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559 items
![Issei man's letter envelopes (ddr-densho-25-84)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/33/c2/33c2eab533eb6038c1c2c32c1435034f.jpg)
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Issei man's letter envelopes (ddr-densho-25-84)
These envelopes contained letters written by Matahichi Iseri to his family while he was imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens."
![Letter to an Issei from U.S. Attorney J. Charles Dennis (ddr-densho-166-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/96/6396d212b841e9bbc2fce4daf95badd8.jpg)
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Letter to an Issei from U.S. Attorney J. Charles Dennis (ddr-densho-166-14)
This is a response to a letter from Masaye Mayeno, requesting a rehearing for her husband Kunizo who was being held in a Department of Justice internment camp.
![Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.7 (August 15, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-33)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/00/de/00de2c57d41d551068b1dea925ef2446.jpg)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.7 (August 15, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-33)
Select article titles: "24 candidates to be judged for 'Nisei of Biennium' recognition" (p.1); "Nat'l JACL to honor Justice Department officials for Evacuation Claims program" (p.8)
![Department of Justice files related to hearing and appeal about property claim (ddr-densho-437-27)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d4/e7/d4e7ac926fd7ee3666b0b37854226369.jpg)
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Department of Justice files related to hearing and appeal about property claim (ddr-densho-437-27)
Document and correspondence related to appeal of decision to deny family's claim
![Swimming pool during construction at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1477)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/96/9f96187552950e8772126239e35c528b.jpg)
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Swimming pool during construction at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1477)
Scrapbook page containing text and six black and white photographs of the swimming pool during construction at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 120. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1479
![Surveillance Office and facilities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1446)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/81/b4/81b4daabecb2f8ef71c0dc78d5d85f49.jpg)
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Surveillance Office and facilities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1446)
Scrapbook page containing seven black and white photographs of the surveillance office, main gate, visitation house, guard tower, and aerial views of Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 97. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
![Poem from German internee at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1386)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/48/14/48148182943ead93e0f530c006ea9809.jpg)
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Poem from German internee at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1386)
Poem written by a German internee given as a gift to Mary Clark, originally accompanied by a bottle of perfume. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 56. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1388
![Baby formula instructions provided at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1401)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c8/2e/c82efa25cc5480801fa6fc24224d3dbf.jpg)
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Baby formula instructions provided at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1401)
Instructions for baby formula based on age and weight of the baby using either whole milk or evaporated milk, and food lists for infants under one year of age, from the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 62. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See …
![Baby formula instructions provided at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1400)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8c/63/8c63743e1ff48fe2f56eaa91d434af3b.jpg)
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Baby formula instructions provided at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1400)
Instructions in Japanese for baby formula based on age and weight of the baby using either whole milk or evaporated milk and food lists for infants under one year of age from the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook,"Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 61. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. …
![Santa Claus](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/07/89/07896dea1d66a551abf8f28f4a9f38c6.jpg)
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Santa Claus "Knecht Ruprecht" at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1464)
Scrapbook page containing photographs of Santa Clause or "Knecht Ruprecht" at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 112. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1466
![Sewing and wash tubs at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1371)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b2/6c/b26c0add1278ce4c8b4eb66a58d755aa.jpg)
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Sewing and wash tubs at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1371)
Scrapbook page containing four black and white photographs depicting the laundry and mending facilities at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes a photograph of three Japanese women. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 42. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
![Main street and hospital at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1359)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/54/34/54345e20ee0bc1a1f3575a69438b3f34.jpg)
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Main street and hospital at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1359)
Scrapbook page containing two black and white aerial photographs depicting "main street," nurses, teachers, and bachelor's quarters, and the hospital at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 30. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
![Signs in four languages at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1382)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/88/bd/88bd0a0f01d22c0233da3e79efd3e7f4.jpg)
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Signs in four languages at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1382)
Scrapbook page containing a lettered sign with the phrase, "Quiet Please" in English, German, Italian, and Japanese. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 53. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1384
![Acknowledgement of receipt of Teru Koyama's petition for the rehearing of her Keizaburo Koyama's case by Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney (ddr-one-5-208)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c3/9b/c39bf378dc0db8379cbf17661ccccc67.jpg)
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Acknowledgement of receipt of Teru Koyama's petition for the rehearing of her Keizaburo Koyama's case by Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney (ddr-one-5-208)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from United States Attorney Carl C. Donaugh to Teru Koyama acknowledging receipt of her affidavit dated April 21, 1943 along with the letters she had gathered in support of her husband's rehearing.
