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1941 items
Important items for your attention (ddr-csujad-48-136)
doc Important items for your attention (ddr-csujad-48-136)
A memorandum to education personnel highlighting new procedures. This includes the use of the materials in the Visual Education Department and the Text-Book warehouse, creating a record of complaints and disturbances, encouraging the creation of a daily schedule, and planning at least a weeks worth of lessons, and discussing the new library service in Study Hall …
Essay: you can't have everything (ddr-csujad-48-28)
doc Essay: you can't have everything (ddr-csujad-48-28)
Essay by Yoshio Kusayanagi for Senior Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Yoshio describes the need to try to get the most out of every day, and not waste away your life. He identifies the need to preserve through any hardship and give one's all to win past …
Room rating (ddr-csujad-48-59)
doc Room rating (ddr-csujad-48-59)
Blank form for self-rating a classroom after spending Saturday working toward a better room arrangement. Name is filled out with Mr. Wells 7-5-2, but scores are not provided for any of the sections. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9059. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0059
Senior problem: my future (ddr-csujad-48-12)
doc Senior problem: my future (ddr-csujad-48-12)
Term paper by Wataru Okamoto for Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Wataru recounts that before the war and forced evacuation he wanted to be a fisherman or grocery store owner. However, once at Manzanar, he decided on becoming a gym instructor in both baseball and basketball. …
Project Director's bulletin, no. 37 (November 27, 1942) (ddr-csujad-48-133)
doc Project Director's bulletin, no. 37 (November 27, 1942) (ddr-csujad-48-133)
A bullentin from the project director, Ralph Merritt, addressing procedures for functional activities in the personnel section. The subject headings are: personnel needs, recruiting of personnel, appointments, oaths administered, war savings bonds, annual leave, sick leave, leave without pay, applications for leave, daily attendance report of absentees, change of status requested, and resignations. Attached are two …
Niseis problems today (ddr-csujad-48-32)
doc Niseis problems today (ddr-csujad-48-32)
Assignment by Mitsuko Mitsui for class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mitsuko starts by stating the questions relating to the future, and that the answers are nothing but rumors that don't help to solve any of the problems. The Nisei are said to be a people without a country, …
Memorandum from Genevieve W. Carter to Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues, January 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-97)
doc Memorandum from Genevieve W. Carter to Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues, January 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-97)
A memo from Genevieve W. Carter to the Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues regarding the letter sent to Ralph Merritt. Dr. Carter requests that the discussion of all controversial issues be avoided for one to three weeks. She indicates this decision was made in consultation with Ralph Merrit, and a committee of Japanese. She continues with an …
Project Director's bulletin, no. 33 (November 7, 1942) (ddr-csujad-48-135)
doc Project Director's bulletin, no. 33 (November 7, 1942) (ddr-csujad-48-135)
A bulletin from the acting project director, Solon T. Kimball, addressing the issue of fire arms within the "Manzanar Relocation Area." He indicates firearms will no longer be allowed within the boundaries of the area and that the 322nd Military Police Escort Guard Company will provide facilities for safely storing any guns and/or ammunition. Transcription is …
Story of civilization, per. II (ddr-csujad-48-121)
doc Story of civilization, per. II (ddr-csujad-48-121)
Log of books checked out by thirty-three students in Period 2, Story of Civilization, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. One students name was added in red colored pencil, and one has been crossed out. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9930. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
Memorandum from Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-79)
doc Memorandum from Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-79)
Memorandum concerning discipline in the Manzanar Secondary Schools with suggestions to modify existing rules and policies, written by Harry Bentley Wells. He discusses the lack of consistency in enforcing the rules and notices by each teacher as a cause of the issues. Wells then offers a number of suggestions to modify existing rules and forms used …
What my future holds (ddr-csujad-48-15)
doc What my future holds (ddr-csujad-48-15)
Term Paper by Yaye Shimizu for period III Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Yaye begins be discussing the possibility of relocating out of Manzanar, she notes that her father is interned in Louisiana and wants them to stay settled in the camp. However, she wants to …
My future plan (ddr-csujad-48-17)
doc My future plan (ddr-csujad-48-17)
Term Paper by Michiko Mikami for period III Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Michiko focuses on the injustices done to his family and himself in events leading up to and including the mass removal. He mentions that his father was detained by the FBI for several …
Interdepartmental communication from Dr. Genevieve W. Carter to Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, April 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-80)
doc Interdepartmental communication from Dr. Genevieve W. Carter to Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, April 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-80)
Interdepartmental communication addressing the suggestions of Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School, written by Dr. Genevieve W. Carter, Superintendent of Education. Carter responds to each suggestion and then provides two recommendations. She would like to have the rules come from a handbook developed by the students and establish more parent contact. Transcription is …
