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Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 34, supplement 2 (April 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-772)
doc Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 34, supplement 2 (April 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-772)
Instructional document covering "evacuee government" and "election of aliens." Includes statement on "indefinite leave," and amendments to "Administrative instruction no. 34" regarding eligibility of incarcerees for holding office in "self-government." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0774
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-772/
Mimeographed copy of
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, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-45/
Contraband articles: Western Defense Command (ddr-csujad-55-864)
doc Contraband articles: Western Defense Command (ddr-csujad-55-864)
List and description of items classified by the Western Defense Command as contraband. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0866
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-864/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 1 (July 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-255)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 1 (July 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-255)
Selected article titles: "Relocation of Supervisor Tells of Conditions in New York" (p. 1), "New Executive Secretary" (p. 1), "Return of Evacuees Discussed" (p. 1), "Program For Obon Festival" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-255/
Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 30 (October 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-180)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 30 (October 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-180)
Selected article titles: "D. S. Myer Tells Kansans of Challenge on Home Front" (p. 1), "Editorial: Buy a Share in Youth" (p. 2), "Pacific Coast Psychology Unwanted in Kansas City" (p. 2), "Monument for Soldiers Planned" (p. 3), "Consolidation of Blocks to be Left to Rivers by Wash." (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-180/
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 2nd session minutes (February 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-6)
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
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-6/
Jap 'Revenge' Feared for Tule Lake Incident (November 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-982)
doc Jap 'Revenge' Feared for Tule Lake Incident (November 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-982)
The Seattle Daily Times, November 14, 1943, pp. 1, 16
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-982/
War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)
doc War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)
Acting Director, Leland Barrows, encourages War Relocation Authority staff to meet payroll allotment goals for war bonds. Included in the notice are copies of letters from H. Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a list of participation numbers.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-19/
Memo from Heart Mountain Temporary Council of Block Chairmen to Mr. William S. Myer, WRA Director, August 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-435)
doc Memo from Heart Mountain Temporary Council of Block Chairmen to Mr. William S. Myer, WRA Director, August 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-435)
Memorandum of understanding from Heart Mountain Block Chairmen to William S. Myer including an attachment to a previous memo on "relocation and center problems" from August 11, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0437
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-435/
Memo from Heart Mountain Temporary Council of Block Chairmen to Mr. William S. Myer, WRA Director, August 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-434)
doc Memo from Heart Mountain Temporary Council of Block Chairmen to Mr. William S. Myer, WRA Director, August 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-434)
Memorandum of understanding from Heart Mountain Block Chairmen to William S. Myer regarding problems at the incarceration camp and relocation. Includes discussion on camp food, unemployment, clothing, medical services, and issues related to "resettlement." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0436
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-434/
Truth about Relocation (ddr-csujad-19-32)
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
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-32/
Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 30 (April 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-227)
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. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-227/
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 18 (June 21, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-93)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 18 (June 21, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-93)
Selected article titles: "Farm Program For 1944-5 Set. Early Summer Harvest Yields 25,000 Pounds of Vegetables, S. Kamaya Reveals; 660 Acres Now Planted" (p. 1), "Quarterly Census Set For June 30" (p. 1), "Evacuee Land Owners Warned of Campaign. Dillon S. Myer Instructs Residents of Escheat Proceedings Now Being Conducted By Pacific Coast States" (p. 1), …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-119-93/
Letter from Harry Bentley Wells, teacher, Manzanar High School, to Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, Marcy 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-76)
doc Letter from Harry Bentley Wells, teacher, Manzanar High School, to Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, Marcy 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-76)
Letter to the War Relocation Authority from Harry Bentley Wells conveying the good character of Masaye Nakahira with regards to her request to leave Manzanar. Wells discusses her participation and preparation for the class she was attended as well as her thorough "Americanization." Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9076. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-76/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 25 (December 22, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-51)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-51/
Change of residence report card, WAR-148C. rev. (ddr-csujad-38-579)
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
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-579/
Letter encouraging activism in response to the exclusion order (ddr-csujad-45-92)
doc Letter encouraging activism in response to the exclusion order (ddr-csujad-45-92)
A letter asking the reader to write letters to government officials, Henry L. Stimson, Charles M. Bonesteel, and Dillon S. Myer to protest the continued incarceration of Japanese Americans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-06_002
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-92/
Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIII No. 20 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-648)
doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIII No. 20 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-648)
Selected article titles: "Units 2 and 3 to Close. Residents Expected to Relocate by October 1" (p. 1), "Dillon S. Myer Discusses Myths About Evacuees in Speech at Occidental College in Los Angeles" (p. 1), "Evacuees Claiming Their Property at Warehouses Must Take Credentials" (p. 2), "Union Insurance Company will Insure Evacuees" (p. 2), "Philippines GI's …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-648/
Segregation of Persons of Japanese Ancestry in Tule Lake Relocation Center (ddr-densho-493-35)
doc Segregation of Persons of Japanese Ancestry in Tule Lake Relocation Center (ddr-densho-493-35)
16-page pamphlet authored by the War Relocation announcing the segregation of "disloyal" Japanese Americans at Tule Lake and the displacement of "loyal" Tule Lake residents to other camps, based on responses to Question 28 of the loyalty questionnaire. Pamphlet explains who will be segregated based on their answers; which people will receive a hearing prior to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-35/
Janet Hibiya indefinite leave memorandum (ddr-densho-381-177)
doc Janet Hibiya indefinite leave memorandum (ddr-densho-381-177)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-177/
Advance release (Office of War Information), OWI-2712 (November 1, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1908)
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
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1908/
Letter to D.S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-51-3)
doc Letter to D.S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-51-3)
A handwritten letter from J. Flores to Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority. Flores is responding to a reference request (hslb_lbph_0061) from the War Relocation Authority about his Japanese American neighbor, Shigetoshi Sugiyama, who had applied to leave the incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: hslb_lbph_0062
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-51-3/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Newsletter, October 2, 1962 (ddr-sjacl-1-55)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Newsletter, October 2, 1962 (ddr-sjacl-1-55)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Alien Land Law Committee needs support of ALL members, appeal to 1,250, 000 voters, Committees in Spokane, Puyallup Valley, White River. Four main committees-Endorsements, Finance, Public Relations and Speakers Bureau; recap of Convention, Dillon S Myer, WRA Director, Speaker at Issei Banquet; initial meeting of National Jr JACL, 32 years after …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-55/
Dealing with Japanese-Americans by John F. Embree, Documents Section, Office of Reports (ddr-csujad-48-131)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-131/
Letter to Mamie, November 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-130)
doc Letter to Mamie, November 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-130)
Correspondence to Mamie describing events that occurred at Tule Lake incarceration camp on November 1, 1943. Correspondent describes the labor strike, a visit from Dillon S. Myer, director of the War Relocation Authority, a crowd of Japanese gathering at the camp administration building, the army's response, and the beating of Dr. Pedicord. See this object in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-130/
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