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Letter denying exemption addressed to Sarah E. Pyatt from Captain Herman P. Goebel, Jr. (ddr-one-3-14)
doc Letter denying exemption addressed to Sarah E. Pyatt from Captain Herman P. Goebel, Jr. (ddr-one-3-14)
Return letter and envelope to Sarah "Sade" Pyatt from Captain Herman P. Goebel, Jr. of the Western Defense Command and the Fourth Army informing her that her request for the Kidas to be exempted from Executive Order 9066 has been rejected.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-14/
Civilian Exclusion Order No. 79 (ddr-densho-25-45)
doc Civilian Exclusion Order No. 79 (ddr-densho-25-45)
Prior to mass removal, exclusion areas were described in civilian exclusion orders posted by Lieutenant General John DeWitt of the Western Defense Command. Civilian Exclusion Area No. 79 included a portion of South King County, Washington. Maps detailing the prohibited area were also posted.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-45/
Certificate change of residence notice, Form PM-2, Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-542)
doc Certificate change of residence notice, Form PM-2, Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-542)
A certificate change of residence notice, Form PM-2, for Tomosuke Masukawa issued by a postmaster in Reedley, California. Form PM-2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_08_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-542/
Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry, C.E. Order 92 (ddr-csujad-55-1938)
doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry, C.E. Order 92 (ddr-csujad-55-1938)
Exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Sacramento and Amador counties. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1938/
Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-2389)
doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-2389)
Newspaper clipping with a reprint of the exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Alameda County, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2495
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2389/
Response from Arthur Emi to Western Defense Command Hdqtrs re: exclusion order (ddr-densho-122-444)
doc Response from Arthur Emi to Western Defense Command Hdqtrs re: exclusion order (ddr-densho-122-444)
Emi's challenge to the restriction to Heart Mountain and exclusion
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-444/
Instructions to all Japanese living on Bainbridge Island (ddr-csujad-55-2498)
doc Instructions to all Japanese living on Bainbridge Island (ddr-csujad-55-2498)
Exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for individuals of Japanese ancestry residing on Bainbridge Island. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2604
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2498/
Poston Chronicle Vol. XX No. 30 (October 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-568)
doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XX No. 30 (October 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-568)
Selected article titles: "4-C Status Clarified by Project Attorney" (p. 1), "Western Defense Command Taking Applications for West Coast Return" (p. 1), "Theft of Fire Alarm Phone Receiver Reported" (p. 1), "WRA Manual Provides That in the Future Students on Vacation from Outside Will Not Have to Pay Meal or Quarter Charges" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-568/
Memo from Frank S. Okusako, 1st Lt, Infantry, Company H, 442d Infantry to Commanding General, Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California (Thru Channels), August 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-229)
doc Memo from Frank S. Okusako, 1st Lt, Infantry, Company H, 442d Infantry to Commanding General, Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California (Thru Channels), August 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-229)
Memorandum of understanding from Frank S. Okusako to Commanding General, Western Defense Command regarding relocation of Okusako's family from the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0231
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-229/
Motor vehicle registration form, WCCA form FRB-4 (ddr-csujad-46-26)
doc Motor vehicle registration form, WCCA form FRB-4 (ddr-csujad-46-26)
Instructions and agreement for forced evacuees regarding disposition of motor vehicles, WCCA form FRB-4, from the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration, San Francisco, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0026
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-46-26/
American Concentration Camps VOLUME 6 June, 1942- December, 1942 (ddr-densho-372-6)
doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 6 June, 1942- December, 1942 (ddr-densho-372-6)
Volume 6 divides into six sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: Section 1 presents archival documents from June 1942 that show the first major modifications of relocation policies and depict the resistance by Western Defense Command to any amelioration of the condition of the Japanese Americans. Section 2 contains selected …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-372-6/
Message from D.S. Myer, the Director of the War Relocation Authority (ddr-csujad-55-182)
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, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-182/
Investigative report of Takami Hibiya (ddr-densho-381-138)
doc Investigative report of Takami Hibiya (ddr-densho-381-138)
A previously confidential federal investigation of Takami Hibiya's history, family, and American loyalty.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-138/
Weekly Press Review No. 36 (ddr-densho-156-348)
doc Weekly Press Review No. 36 (ddr-densho-156-348)
Original summary excerpt: Segregation was the greatest source of news this week. The many news stories on President Roosevelt's letter to the Senate regarding the segregation program, surprisingly enough, carried no headlines on his statement that evacuees would be returned to evacuated areas as soon as military conditions made it feasible. The editor of the S.F. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-348/
When you leave the relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-792)
doc When you leave the relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-792)
Pamphlet on instructions for leaving the "relocation center." Covers: Giving notice of time of arrival; Travelers' aid society; Report of arrival and change of address cards; Travel and change of address for aliens; Relocation assistance payments; Special regulations in Western Defense Command; Relocation officers; War manpower restrictions on job changes; West coast security problems; Shipment of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-792/
Laying water line at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-24)
img Laying water line at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-24)
Caption from reverse of image reads, "LAYING WATER LINE FOR JAPANESE BOOM TOWN, A trench digger churned its way across the floor of Owens Valley March 19 to speed laying of a water supply line for the boom town for evacuated Japanese being erected at Manzanar under the direction of Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-52-24/
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