![Signed letter from B.R. Stauber, Relocation Planning Officer, to Mr. W.K. Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for Alien Control, on the transfer of Keizaburo Koyama to the Minidoka War Relocation Center (ddr-one-5-244)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f7/c5/f7c53ccb3a07f3cb171ef255df6da66b.jpg)
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Signed letter from B.R. Stauber, Relocation Planning Officer, to Mr. W.K. Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for Alien Control, on the transfer of Keizaburo Koyama to the Minidoka War Relocation Center (ddr-one-5-244)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from B.R. Stauber, Relocation Planning Officer, to Mr. W.K. Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for Alien Control on the transfer of Keizaburo Koyama to the Minidoka Relocation Center. The Project Director, Mr. Stafford, should expect notification from the Immigration and Naturalization Service two days prior to the transfer.
![Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-42-140)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/1c/e01cb226efc00f5f1be143ed0addd227.jpg)
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Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-42-140)
A carbon copy of an award sheet issued by Holmes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General, Claims Division, Department of Justice, and signed by John A, Jenkins, Attorney. 641.33 dollars were awarded for Fumio Fred Takano's claim. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_75_001
![Letter from Mike Masaoka to Shunichi Murata (ddr-densho-379-225)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/80/66/8066c5616ab91ea0b0dbbe80d331ae90.jpg)
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Letter from Mike Masaoka to Shunichi Murata (ddr-densho-379-225)
On behalf of Alice Yuriko Endo and Frank Aiji Endo, Mike Masaoka explored Shunichi Murata's, (now living in Japan) request for return of his vested property from the Office of Alien Property, Department of Justice.
![Memo to Edward Ennis from J.L. Burling (ddr-densho-67-103)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6b/b2/6bb2d1295af27723b6b7e80b97f984d6.jpg)
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Memo to Edward Ennis from J.L. Burling (ddr-densho-67-103)
Memo to Edward Ennis from J.L. Burling on DeWitt's final report and the Korematsu brief. States that the Department of War and the Department of Justice are fighting over a footnote in the Korematsu brief that mentions the Final Report. They eventually compromise in order to reduce departmental tension.
![Notice of Hearing from the Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Portland for Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-111)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cb/a9/cba9021c664a4a32279e5cfbd14c720a.jpg)
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Notice of Hearing from the Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Portland for Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-111)
Photocopy of a declassified document from the Department of Justice, Alien Enemy Hearing Board, on the detention of Keizaburo Koyama. The notice tells Koyama that he will go before the Board at the Courts Martial Room, at the Immigration and Naturalization Service Detention Station at Fort Missoula, Montana on February 2, 1942 at 3:30 o'clock. He …
![Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 2 of 4 (ddr-one-5-154)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a2/e2/a2e2284888a877898465ceea6becb3d1.jpg)
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Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 2 of 4 (ddr-one-5-154)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. The second page presents as evidence his involvement with the Sokoku Kai [Fatherland Society]. The FBI felt that this lead to a "sense of loyalty and subservience to the Imperial Government of Japan." The FBI …
![Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 3 of 4 (ddr-one-5-155)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/29/f2/29f2f41074fc7a908819e7cc386c1d0e.jpg)
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Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 3 of 4 (ddr-one-5-155)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. This page continues with the assessment of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber felt it was under FBI investigation in 1940 and someone there suggested they conduct their meetings in secret. The report states …
![Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 1 of 4 (ddr-one-5-153)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/ee/77eec02e48e335cdde6816063f6703bb.jpg)
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Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 1 of 4 (ddr-one-5-153)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. The first page notes those individuals that wrote on his behalf, but since their letters were not in affidavit form, they failed to comply with the Department's regulations for the conduct of alien hearings. As …
![Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/49/c0/49c02cb0342321c61b47c9c0b2615691.jpg)
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Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. This page concludes the decision to intern Dr. Koyama as an enemy alien since his involvement with organizations like Sokoku Kai and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce may lead to him show disloyalty to the …
![Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp medical staff and aerial view of hospital (ddr-csujad-55-1408)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/81/d5/81d5d8402fee72f2938f34dbb1b592ea.jpg)
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Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp medical staff and aerial view of hospital (ddr-csujad-55-1408)
Black and white photographs of the medical staff and an aerial view of the hospital facilities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 68. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1410
![Description of the sewing project at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1436)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/11/f7/11f7a1d1d8e650a2309f09e76b0b0983.jpg)
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Description of the sewing project at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1436)
Scrapbook page containing two black and white photographs of items made by the "sewing project" and an invitation to a Christmas party at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 87. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities …