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1521 items
1521 items

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War Relocation Authority post-exclusion bulletin, number three (ddr-densho-381-26)
In post-exclusion bulletin number three, Acting Director John H. Provinse writes to clarify questions about detainee travel and visitor policies.

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Letter from Chimata Sumida to War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-379-740)
Chimata Sumida asks to not be transferred from the Rohwer incarceration Camp to the Tule Lake Segregation Center under the guidelines indicated in Leeland Barrows letter to Edward J Ennis of the Alien Enemy Control Unity. Due to the loss of his original repatriation application, he was unable to retract that original application. Chimata Sumida details …

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Letter from Rohwer incarcerees to War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-379-743)
Ten members of the Rohwer community write to the War Relocation Authority to ask that Chimata Sumida not be transferred to Tule Lake. They praise his work at Rohwer as an Events speaker as well as his position on the Resettlement Board.
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Supervisory bulletin (War Relocation Authority), no. 14, 194[?] (ddr-csujad-55-1736)
Guide questions for apprentice teachers. List of questions for apprentice teachers at incarceration camps. Questions cover classroom behavior, teaching styles, and leisure activities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1738

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Administrative circular (War Relocation Authority), no. 1 (1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1719)
Report on the structure and operation of the Community Activities Division including an organizational chart, scope, organizational structure, and relation to community councils. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1721

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The Army Hour (ddr-densho-156-144)
Attachment forwarded to Project Directors by John Baker, Chief, Office of Reports, War Relocation Authority.

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Solicitor's Memorandum No. 4 (ddr-densho-156-159)
Subject: Legislation Pending in the 78th Congress in which the War Relocation Authority is interested.

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Community Analysis Report No. 1: Dealing with Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-275-21)
Article written by John F. Embree and circulated to War Relocation Authority staff and administration

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WCCA Bulletin Supplement 4: Policy Governing transfer of evacuees under jurisdiction of WCCA (ddr-densho-356-782)
Policy for the transfer of individuals and families from Wartime Civil Control Administration Assembly Center to War Relocation Authority Relocation Camps.

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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.

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Japanese Americans watching baseball game (ddr-densho-151-468)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees watching a ball game late in the afternoon at this War Relocation Authority center.

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Japanese Americans relaxing in shade (ddr-densho-151-427)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuees at this War Relocation Authority center relaxing in the shade of their barrack apartment.

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Japanese Americans taking art classes (ddr-densho-151-479)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. In the Art School at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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Booklet: "'A Voice that Must be Heard'" (ddr-densho-274-18)
Booklet published by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) containing statements about Japanese Americans by government officials.

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Camp new arrivals (ddr-densho-37-829)
Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry arriving at this War Relocation Authority center.

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Citizen's Indefinite Leave Card (ddr-densho-320-18)
Citizen's Indefinite Leave Card issued to Ronald Seiki Miyasato.

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Japanese Americans playing go (ddr-densho-151-398)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Playing the Japanese game Goh in the Relocation Hall at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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Water tower serving Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-894)
WRA caption on reverse: "One of serveral water towers which serves the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center."

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Booklet "New Neighbors Among Us" (ddr-densho-356-1023)
Booklet from the War Relocation Authority and the Department of the Interior titled "New Neighbors Among Us"