Tulean Dispatch Collection

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This collection consists of selected issues of the Tulean Dispatch, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Many of the issues are originals, and were donated to Densho by Joe Matsuzawa in 2001. Additional issues of the Tulean Dispatch were provided by the Library of Congress as microfilm scans, and the family of Itaru and Shizuko Ina in 2014.

1942-1943

1942-1943

421 documents

Densho

Courtesy of Joe Matsuzawa, or the Library of Congress, or the family of Itaru and Shizuko Ina

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427 Objects

Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 5 (July 22, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-1)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 5 (July 22, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-1)
Selected article titles: "Make Survey for Schools" (p. 1), "Antoku-Watanabe Troth Announced" (p. 1), "For Better Living" (p. 1), "Uncalled for Checks Floating" (p. 1), "Watchout for Chicken Pox" (p. 1), "Revised Repatriation Form Here" (p. 1), "Hot Weather Tips" (p. 3), "Sacramento Voters" (p. 3), "Relative Transfer" (p. 3), "Census to Start" (p. 3), "Dances" …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 6 (July 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-2)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 6 (July 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-2)
Selected article titles: "Food Hoarding Hit" (p. 1), "Colony in Need of Equipments" (p. 1), "New Information Chief Arrives" (p. 1), "Miyamoto Named Business Manager" (p. 1), "Keep Everybody Warm" (p. 1), "Needy to Get Help" (p. 1), "Girl Born to Kimura" (p. 1), "Chase Mosquitos Out" (p. 1), "Hi, Neighbors!" (p. 2), "No Elite Circle" …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 8 (July 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-3)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 8 (July 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-3)
Selected article titles: "Barrack Schools are Temporary" (p. 1), "Notary Public" (p. 1), "Twenty-five Walerga Checks Returned to S.F." (p. 1), "Take Board Exam" (p. 1), "Kanemoto Dies" (p. 1), "Population Here Grows to 14,984" (p. 1), "Variety Show Here Tonight" (p. 1), "Tolo Dance" August 1" (p. 1), "Daily Menu: Food!" (p. 2), "Oratory Contest …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 9 (July 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-4)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 9 (July 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-4)
Selected article titles: "New Arrivals" (p. 1), "Two Mess Fire Damages Told" (p. 1), "Forum Tonite" (p. 1), "Curriculum" (p. 1), "Ward I Chiefs List Revealed" (p. 1), "Colonists to Teach" (p. 1), "We the People" (p. 2), "Wage Scale" (p. 2), "Housing Crew Done Its Job" (p. 3), "Project Officer on Honeymoon" (p. 3), "College …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 10 (July 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-5)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 10 (July 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-5)
Selected article titles: "Colony Census Midnight Friday" (p. 1), "More Men Than Women Here" (p. 1), "1000 Workers Fail to Call for Tags" (p. 1), "Notary Public Here Tuesday 7 to 8 P.M." (p. 1), "Tough Operation Claimed Success" (p. 1), "No Overtime Paid" (p. 1), "Tule Lake is Bird's Paradise: Farmer's Life. It's Beautiful Outside, …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 11 (July 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-6)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 11 (July 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-6)
Selected article titles: "Letter Verification Promised" (p. 1), "Free Clothing" (p. 1), "Census Will Aid Mail Delivery" (p. 1), "Block Chiefs To Aid Census" (p. 1), "Save the Tubs" (p. 1), "Uniform Wages Forum Topic: Roving "Mike" Used in Question Period" (p. 1), "Personalism" (p. 2), "Re: Letters" (p. 2), "Nostalgia" (p. 2), "Today's Quotation" (p. …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 12 (July 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-7)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 12 (July 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-7)
Selected article titles: "Average Age 32: One Third of City Population Employed" (p. 1), "2000 to Attend High School" (p. 1), "Tuleans Face Third Blackout" (p. 1), "Tails Wag in Tule" (p. 1), "Council: Food Supply Assured" (p. 1), "Another Canteen Open: Store Open at Night" (p. 1), "Ward IV List of Leaders" (p. 2), "Census …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 13 (July 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-8)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 13 (July 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-8)
Selected article titles: "Relocation Rules Set. Procedure Revealed: Only Citizens May Leave WRA Centers" (p. 1), "Jobs Open for Those Qualified" (p. 1), "Canteen Hours" (p. 1), "Student Relocation Workers Here" (p. 1), "Judicial Body to Meet" (p. 2), "Hospital Laundry Wants Ironers" (p. 2), "Four Head Buyers Supply Colony Needs" (p. 3), "Boy Faints "Too …
Tulean Dispatch Magazine Section (August 1942) (ddr-densho-65-9)
doc Tulean Dispatch Magazine Section (August 1942) (ddr-densho-65-9)
Selected article titles: "Let's Face Reality" (p. 2), "Philosophy Major: Male" (p. 2), "The Mirror" (p. 3), "Eternal Feminine: Tule Lake Fashion at a Glance" (p. 6), "The Butte: Tule Lake 1942" (p. 7), "Next Barrack, Third Window" (p. 8), "One More Time" (p. 9), "Long Blackhair" (p. 9), "A Short Short Story of a Starry …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 14 (August 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-10)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 14 (August 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-10)
Selected article titles: "Clinic Bus Route Given" (p. 1), "Sac'to Sumitomo Depositors Note" (p. 1), "To Find Number of Single Persons" (p. 1), "Director's Message: Proud of Our City" (p. 1), "Idaho Man Study Mess" (p. 1), "Postal Rules Told" (p. 1), "Campfire Head Aids Colonists" (p. 1), "Gala Bussei Festival Planned Sunday" (p. 2), "Girls …

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