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img Wedding invitation (ddr-densho-328-519)

Invitation to the wedding of Gloria Pierce and Leland Wilcox

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doc Letter of reference from Pierce Horrocks (ddr-densho-430-70)

Letter of reference for Kichio Allen Arai from Pierce A. Horrocks.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-33)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, authorizing hiring H. Hanson for brick work.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-38)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, authorizing hiring Burke Millwork Company for millwork.

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vh Ron Magden Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-162-34)

Working to correct the records of Japanese Americans from Tacoma and Pierce County killed in World War II, with the aim of eventually erecting a monument

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doc Letter from the Buddhist Mission Society to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-45)

A letter from the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, declining the proposed scheme for a moving picture booth.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-40)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, authorizing hiring W. P. Fuller and Company for window work.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-42)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, requesting an update on plans for a moving picture booth.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-32)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, authorizing hiring Brewer and Cone for roofing and sheet metal work.

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doc Letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-31)

A letter from the Seattle Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, authorizing hiring Eckart Brothers, Inc. for plumbing, heating, and ventilation work.

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doc Japs' Refusal Of Farm Work Probed (October 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-856)

The Seattle Daily Times, October 27, 1942, p. 11

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doc Letter from the Buddhist Mission Society to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-39)

A letter from the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, asking him to draw up plans for a moving picture booth in the Social Hall.

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doc Letter from T. Ichikawa to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-23)

A letter from Tatsuya Ichikawa, President of the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple), to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, informing him that the Board of Directors has approved tentative plans for the new church edifice and social hall.

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doc Letter from T. Ichikawa to Pierce A. Horrocks (ddr-sbbt-4-27)

A letter from Tatsuya Ichikawa, President of the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple), to Pierce A. Horrocks, Architect, advising him that the Board of Directors has formally approved plans and specifications for the church edifice and social hall.

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Narrator John Kanda

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …

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doc Pierce County To Bar All Japanese (June 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-925)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 5, 1943, p. 3

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doc Letter and bulletin from Warren Pierce to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-122-865)

Re: special request made to Hollywood Producers about how Japanese-Americans are portrayed in films

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 17 (ddr-densho-156-281)

Article titles: "YWCA Official to Visit Hunt"; "Rites Held for Harvest Worker"; "Pierce Starts Official Probe of Newell"; "State Warns WRA Farm Here on Labeling"; "Hunt Has Big Hallowe'en Show"; "Tule Lake Sells Vegetables"; "Army Orders 4 to Get Out"; "Letter to Editor"; "Urbanites as Farm Laborers."

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doc Plumbing fixtures (ddr-densho-430-137)

Booklet of plumbing fixtures selected for the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple.

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vh John Kanda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-116)

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …

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img United States Supreme Court Justices (ddr-njpa-1-704)

Caption on reverse: "(Front row from L) Louis D. Brandeis (80) Willis Van Devanter (77) Chief Justice Charles Hughes (74) James C. McReynolds (75) George Sutherland (74) (Rear Row from L) Owen J. Roberts (61) Pierce Butler (70) Harlen [sic] F. Stone (81) Benjamin N. Cardozo (66)." Caption on reverse [translation]: The President vs. The Protectors …

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doc Resolution to build on Main Street (ddr-sbbt-4-22)

A resolution by the Board of Directors of the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to build a church edifice, social hall, and other buildings on its property on Main Street.

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 10 (ddr-densho-156-274)

Article titles: "24 Bundists Get 5 Years as Draft Dodgers"; "Internees Plan Cooperative at Tule Lake Center"; "Civil Service Announces Jobs at Evacuee Center"; "Congressman Pierce Spoke at Tule Lake"; "Manaeling Riot: Canada Protests 'Time' Article"; "U.S. Pays Jap Captives More Than Nippon"; "Japs May Use War Prisoners in Factories"; "S.F. Theater Man Banished From Coast"; …

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Narrator Ron Magden

White male. Born August 30, 1926, in Mountain Home, Idaho. An enterprising child, took a job selling newspapers at age nine. High school age during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, remembers reading about anti-Japanese sentiment in Boise, Idaho. Attended the University of Idaho and taught in Orofino, Idaho, for three years before …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 30, No. 7, July 1993 (ddr-sjacl-1-413)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Kip Tokuda reminds members of Yoshihiro Hattori, Japanese exchange student killed while delivering pizza to the wrong address when he was shot by the homeowner. Homeowner cleared of all charges. Call for US Attorney General investigation; PNWDC hires three lawyers (Gary Iwamoto, Rod Kawakami, and Roger Shimizu) to pursue action against …

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