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doc Administrative notice, no. 241 (April 26, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1668)

Myths and Facts about the Japanese Americans, War Relocation Authority. Memorandum regarding distribution and use of a War Relocation Authority publication titled "Myths and Facts about the Japanese Americans." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1670

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doc Memorandum on Policy of the War Relocation Authority in Granting Leave from Relocation Centers (ddr-csujad-19-12)

This Policy of the War Relocation Authority discusses the different types of leaves, the procedures to obtain the permit for the leaves and other topics related to the application and securing of the leaves. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-04_01

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doc Comments by the War Relocation Authority on statements attributed to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-11)

The War Relocation Authority writes to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (Dies Committee) to correct some of the Committee's "more flagrantly inaccurate statements."

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img Families arriving at Turlock (ddr-densho-151-455)

Original caption: Turlock, California. Families of Japanese ancestry arrived at Turlock Assembly. Evacuees will be housed later at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Child wearing "evacuation tag" (ddr-densho-151-185)

Original caption: Centerville, California. This youngster is awaiting evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Issei couple waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-190)

Original caption: Centerville, California. This farming couple awaits evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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doc War Relocation Authority form: Advance Estimate for Stores, Equipment, and Services (ddr-densho-155-51)

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doc Photocopy of autobiography, "Service with the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946" (ddr-densho-408-10)

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doc Letter to chairman of social security board from War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-356-894)

Letter to Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman of the Social Security Board from D.S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority regarding possible public assistance Japanese Americans will need and what departments are responsible for what.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-894/

doc Message from D.S. Myer, the Director of the War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-182)

Response by D.S. Meyer, director of the War Relocation Authority, to incarcerees discussing the implications and procedures following the lifting of the exclusion orders by the Western Defense Command in January 1945. Includes "Summary of WRA policies and procedures for the final phase of the relocation program" and information on relocation assistance, property assistance, welfare assistance, …

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doc Notice from the War Relocation Authority to incarcerees, February 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-190)

Notice from the War Relocation Authority to incarcerees regarding registration for service in the U.S. Army and procedures for forms DSS 304a and WRA 126. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0192

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doc Bibliography on War Relocation Authority, Japanese and Japanese-Americans, Part III (ddr-csujad-55-1652)

Bibliography of material published between October 1942 and July 1943 on the War Relocation Authority, the Japanese, and Japanese Americans in the United States and Hawaii. Includes articles, pamphlets, books, manuscripts, and published bibliographies. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1654

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img Japanese Americans clearing brush (ddr-densho-151-388)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. More land is being cleared of sage brush at the southern end of the project to enlarge this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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doc Standard position description, guard (ddr-csujad-2-73)

Position description for Guard, CPC-5, position code: Q2aD65; date allocated: May 13, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0073

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doc Standard position description, internal security officer (ddr-csujad-2-75)

Description for Internal Security Officer (Organization Title), CAF - 7, Assistant Internal Security Officer (Class Title); duties include training and supervising incarceree patrolmen "in all phases of a positive program" that includes protection of people and property, enforcement of laws, and traffic control, among other duties. The second page contains only an official stamp. See this …

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doc Where old soles are traded for new (ddr-csujad-38-346)

A newspaper clipping titled, "Where old soles are traded for new," published in "Denson tribune" on June 11, 1943. It describes incarcerees who work in the shoe repair shop at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The clipping was sent from Mitzi Masukawa Naohara's friend, "Sock," at the Jerome camp to Mitzi at the Poston camp in …

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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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doc Envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Naohara, September 27, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-569)

An envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Nobuo Naohara in Chicago, Illinois, where he has been reestablishing his life after leaving the Tule Lake camp, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_022

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doc Poston chronicle vol. 2, no. 64 (December 2, 1943); Granada pioneer, vol. 1, no. 94 (August 25, 1943) (ddr-csujad-35-4)

Japanese section of "Poston chronicle published on December 2, 1943; and English section (page 9) and Japanese section (page 5) of "of "Granada Pioneer" published on August 25, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_04_001

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doc Poston chronicle vol. 16, no. 26 (December 4, 1943) (ddr-csujad-35-5)

Japanese section of "Poston chronicle. Poston II " vol. 16, no. 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_05_001

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doc Teacher and the war relocation project (ddr-csujad-48-125)

Title as: The Teacher and the War Relocation Project. This memorandum includes a broad overview of the reasoning behind the creation of the combat zone, Executive Order 9066, and Executive Order 9102 as well as the selection of "relocation areas," the kinds of jobs held by Japanese-Americans and the administration of the "relocation areas." It outlines …

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doc Chronology of evacuation and relocation (ddr-csujad-48-109)

Title: "A Chronology of Evacuation and Relocation." This document describes in detail the chronology of "evacuation and relocation" after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Report No. 6-1879-BU-COS-WP. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9918. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0918

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doc Background for the relocation program (ddr-csujad-48-110)

Titled as: The background for the relocation program (prepared for information of Staff of the War Relocation Authority). It also describes the early Japanese migration to the United States and some of the economic and social aspects of American Japanese life. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9919. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Japanese words defined (ddr-csujad-48-105)

Lexicon of common Japanese words published by the War Relocation Authority. The document also provides a basic grammar lesson for the pluralization of nouns and the pronunciation of vowels. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9914. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0914

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doc Standard position description (ddr-csujad-45-79)

A description on the requirements for the Block Coordinator position. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-02_012

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