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Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-56)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-56)
Excerpt: "We are all well and hope you get that old flu completely out of you." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-56/
Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-61)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-61)
Excerpt: "According to your letters, you must be taking it easy now and regaining your health." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-61/
Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-119)
doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-119)
Excerpt: "It sure was good to hear from you. Yes, I wait for the mail everyday." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-119/
Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-108)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-108)
Excerpt: "Received your card today concerning my visit here and I will kindly explain my plans." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-108/
Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-170)
doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-170)
Excerpt: "Today I went to the post office and mailed the package of shorts to you." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-170/
Letter to a Nisei man from his mother (ddr-densho-153-209)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his mother (ddr-densho-153-209)
Excerpt: "Thank you very much for letters. I am sorry that you do not feel well." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-209/
Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)
vh Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)
Nisei female. Born December 28, 1918, in La Crescenta, California. Grew up in California where father operated a flower business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Lived in Chicago and New York after leaving camp, before eventually returning to California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-66/
Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview (ddr-chi-1-12)
vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview (ddr-chi-1-12)
Sansei female. Born February 20, 1945, at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, her father, an Issei, was a curator at the Harding Museum in Chicago. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her parents decided to volunteer to go early to Manzanar to help set up the camp. After leaving Manzanar, the family …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-12/
Susan Brown Phelps Interview (ddr-manz-1-147)
vh Susan Brown Phelps Interview (ddr-manz-1-147)
White female. Born March 1, 1941, in Bishop, California. During World War II, father was the assistant project director at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, lived and worked in various places before eventually returning to Inyo County, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-147/
Funeral at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-36-9)
img Funeral at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-36-9)
Group photograph of men at a funeral at the Manzanar incarceration camp. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_010
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-36-9/
Photograph of the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-194)
img Photograph of the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-194)
Photograph of the hospital staff aides in front of the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0330
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-194/
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-196)
img Photograph of eight hospital staff aides standing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-196)
Photograph of eight hospital staff aides standing in front of the Manzanar hospital at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0332
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-196/
Girls' basketball game (ddr-densho-37-817)
img Girls' basketball game (ddr-densho-37-817)
Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Basketball games are part of the regular scheduled recreational events, which help to fill out the lives of residents in relocation centers. These girls are participating in a nip and tuck game, which frequently brought the spectators to their feet.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-817/
Japanese American doctor examining patient (ddr-densho-151-417)
img Japanese American doctor examining patient (ddr-densho-151-417)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Making an examination of an evacuee patient are Doctor Takahashi, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, and his wife who is his assistant. They are evacuees of Japanese ancestry from Los Angeles now spending the duration at this War Relocation Authority Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-417/
Students studying in shade (ddr-densho-151-364)
img Students studying in shade (ddr-densho-151-364)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. An elementary school has been established with evacuee volunteer teachers, most of whom are college graduates. Attendance at this time is voluntary. No school equipment is as yet available and classes are also held outside the barrack building in the shade.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-364/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-26)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-26)
Letter from Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-26/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Marian Norton (ddr-densho-342-25)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Marian Norton (ddr-densho-342-25)
Letter from Marian Norton, Los Angeles Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding donation of books to Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-25/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-22)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-22)
Letter from Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-22/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-17)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-17)
Letter from Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-17/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-28)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-28)
Letter from Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-28/
Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-20)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Helen E. Vogleson (ddr-densho-342-20)
Letter from Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-20/
Letter to Helen E. Vogleson from Anne Margrave (ddr-densho-342-18)
doc Letter to Helen E. Vogleson from Anne Margrave (ddr-densho-342-18)
Letter from Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, to Helen E. Vogleson, County Librarian, regarding planning a library for Manzanar.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-18/
Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-112)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-112)
Excerpt: "Thank you very much for the letter which caused you to take great pains in writing." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-112/
Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-97)
doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-97)
Excerpt: "Last night I went to see Donald O'conner in "It up comes Love" with Gloria Jean." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-97/
Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-107)
doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-107)
Excerpt: "Arrived in Reno at 2:30 A.M., slept and took a bath at a hotel there." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-107/
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