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doc Kansas City Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1 (ddr-densho-381-18)

The debut issue of the Kansas City News Letter [sic], written by the War Relocation Authority for areas served by the Kansas City Regional Relocation Office. Articles include upcoming events, employee recognition, an advertisement recommending the Midwest for permanent relocation, and more.

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doc War Relocation Authority memorandum on unofficial forms (ddr-densho-381-17)

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doc Takami Hibiya reference letter (ddr-densho-381-141)

A reference letter from Lorne Huycke to Dillon S. Meyer for Takami Hibiya. Huycke speaks about his contact with Takami at the Minidoka Project, where they worked together in the Housing Department.

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doc Advance release (Office of War Information), OWI-2712 (November 1, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1908)

Press release regarding the purpose and process of segregation at Tule Lake, movement of segregants between WRA Centers, security at Tule Lake, unrest among incarcerees, strike and violence, interventions by the administration, and international press. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1911

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doc [Interview Minutes with D.S. Myer, WRA National Director, March 18, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-21)

Meeting minutes between incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government and War Relocation Authority Director D.S. [Dillon Seymour] Myer. Question-answer session between Co-ordinating Committee and Myer. Includes questions about legitimacy and self-governance of Co-ordinating Committee, concerns about camp food, employment, and martial law in the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 30 (ddr-densho-156-342)

Original summary excerpt: From Western sources came the major news items reviewed this week. Director Dillon S. Myer, after leaving the Denver conference of WRA officials, visited Granada Relocation Center at Amache on July 28, and addressed a large gathering of evacueees and personnel. On arriving in Los Angeles, he conferred with WRA officials in charge …

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doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 2nd session minutes (February 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-6)

The council minutes feature a lecture by Dillon S. Myer, WRA National Director, followed by a question and answer session. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_035

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doc Army Tanks, Bayonets Quell Disloyal Japs at Tule Lake (November 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-971)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 5, 1943, p. 1, 14

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doc Dealing with Japanese-Americans by John F. Embree, Documents Section, Office of Reports (ddr-csujad-48-131)

Short report from WRA Documents Section leader John F. Embree on recommended attitudes, suggestions, and practices while interacting with incarcerated Japanese Americans. According to Embree, race is hereditary while culture is acquired, and Caucasians should refrain from making stereotypical images of "Japanese types." Embree describes the differences in culture and attitudes including questions of loyalty between …

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XII No. 3 (April 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-296)

Selected article titles: "WRA Director Myers Addresses Blk. Mgrs." (p. 1), "Sharing of Rides Urged Residents" (p. 1), "Net Shortage Causes Factory Shut-Down" (p. 1), "WRA Officials Study Construction Needs" (p. 1), "Democracy in Action!" (p. 2), "Lead the Way, WRA!" (p. 2), "Director Dillon Myer Notes Progress Made on Project" (p. 3).

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 53 (May 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-142)

Selected article titles: "Dillon Myer Raps Coast Agitators"; "Waits Army Call"; "On the Other Hand"; "Seeking Workers"; "20% Favor, 20% Oppose Evacuees' Return"; "Perfectly Plain?"; "Convalescents"; "16 Shooting Cases in Four Months"; "Repeat Pattern"; "Singer and Pianist Will Give Recital on May 18"; "Bowling Tournament in Salt Lake City"; "Dead"; "Casualties Mount in Italy Campaign."

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 27 (June 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-239)

Selected article titles: "Officers of Famous 442nd Have Replacement Plan to Assist Returning Vets" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Estimates 24,000 Will Return to Pacific Coast" (p. 1), "Staggered Closing System Will Not Permit Evacuees Access to Other Centers" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Gates Will Swing Closed" (p. 4), "Army Document: Six Dangers of Prejudice Explained" (p. …

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doc Truth about Relocation (ddr-csujad-19-32)

This document titled as the Truth about Relocation is an address delivered by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War relocation Authority, before a luncheon meeting of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-21_01

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 30 (April 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-227)

Selected article titles: "Farm Loans Now Possible for Japanese American Resettlers" (p. 1), "Block 16 Evacuation Nearing Completion" (p. 1), "Coiffure Contest Slated for Friday" (p. 1), "Racial Prejudice Hit by Dillon S. Myer" (p. 1), "Approval Necessary to Change Partition" (p. 1), "Return to West Coast" (p. 2), "Nisei Appointed to CIO Union Offices" (p. …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 24 (March 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-221)

