59 items
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Rev. Gerald Kennedy (ddr-densho-468-196)
Letter describing situation with municipal swimming pool segregation
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Nebraskans for Norman Thomas (ddr-densho-468-224)
Political appeal to attend campaign rally for Norman Thomas on August 22, 1948
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Testimony before the Lincoln City Council (ddr-densho-468-193)
Testimony given in protest of segregation of municipal swimming pool
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Rev. Arthur L. Miller (ddr-densho-468-195)
Letter describing situation with municipal swimming pool segregation
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Letter from RW Goss to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-122)
Confirmation of receipt of letter dated Sept. 12 with enclosure of copy of Goss's letter from September 17. Notice that October 3 is last day to register for graduate college.
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Paul Shulbach (ddr-densho-468-200)
Thank you on behalf of Nebraskans for Norman Thomas for interviewing Norman Thomas (undated)
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Letter to the Editor of the Lincoln Star from Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-216)
Praise to Metro Goldwyn Mayer for their production of The Search
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Letter from David Fleming, John O'Hare, Wayne Wheeler, and Joseph Ishikawa to Ray McConnell Jr. (ddr-densho-468-228)
Discussion of shortcomings of two-party system and necessity of Socialist Party.
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Letter from Claude Canaday to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-226)
Canady politely declines the invitation to run for office
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Letter from RW Goss to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-116)
Requirements for admission of Japanese students
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Claude Canaday (ddr-densho-468-225)
Invitation to run for office on Nebraskans for Norman Thomas ticket
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Lincoln Star: "Muny Pool Policy On Negroes Hit" (ddr-densho-468-198)
Newspaper article describing efforts by Ishikawa (misidentified as Filipino) et al to desegregate Lincoln, NE, municipal swimming pool
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Hank (ddr-densho-468-208)
Letter describing unsuccessful attempt to add Norman Thomas to Nebraskan ballot. Request for updates from California. Also includes a name to add to Hank's mailing list. Handwritten comment on author's "prairie fever."
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Letter from Lloyd Marti to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-199)
Letter of confirmation that Mayor Marti received Ishikawa's letter regarding the integration of the municipal swimming pool.
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Daily Nebraskan: "Dean Thompson Offers No Comment Regarding Big Six Race Controversy" (ddr-densho-468-183)
Article regarding integration of Big Six athletics
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Frank Marsh (ddr-densho-468-201)
Thank you for service to Nebraskans for Norman Thomas
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Willis Hanson (ddr-densho-468-128)
Two drafts of letter to Willis Hanson, the leave officer at Granada, explaining Ishikawa's leave for the University of Nebraska.
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to James Lawrence (ddr-densho-468-206)
Thank you on behalf of Nebraskans for Norman Thomas for news coverage
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Press Releases for Nebraskans for Norman Thomas (ddr-densho-468-222)
Five press releases notifying media of upcoming convention of Nebraskans for Norman Thomas and attempts to form new political party in Nebraska. Various dates, August 1948
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Nonfiction manuscript: "Road to Freedom" with submission letter and rejection letter (ddr-densho-468-158)
Manuscript of nonfiction narrative describing experience as Japanese-American seeking student leave from World War II incarceration. The manuscript incorporates letters to various college admission staff. Page one is a submission letter to the Yale Review. Page two is a rejection slip.
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Swimming pool test (ddr-densho-468-192)
Description of attempt for a mixed race group to access municipal swimming pool.
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Letter from RW Goss to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-117)
Letter noting that transcript from UCLA lists honorable dismissal, not bachelor's degree.
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Bill (ddr-densho-468-210)
Draft of letter explaining poor turnout at Nebraska Socialist Party convention meeting with updates on fundraising and promising recruits.
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Harry Fleischman (ddr-densho-468-207)
Update on attempts to add Norman Thomas to ballot in Nebraska with request for assistance.
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Daily Nebraskan: "Dean Thompson Expresses Views on Racial Dispute in Open Letter" (ddr-densho-468-184)
Article responding to open letter in Daily Nebraskan article from April 23, 1946