Letter from Otis D. Richardson, Chair of English Department, Los Angeles City College, March 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-56)
doc Letter from Otis D. Richardson, Chair of English Department, Los Angeles City College, March 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-56)
Letter from Otis Richardson highlighting the need to educating the Nisei about conforming to cultural norms. He discusses the unwillingness of Nisei and Kibei to educate themselves about the current issue regarding mass evacuation and the need for Americanization of all Japanese. He concludes the letter with "A Social Plan for Minority Groups." Richardson provides a …
Invitation to Senior Prom at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-48-41)
doc Invitation to Senior Prom at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-48-41)
Manzanar High School Senior Prom invitation: Folded, opens right to left; tied at the top left corner with white ribbon; buff light weight card stock. On the front, graphics include red cherry blossoms, layered on top of royal blue and black graphic. Inset page has a red stencil of a cherry blossom and written in black …
Looking ahead (ddr-csujad-48-8)
doc Looking ahead (ddr-csujad-48-8)
Term paper by Betty Hashimoto for period III Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Before being sent to Manzanar, Betty had planned to attend Woodbury Business College and then get a job as a receptionist with solid accounting skills. Betty briefly mentions a need for the Nisei …
My future in the post-war America (ddr-csujad-48-7)
doc My future in the post-war America (ddr-csujad-48-7)
Term paper by Jogi Yamaguchi for period III Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Jogi first discusses the choice he had to face in staying in America or leaving for Japan. He knows life in the US will be difficult and doesn't think he will ever see …
Log of books checked out by students, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School (ddr-csujad-48-112)
doc Log of books checked out by students, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School (ddr-csujad-48-112)
Log of books checked out by seventeen students for a course taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. The authors include Jennie Hall, Beatty, Robinson, and Louise M. Mohr. Several of the names have been crossed out. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9921. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Project Director's bulletin, no. 50 (April 2, 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-100)
doc Project Director's bulletin, no. 50 (April 2, 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-100)
A bulletin from Ralph Merritt discussing the procedures for an evacuee to transfer baggage or personal property out of the camp when the evacuee is granted leave. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9909. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0909
Program of control in one's school room (ddr-csujad-48-106)
doc Program of control in one's school room (ddr-csujad-48-106)
Title: "A Program of Control in One's School Room." Report by Lois Hosford on the methods of control in a classroom. The author identifies school as another phase of community life, in which the teacher aim is training individuals to make a living and live well with others. He discusses a number of essential characteristics for …
Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Project Directors, June 8, 1943; Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-57)
doc Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Project Directors, June 8, 1943; Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-57)
Letter from Dillon S. Myer to Project Directors on June 8, 1943. Report on "Evacuee Resistances to Relocation" (or, leaving the incarceration camps). Evacuee resistance to relocation. Presents three "fundamental reasons" for the "relocation program" designed to encourage people to move out of the incarceration camps, then describes the "ideal relocation program," which would see "every …
Economy class record book (ddr-csujad-48-43)
doc Economy class record book (ddr-csujad-48-43)
Metal comb bound book titled, "Economy Class Record Book," which Harry Bentley Wells used as a grade book while at Manzanar High School. The inside cover includes a key to the marks, the first several pages track attendance, followed by student names and grades for the courses he taught, the back cover has a list of …
Our future (ddr-csujad-48-34)
doc Our future (ddr-csujad-48-34)
Assignment by Mary Mitsuuchi for period 5 Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mary discusses the future for Japanese Americans. She says the day of forced evacuation brought a number of uncertainties. However, those that have left camp for work have found very favorable conditions. Schools have …
Background for the relocation program (ddr-csujad-48-110)
doc Background for the relocation program (ddr-csujad-48-110)
Titled as: The background for the relocation program (prepared for information of Staff of the War Relocation Authority). It also describes the early Japanese migration to the United States and some of the economic and social aspects of American Japanese life. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9919. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
Memorandum from Leon C. High, Principal, Manzanar High School, to Harry Bentley Wells, August 20, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-68)
doc Memorandum from Leon C. High, Principal, Manzanar High School, to Harry Bentley Wells, August 20, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-68)
Letter from Roy Nash and Leon C. High to Mr. Wells indicating his papers have been forwarded for final approval and the recommendation that he travel as lightly as possible due to the housing problem. Mr. Wells could always have further things sent to him at a later date. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9068. See …
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