757 items
757 items
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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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Memo from Vernon R. Kennedy, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority to all project directors, March 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-980)
Memorandum of understanding from Vernon Kennedy to All Project Directors regarding employment opportunities and the Job Summary report from the Chicago area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0982
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Memo from Vernon R. Kennedy, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all project directors, April 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-987)
Memorandum of understanding from Vernon Kennedy to All Project Directors regarding job opportunities for "resettlers," farming, and housing in the Chicago area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0989
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Memo from Vernon R. Kennedy, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all Project Directors, May 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-838)
Memorandum of understanding from Vernon Kennedy to All Project Directors regarding employment opportunities for Issei "resettlers" in the Chicago area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0840
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Memo from Vernon R. Kennedy, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all Project Directors, February 9, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-812)
Memorandum of understanding from Vernon Kennedy to All Project Directors regarding job opportunities for "resettlers" in the Midwest region. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0814
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Relief map depicting camp location (ddr-densho-37-411)
Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Picture of relief map showing location of Manzanar, War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry, in Owens Valley, California, which is flanked in background by the High Sierras and in foreground by Mount Whitney, loftiest peak in the United States.
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Letter from Robert A. Allison to Nobuo Naohara, March 31, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-563)
A letter from Robert A. Allison, War Relocation Authority, to George Nobuo Naohara. It responds to his request for leave, informing that he needs to appear before the Leave Clearance Committee for clarification of questions at 3:45 PM on Monday April 3, 1944, at Block 22-1-B, the Jerome camp in Arkansas. See this object in the …
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Visitors pass no. 12238, WRA-38, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-558)
A visitors pass issued by E. B. Whitaker, Project Director. It authorizes George Nobuo Naohara of Brigham, Utah to visit the Jerome camp in Arkansas to pay 15 dollars for meals eaten during December 11, 1943 to January 4, 1944. He also requests to be re-inducted. WRA-38. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Memorandum receipt, Form WRA-16, Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-86)
Memorandum receipt of goods loaned to Harry Bentley Wells for his barracks apartment, case no. 71. The list is comprised of the necessary furniture needed to furnish the apartment. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9086. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0086
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Requisition for materials and supplies, Form 272, Form WRA-7, Shirley E. Wells (ddr-csujad-48-87)
Requisition of materials and supplies by Shirley E. Wells for a refrigerator to be delivered to Apt. 7-9-5 on May 19, 1943, requisition no. 5722. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9087. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0087
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Letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, July 15, 1942; Temporary travel permit and identification (ddr-csujad-38-550)
A letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Manzanar camp in California. The letter permits his travel to engage in agricultural labor in Minidoka and Cassia County, Idaho. It includes general instructions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_002
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Letter from W. S. Hislop, Associate Construction Superintendent, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, April 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-110)
A letter from W. S. Hislop, Associate Construction Superintendent, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior. It appears that the shipment from Tom Nakashima in Reno Nevada has arrived at the Gila River incarceration camp and been inspected. The letter certifies that the shipment contains mechanic hand tools which belong to …
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Letter from John D. Seater, Chief Project Steward, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, July 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-116)
A letter from John D. Seater, Chief Project Steward, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior. It itemizes the Itsuhei Takano's belongings in his unit in the barracks, 31-2-D, in the Gila River incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_64_001
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Letter from Henry C. Freeland, Leave Officer for L. H. Bennett, Project Director, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, August 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-117)
A letter from Henry C. Freeland, Leave Officer for L. H. Bennett, Project Director, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, Untied States Department of the Interior. It certifies that Itsuhei Takano is permitted to travel to Los Angeles, California by the Department of Justice. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Evacuee property receipt (ddr-csujad-42-96)
A property receipt issued to Fumio Fred Takano. It lists one box and one crate. It appears to be a receipt for the shipment of Fumio's belongings from the Gila River incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_50_001
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U.S. citizen's indefinite leave, WRA-137a rev., Fred Fumio Takano (ddr-csujad-42-102)
An identification card to permit the U.S. citizen's indefinite leave. It certifies that Fumio Fred Takano is allowed to leave the Gila River incarceration camp on July 27, 1944 and specifies his first destination, Cleveland, Ohio. It is authorized by L. H. Bennet, Project Director. The handwritten notes on the card read: Readmitted 8/18/44. See this …
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Letter from John D. Seater, Chief Project Steward, Gila River Project, July 10, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-113)
A letter from John D. Seater, Chief Project Steward, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior. It lists the food items and certifies that they are Fumio Fred Takano's personal belongings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_62_001
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Evacuee property receipt (ddr-csujad-42-98)
A property receipt issued to Fumio Fred Takano. It lists two boxes. It appears to be a receipt for the shipment of Fumio's belongings from the Gila River incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_50_003
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Evacuee property receipt (ddr-csujad-42-97)
A property receipt issued to Fumio Fred Takano. It lists two boxes. It appears to be a receipt for the shipment of Fumio's belongings from the Gila River incarceration to Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_50_002
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Uprooted Americans in Your Community (ddr-densho-483-74)
Pamphlet to public and private agencies serving Japanese Americans post-incarceration.
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Attendance, Drake Room II (ddr-csujad-55-1758)
School attendance record for Drake Room II at Poston incarceration camp on May 10, 194?. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1760
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Admittance slip, Poston II Schools, Secondary Division, Att. Form 3 (ddr-csujad-55-1768)
Blank form for admittance to class at Poston II secondary school at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1770
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Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 4 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1684)
Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including eastern and southern restrictions, visitor policy, students on indefinite leave, contraband, status of discharged soldiers and patrolled aliens, welfare assistance to aliens, travel grants for Hawaii, applications for travel assistance, progress of relocation, relocation of unattached children, property transportation assistance, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Memo from Leo T. Simmons, Acting Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all project directors, July 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-845)
Memorandum of understanding from Leo Simmons to All Project Directors regarding Walter Heath's feedback on job and relocation opportunities in the St. Louis area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0847
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Corridor pass (ddr-csujad-55-1763)
Blank corridor pass form for Poston II school at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1765