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doc Letter from Douglas Bennett, Douglas Bennett Designs, to Takahashis (ddr-densho-424-112)

Requesting production information

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-424-112/

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/

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/

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/

img portrait of Maurine Bennett (ddr-densho-378-751)

Portrait of a woman. Inscribed on the photograph is "Lovingly Maurine Bennett" in black ink. Caption on album page: "1928"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-378-751/

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/

doc Letter from James R. Bennett to Awards Coordinator, University of Washington Press, July 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-79)

A letter from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights informing the University of Washington Press that Michi Weglyn has been nominated for an award. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-79/

doc Letter from Fridl M. Bennett to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-187)

Fridl M. Bennett writes to Kimi Fujii to say she noticed a photograph of her in an Alameda-Contra Costa District (AC) Transit Board publication.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-187/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 27 (October 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-176)

Selected article titles: "Buck: Advocates Equal Enemy Treatment" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Star" (p. 2), "Bennett: Post-War Camp for U.S. Disabled" (p. 3), "Reiterates: Japanese Will Become Popular" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-176/

doc Information Roundup Vol. VI, No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-383)

Section titles: "Staff Move Begins"; "Construction Plans Outlined"; "Report on Higher Education Made"; "Progress Made on Self-Government"; "Bennett Appointed Gila River Director"; "Vegetable Harvest Continues at Gila"; "In the Project Papers."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-383/

Collection Lois (Bennett) Scholl Collection (ddr-densho-549)

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549/

doc Correspondence regarding inter-camp transfers (ddr-densho-320-5)

Contains infromation about Seiki Ronald Miyasato's transfer from Gila River to Minidoka and Grant Shimizu's transfer from Gila River to Heart Mountain.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-5/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 67 (June 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-103)

Selected article titles: "Bennett Finds Relocation Outlook for Issei Good" (p. 1), "Butte: No Showers After 6 P.M." (p. 1), "Editorial: Hearst is a Minority" (p. 2), "Men Shortage Holds Up Farm Enlargements" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-103/

doc U.S. citizen's indefinite leave, WRA-137a rev., Fred Fumio Takano (ddr-csujad-42-102)

An identification card to permit the U.S. citizen's indefinite leave. It certifies that Fumio Fred Takano is allowed to leave the Gila River incarceration camp on July 27, 1944 and specifies his first destination, Cleveland, Ohio. It is authorized by L. H. Bennet, Project Director. The handwritten notes on the card read: Readmitted 8/18/44. See this …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 15 (September 25, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-158)

Selected article titles: "Oregon Resents Nisei Settling" (p. 1), "Canal Won't Close Says Bennett" (p. 1), "Editorial: Council Can Work, If --" (p. 2), "Evacuees Denied Right to Unemployment Compensation" (p. 3), "Alien Soldiers Get Naturalized: Five Aliens Volunteer Here" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-158/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 1 (January 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-35)

Selected article titles: "Happy New Year: Let's Feel That 1943 Will Bring Better Days -- Bennett" (p. 1), "Oil Stoves: Two Thousand Homes Warmed" (p. 1), "Better World Through Better Understanding" (p. 2), "Vocational Agriculture Class to be Organized" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-35/

doc Letter from Representative Norman Y. Mineta to NEH Chariman William J. Bennett (ddr-densho-1007-1011)

Letter expressing support for a grant funding one of Loni's documentaries, likely Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1011/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 89 (July 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-130)

Selected article titles: "Japan Silent on Exchanges" (p. 1), "Hottest Day: Storm Wrath a Head-Ache" (p. 1), "Forced Resettlement Not Planned by WRA -- Bennett. Tule Lake Center for Segregated" (p. 1), "Editorials: Minority Problems" (p. 2), "Guilty Residents Arraigned" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-130/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 70 (June 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-106)

Selected article titles: "Call Issued for Blood Donors" (p. 1), "Evacuees' Dietary Supply Depends on Center Crops. 'Nation Faces Critical Food Shortage' -- Utz" (p. 1), "Wage Cut Rumors Spiked by Bennett" (p. 1), "Editorial: Relocation Sins" (p. 2), "Japanese Booklets Explain Relocation" (p. 3), "Women Military Life Explained" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-106/

img Class of 1938 Electrical Engineers (ddr-densho-287-690)

Group photograph of 26 men. The image is of the Oregon State College (not Oregon State University) Electrical Engineering Class of 1938. Written on the image are the numbers 1-26. Identified: 1 Bob Welty 2 Milton Maeda 3 Fred Clausen 4 Vic Carson 5 Dan Smith 6 Dav Fulton 7 Dav Cox 8 Phil Brownell 9 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-690/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 44 (April 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-80)

Selected article titles: "Officials Act to Release Farm Tools" (p. 1), "'Friendly Alien' Status May be Given Parents of Men in U.S. Armed Services" (p. 1), "Editorial: A Child Shall Lead" (p. 2), "Gila is Vegetable Capital with Large Farm Output" (p. 3), "Half of Evacuees Will Be Relocated Soon -- Bennett" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-80/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 6 (January 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-40)

Selected article titles: "Leaves: 20 Persons Apply For Leave Clearances Daily" (p. 1), "Electric Appliance Claims Possible" (p. 1), "Community Theft Must Stop -- Bennett" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Destructive Critics" (p. 2), "Save Wood for Stoves" (p. 2), "Treated Drinking Well Water for Residents" (p. 3), "Wood Stoves for Partitioned Rooms" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-40/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. I No. 25 (December 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-141-25)

Selected article titles: "Bennett Appointed Director: Expected Here on Wednesday" (p. 1), "Night Class Rolls Increase" (p. 1), "Cozzens Tries Assault Case" (p. 1), "Former Resident Finds Eastern Hospitality Affable: Urges Relocation" (p. 2), "Apartment Partitioning" (p. 3), "Eligibility Rules: League Rejects Students" (p. 6), "Gilan's Motion Picture Financial Statement" (p. 7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-25/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 58 (January 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-212)

Selected article titles: "Optometry: Resignation Closes Service" (p. 1), "Director Bennett Inducts Councilmen for New Term" (p. 1), "Sushi Sale Successful" (p. 1), "Editorial: Councils Sworn In" (p. 2), "Nisei, Chinese Work in N.Y." (p. 2), "Nisei in Canada Pioneer for Place Under the Sun" (p. 4), "Expatriation of Disloyal Urged" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-212/

doc Notice of decision on application for leave (ddr-csujad-42-89)

A notice of decision on application for leave signed by L. H. Bennett, Project Director on February 6, 1943. It approves Fumio Fred Takano's application for indefinite leave from the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_44_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-89/

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