138 items
138 items
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Envelopes for two letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1344)
Two mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 15. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1346
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The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 56 (August 8, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-43)
"Ex-Navy Officer Wires Governor in Montana for Permission to Wed Japanese Girl in Tokyo" (p. 1), "Protest Canada's Program to Deal with Japanese Evacuation Losses" (p. 1), "Emperor's Gold Fish Unimportant, No Longer Under Law in Japan" (p. 4).
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 93 (July 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-316)
Selected article titles: "Railroad to Recruit Workers for Wyoming, Montana Area" (p. 1), "Intermediate English Class to Meet Tonight" (p. 1), "Victory Garden Plots Still Available East of Block 1" (p. 1), "Warning Against Improper Use of Official Stationery" (p. 1).
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-11)
Photograph of furlough workers getting ready to leave for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho. A large truck with a tarp secured over the contents is on the left. The Manzanar Police Department and other administrative buildings in the background with the Sierra Nevada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho (ddr-csujad-47-9)
Photograph of furlough workers leaving for the beet fields of Montana and Idaho, after lifting of the WDC prohibitions, many left by truck carrying their household goods with them. A sagebrush dominates the foreground of the photograph. In the distance, people are standing next to two buses, the camp entrance, administraiton buildings and the Sierra Nevada …
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Envelopes for three letters from Italy to internees in Ft. Missoula, Montana, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1343)
Three mounted envelopes for correspondence from internees, postmarked from Missoula, Montana to Italy showing censorship stamps and other postmarks. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 14. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1345
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Testimony of Masao Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-192)
Written testimony of Masao Takahashi. Incarcerated in Missoula internment camp, Montana, Santa Fe internment camp, New Mexico, and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Japanese Speakers."
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Mercedian Vol. I No. 15 (August 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-191-15)
Selected article titles: "Local Stars Perform" (p. 1), "Kite Flying Contest Rules Announced..." (p. 1), "Murals to Nursery" (p. 1), "More Financial Aid" (p. 2), "Deadline is Set for Plane Contest" (p. 3), "Montana Beet Workers Return; No Curfews" (p. 4), "Mock Trial Held" (p. 4).
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Program of play written, produced and given by Italian detainees at Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1348)
Program for a play written, produced, and performed at Fort Missoula Department of Justice Internment Camp by Italian internees. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 19. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1350
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Letter written by an Issei man (ddr-densho-25-70)
Matahichi Iseri had been imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens," since shortly after December 7, 1941. He sometimes wrote letters in his native Japanese, which were read and censored by interpreters and officials from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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Letter written by an Issei man to his family (ddr-densho-25-68)
Matahichi Iseri was arrested on December 7, 1941, and taken to Fort Missoula, Montana, where he was detained at a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens." While he was separated from his wife and children, he was able to send a limited number of letters to them.
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Heart Mountain General Information Bulletin Series 12 (September 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-97-82)
Selected article titles: "Clothing Issue Situation Clarified" (p. 1), "Judges, Alternates Approved" (p. 1), "35 Beet Workers Leave for Montana" (p. 1), "Center Population Now 10,867" (p. 1), "Colonists Install Celotex Walls" (p. 2), "Mail Order House Unit to Open" (p. 2), "Powell School Donates Books" (p. 2).
Narrator Tom Matsuoka
Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …
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Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 30 (August 26, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-91)
Selected article titles: "Axis Solidarity Falls in Montana..." (p. 1), "Rural Population to be Increased" (p. 1), "Lumber Supply Curtailed for Poston III Intake" (p. 2), "Furuta of Poston 1 Reported Missing" (p. 2), "Mulberry & Eucalypti Trees Arrived" (p. 3), "Hydrants Not to Be Used for Irrigation, Report" (p. 4).
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Information Roundup Vol. VI, No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-380)
Section titles: "Winter Arrives"; "Fryer in Washington"; "Railroads Recruiting Evacuees in Montana"; "Office Hours Changed"; "Arizona Closed to Cotton Picking"; "Receiving Warehouses Opened"; "2000 News Stories Briefed'; "WRA to Handle Repatriation"; "Industrial Policy Supplemented"; "Information Service at Central Utah"; "Public Relations Improve in Idaho"; "News From the Projects"; "Project Reports."
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Roy Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-358)
Nisei male. Born December 28, 1916, in Missoula, Montana. Spent early part of childhood in Montana, where parents ran a farm. Moved with family to Seattle, Washington, finished school, and attended the University of Washington. Moved to the Los Angeles area for work. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving …
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Photograph of a drawing and a prayer card from an Italian internee, Ft. Missoula, Montana (ddr-csujad-55-1341)
Mounted black and white photograph of a drawing of "Santa Maria Fort Missoula" and mounted Italian Catholic prayer card depicting Jesus. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947" page 12. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1343
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Ito Collection (ddr-densho-5)
The Ito collection, 1940s, features photographs of WRA camp inmates working on farms in Utah and Montana under the seasonal leave program. Also included are photographs of a family that relocated to Spokane, Washington, after World War II. Densho interviewed collection donor Toshio Ito in 1998.
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Change of Residence Notice (ddr-densho-25-27)
Considered a "dangerous enemy alien," Matahichi Iseri was separated from his family and sent to the Department of Justice internment camp at Fort Missoula, Montana. In June 1942, he received a Change of Residence Notice certificate, which indicated that his request to join his family at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California had been approved.
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Tom Matsuoka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-47)
Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …
Narrator Jan Kumasaka
Sansei female. Born August 12, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, family removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Lived in Minidoka for only four months before leaving camp to live and farm in Great Falls, Montana. After a few years, returned to Seattle. Attended the University of …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 9 (August 28, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-35)
Selected article titles: "JACL to honor Korean war hero" (p. 1), "Sacramento Nisei prisoner of war home from Korea, among first Mainlanders freed in 'Operation Big Switch'" (p. 1), "Anti-U.S. Japanese Movies" (p. 2), "Canada bars Montana Nisei seeking employment in Canadian oil company" (p. 4), "Dating, courtship lively discussion topic for Japanese Fulbright students" (p. …
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Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-52)
Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp volunteering to top beets in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. September 27, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f17