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doc Postcard to Domoto Family (ddr-densho-356-183)

Postcard addressed to Mr. Domoto and Family from G. Kitazawa with a message written in Japanese. Postmarked Dec. 23, 1914, Menlo Park, California. Tied together with objects ddr-densho-356-183 through ddr-densho-356-188.

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Collection Matsumoto Collection (ddr-densho-107)

The Matsumoto collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Ranger Roy H. Matsumoto, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. Mr. Matsumoto was one of the famed Merrill's Marauders, and the photographs depict aspects of his life from his childhood in California through his induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame.

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doc Social groups: creative writers, Caucasian-Japanese relationship, Mr. Cook, leadership (ddr-csujad-26-12)

Report on a creative writers group including establishment, membership, meetings, purpose, and leadership. The group gathered weekly to critique each other's work for submittal to the Tulean Dispatch and outside publications. Describes the involvement, influence, and eventual tension with Mr. Cook and the writers group as an example of a "Caucasian-Japanese relationship" in the camp. Report …

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)

Letter from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Johnson, Wartime Civilian Control Administration, concerning the leasing of the Turlcok Social Club Hall as a storage place for incarcerees' properties in Turlock, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0006

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doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. Thomas, September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-13)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. Thomas in Lawndale, California. It details his journey from the Santa Anita temporary assembly center, California, to the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, describing the route and what he saw along the way. He also describes the conditions of the incarceration camp. See …

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doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. Okine, June 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-82)

A letter from Makoto Okine in Lecce, Italy to his father, Seiichi Okine, in the Rohwer incarceration camp in Arkansas. It is mailed via New York by the US Army Postal Service. In the letter, Makoto assumes that not many people participate in the bonodori event in the camp this time because many of the young …

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img Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Bachman at his inaugural celebration (ddr-njpa-2-43)

Caption on reverse: "NEW U.H. PREXY HONORED AT ALUMNI LUAU: Dr. Paul S. Bachman, new president of the University of Hawaii, and Mrs. Bachman were honored at an inaugural luau held last night at the A.L. Andrews outdoor theater on the U.H. campus. One of the highlights of the program was the presentation of a check …

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img Mr. & Mrs. H. Kumagai, J. Kumagai, N. Hirota, M. Matsura (ddr-jamsj-1-171)

Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.

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doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Weinand (ddr-densho-424-620)

Inviting them to join her tour

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. McWilliams, October 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2)

Mary writes about the hardships of her first year in Jerome incarceration center, the loyalty questionnaire, regrets by those who chose to repatriate to Japan, and the kindess of the everyday people she met on a tour of Indiana. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00003

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doc Questions to and answers by Mr. Robertson regarding registration questionnaires (ddr-csujad-55-420)

List of questions from incarcerees and answers by Guy Robertson, Project Director at Heart Mountain incarceration camp, regarding registration (also known as the "loyalty questionnaire"). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0422

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doc Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell, February 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2559)

Postcard from a Japanese American Nisei to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell regarding the fact that he is waiting for the Challenger to take him to Salt Lake City so he can buy a ticket to NYC. He is taking the middle route to St. Louis, Chicago, NY. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell, February 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2560)

Postcard from a Japanese American Nisei to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell regarding the fact that he landed at Chicago Illinois about 2 p.m. He is staying in Chicago for a few days and then going to New York City. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2668

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doc Letter from Minnie Umeda to Mr. Waegell, November 30, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-64)

Handwritten correspondence from Minnie Umeda to probably Mr. Waegell. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00068

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. Orsburn, September 16, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-115)

Correspondence from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. Orsburn requesting support for the formation of a United Service Organization program at Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0117

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doc Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Mr. and Mrs. Waegell, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-51)

Handwritten correspondence from Tom Yamamoto to the Waegells describing his current situation, future plans, and the status of incarcerees in the Los Angeles area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00055

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