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Photo Album (ddr-densho-550-123)
doc Photo Album (ddr-densho-550-123)
Photo album documenting Mitsuye Takemiya's incarceration at Manzanar.
Autograph book (ddr-densho-550-296)
doc Autograph book (ddr-densho-550-296)
Book featuring farewell messages to Mitsuye Takemiya from friends she made at Tule Lake.
Telegrams from Edward N. Scheiberling (ddr-densho-1007-948)
doc Telegrams from Edward N. Scheiberling (ddr-densho-1007-948)
Responses to requests to restore 15 Japanese Americans, including Frank Hachiya, to the Honor Roll of the American Legion.
Letter from George M. Kihara (ddr-densho-1007-1065)
doc Letter from George M. Kihara (ddr-densho-1007-1065)
From Loni's collection, but not addressed specifically to her. Contains a list of ratios of Distinguished Service Crosses to Medals of Honor among WWII units.
Letter to Loni Ding from Velina Hasu Houston (ddr-densho-1007-1827)
doc Letter to Loni Ding from Velina Hasu Houston (ddr-densho-1007-1827)
Correspondence contains playwright Velina Hasu Houston's biography and clippings related to her play 1987 "Tea" which depicts experiences of Japanese war brides.
Anti-reparation article written by John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-1007-1111)
doc Anti-reparation article written by John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-1007-1111)
Photocopy. Published in the New York Times. McCloy was FDR's Assistant Secretary of War.
Memorandum for Major General Wiloughby (ddr-densho-1007-1852)
doc Memorandum for Major General Wiloughby (ddr-densho-1007-1852)
Memorandum describing U.S. intelligence in relation to the Japanese government and Japanese espionage in the United States.
History of U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan (ddr-densho-1007-1829)
doc History of U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan (ddr-densho-1007-1829)
Historical narrative to Chief of Naval Operations from the Chief of U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan. This narrative, or report, was sent November 1, 1946 and details intelligence gathered to assess the state of Japanese scientific and technological capabilities following the end of World War II. Page 7 of the report is missing.
Press Release: Senator Daniel K. Inouye National Defense Speech (ddr-densho-1007-1850)
doc Press Release: Senator Daniel K. Inouye National Defense Speech (ddr-densho-1007-1850)
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye's speech at the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and 36th Division Association Reunion on August 30, 1980.
Testimony of Conscience (ddr-densho-1007-1855)
doc Testimony of Conscience (ddr-densho-1007-1855)
This document is a transcript of a sermon given by Charles Z. Smith at the Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington on July 28, 1974. Smith was not of Japanese descent nor incarcerated during World War II in a concentration camp, but during his law career he advocated for immigrant rights and opposed Executive …
Letter from Robert Y. Thornton (ddr-densho-1007-1085)
doc Letter from Robert Y. Thornton (ddr-densho-1007-1085)
Copy of short autobiography by Thornton. Unclear who original recipient was; may have been Loni Ding.
Letter from Will H. Kindig to Attorney General Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-1007-1038)
doc Letter from Will H. Kindig to Attorney General Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-1007-1038)
Xeroxed copy. Advocates for permits to be issued to "certain Japanese" against internment, stating that many housewives would like to keep their Japanese maids.
WRA Tule Lake Center special project regulations (ddr-densho-284-60)
doc WRA Tule Lake Center special project regulations (ddr-densho-284-60)
A list of regulations regarding Japanese nationalism and "anti-American" activities deemed as punishable offenses by the camp administration.
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