho
Visit partner

COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-549

DESCRIPTION

The Lois (Bennett) Scholl Collection includes diaries, correspondence, and ephemera documenting Scholl's experience as a social worker assisting with the forced removal of Japanese Americans.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1941-1942

BULK UNIT DATE

1941-1942

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Two journals, 1 transcript, and 3 documents

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Lois (Bennett) Scholl Collection, Densho

RIGHTS

6 Objects

Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)
doc Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)
A letter addressed to Lois Bennett and Emmett Bennett from jailed persons at the King County Jail, thanking them for delivering peaches. Among the signatories is Gordon Hirabayashi, whose refusal to comply with Japanese American incarceration orders led to the landmark case Hirabayashi v. United States.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-1/
Exclusion Order No. 18 (ddr-densho-549-2)
doc Exclusion Order No. 18 (ddr-densho-549-2)
Instructions regarding the forced evacuation orders for Japanese Americans in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-2/
Instructions for Preparation of WCCA-Form S-3 (Rev.) (ddr-densho-549-3)
doc Instructions for Preparation of WCCA-Form S-3 (Rev.) (ddr-densho-549-3)
Instructions for Civil Control Stations facilitating the mass removal for Japanese Americans, including social data registration paperwork.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-3/
Transcript of portion of 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-4)
doc Transcript of portion of 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-4)
Select transcriptions of Lois Bennett's diary, which details her experience as a government social worker assisting with the forced removal of Japanese Americans.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-4/
1941 Diary (ddr-densho-549-5)
doc 1941 Diary (ddr-densho-549-5)
Personal diary of Lois Bennett that includes personal reflections from the Pearl Harbor bombing. Pages that did not have written entries were not included as part of the scan.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-5/
1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-6)
doc 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-6)
Personal diary of Lois Bennett that includes reflections on her experience as a government social worker assisting with the forced removal of Japanese Americans. Pages that did not have written entries were not included as part of the scan.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-6/
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