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Relocation Center Diary (ddr-fom-2-1)
From September 26, 1942, until February 9, 1946, War Relocation Authority (WRA) employee Arthur Kleinkopf recorded his day-to-day experience at the Minidoka concentration camp in Southern Idaho. His diary begins with his first day at Minidoka and the challenges of establishing a school system. Kleinkopf discusses social tension between Japanese American incarcerees and WRA staff, racist …
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Arthur Kleinkopf Collection (ddr-fom-2)
Born in Illinois in 1900, Arthur Kleinkopf and his family moved to Missouri, where he graduated from school and married Edith Botts. Arthur and Edith secured teaching positions in Roseworth, Idaho in 1921, and continued to teach in small Idaho schools until 1940. From 1940 to 1942, the Kleinkopfs lived in Moscow while Arthur earned his …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 11 (October 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-10)
Selected article titles: "Unfair Charges Hit. Beet Farmer's Viewpoint Presented" (p. 1), "Fair Labor Board Completed, Meets With Harry Stafford" (p. 1), "Myer Meets Planning Commission" (p. 1), "Editorial: A Sound Suggestion" (p. 2), "Better Understanding Aimed in Resolution of Farmers" (p. 2), "Permits Must Be Secured to Leave Center" (p. 3), "Farmer Gives His Viewpoint" …
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Memoirs 1943 - Minidoka High School Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-48)
Yearbook for the Minidoka High School, property of Starr Urakawa. The school included grades 8-12. Individual students are photographed in senior portraits or class photos. Student activities are represented, including student labor/work experience program ("part-time workers"), May Day royalty, and sports. Student signatures are included throughout the book.