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Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview (ddr-manz-1-38)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview (ddr-manz-1-38)
White female. Born in 1915 in Texas. Grew up in La Verne, California, where family was active with the Church of the Brethren. During World War II, lived in the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and worked as a teacher there. Along with husband, established a hostel in Chicago, Illinois, for Japanese Americans leaving the camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-38-2)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-38-2)
Family background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-2/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-38-18)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 18 (ddr-manz-1-38-18)
Current causes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-18/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-38-12)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-38-12)
Description of Chicago hostel
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-12/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-38-14)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-38-14)
Husband's involvement in the civil rights movement
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-14/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-38-7)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-38-7)
Protesting World War II, being questioned by the FBI
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-7/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-38-11)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-38-11)
Establishing a hostel for Japanese Americans in Chicago
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-11/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-38-5)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-38-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-5/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-38-10)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-38-10)
Teaching in camp, witnessing problems and unrest among the residents
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-10/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-38-9)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-38-9)
Working and living in the Manzanar concentration camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-9/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-38-16)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-38-16)
Diversity within church
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-16/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-38-15)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-38-15)
Helping to set up the Church of the Brethren's Women's Caucus
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-15/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-38-17)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-38-17)
Church's opposition to war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-17/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-38-6)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-38-6)
Meeting husband and getting married
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-6/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-38-3)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-38-3)
Description of the Church of the Brethren
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-3/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-38-1)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-38-1)
Born in Texas; description of siblings
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-1/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-38-19)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-38-19)
Reflections
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-19/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-38-4)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-38-4)
Involvement with the Church of the Brethren from an early age
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-4/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-38-8)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-38-8)
Assisting Japanese Americans during mass removal
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-8/
Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-38-13)
vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-38-13)
Moving to Austria for husband's work
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38-13/

Narrator Mary Blocher Smeltzer

White female. Born in 1915 in Texas. Grew up in La Verne, California, where family was active with the Church of the Brethren. During World War II, lived in the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and worked as a teacher there. Along with husband, established a hostel in Chicago, Illinois, for Japanese Americans leaving the camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/345/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 95 (March 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-177)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 95 (March 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-177)
Selected article titles: "25 Seed Men for Work in Washington Wanted" (p. 1), "Letters to CCC Camps" (p. 1), "Shoes Are Assured to Gila Residents: Registration for Ration Book No. 1 at Rivers to Commence" (p. 1), "Relocation Hostel Information Given" (p. 1), "Mental Hygiene Eleven More Expert to Visit Leave Project" (p. 2), "School Jobs …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-177/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 96 (March 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-178)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 96 (March 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-178)
Selected article titles: "Unsigned Aliens Are to Register" (p. 1), "Naturalization Rights Bill For Orientals Introduced: Proposal to House of Representatives Would Establish Equality For Asiatics" (p. 1), "146 Are Relocated For Work, College" (p. 1), "Buttons Are Issued to Protect Workers" (p. 1), "Register Says Girls Smarter" (p. 2), "Hirabayashi Explains Reason Why He Refused …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-178/
Letter to Key Kobayashi from Bill Yoshino (ddr-chijacl-1-543)
doc Letter to Key Kobayashi from Bill Yoshino (ddr-chijacl-1-543)
With list of witnesses who provided written testimonies for the Chicago hearings of the CWRIC
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chijacl-1-543/
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