Selected article titles: "Authorities Understand the Views of Nisei -- Ralph Merritt" (p. 1), "Mark Probe of WRA as 'Painful Parody'" (p. 1), "Reveal One-Fifth of Evacuees Relocated" (p. 1), "Tulean Sentenced" (p. 1), "New Food-Serving Procedures Clarified at Mess Chef's Meet" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Upholds Relocation Policies" (p. 1), "Solving of Minority Problems Requested" …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. I No. 20 (November 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-141-20)

Selected article titles: "Clothes Allowance in Cash. Census Determines Issuance; Non-Registrants Urged to Report" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Discusses WRA Developments" (p. 1), "Only Approved Housing Changes to be Permitted" (p. 1), "Editorial: Wage Adjustment Needed Now" (p. 2), "Appeal to Refrain From Stocking Supplies Asked" (p. 3), "Shook Storage Delays Export of Vegetables" (p. 5).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 14 (February 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-612)

Selected article titles: "Evacuee Hostel will Open in Los Angeles On or About March 1" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Will Visit, March 6 and 7. Mass Meeting with Director Planned" (p. 1), "San Diego Sentiment Okay Say Returnees" (p. 1), "Hood River Legion Will Not Replace Nisei Names" (p. 1), "Former Residents Lose Land to California" …

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doc Mimeographed copy of "Racism and Reason", published by the Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority (October 2, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-45)

10-page mimeographed copy of a speech entitled "Racism and Reason," published by the Department of the Interior, War Relocation Authority, Washington, DC. Address was to be delivered by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation authority at an interfaith meeting sponsored by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play, at Los Angeles, …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 30 (August 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-281)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Citizenship" (p. 1), "Must Return Government Goods Before Departure" (p. 1), "Stage Parade at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "Many Residents See Relocation Movies" (p. 1), "Two Robberies at Canteens" (p. 1).

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doc Resolution by the Native Sons of the Golden West (ddr-densho-67-91)

A list of resolutions adopted by the Native Sons of the Golden West. They believe that the War Relocation Authority and Dillon Myer cannot properly control the internees at Tule Lake and suggest the U.S. Army take over. Also call for the permanent ban on Japanese immigration as well as the execution of Japanese in charge …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 25 (December 22, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-51)

Selected article titles: "WRA Will Assist Returned Evacuees to Find Permanent Location on Pacific Coast" (p. 3), "California Attorney General Says Sheriff Attempted to Prevent Evacuee Employment" (p. 3), "Rehearings May Be Held for Tule Lake Group" (p. 3), "The Future of the Nisei is His Own by Dillon S. Myer" (p. 9), "Nisei Assisted in …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 25 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-25)

Selected article titles: "Canada Moves To Segregate Evacuee Group" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Believes 24,000 Evauees Will Return to Coast In Movement Now Under Way" (p. 1), "4-C's May Ask For Review of Classification" (p. 1), "Teamsters' Dave Beck Declares Opposition to Evacuee Return; Excepts Nisei Ex-Servicemen" (p. 2), "Court Rules 19 Guilty on Draft Charge" …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 16 (April 21, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-16)

Selected article titles: "Italian Partisans Aid Nisei Troops in Carrara Capture" (p. 1), "Evacuees in Relocation Camps Hold Special Memorial Rites In Honor of Late President. Issei, Nisei Attend Services Eulogizing Franklin D. Roosevel" (p. 2), "California Legislative Group Urges Relocation Centers Be Kept Open for War's Duration" (p. 3), "Decentralization of Relocation Authority's Activities on …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 3 (July 21, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-29)

Selected article titles: "Report Nisei Paratroops in Action in Pacific" (p. 1), "Nisei Charges Seattle Florists Refuse to Purchase Flowers" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Asks Relocated Evacuees to Assist in Outside Resettlement of Center Group" (p. 2), "Japanese American Artillery Battalion in Germany Adopts Three Inmates of Dachau Camp" (p. 2), "Returned 442nd Officers Act To …

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doc Change of residence report card, WAR-148C. rev. (ddr-csujad-38-579)

A blank form of "Change of residence" report card. The return address is: Mr. Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, Barr Building, Washington 25, D.C. Form "WAR-148C. rev." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_17_001

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