3106 items
3106 items
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View of Manzanar with mountains in the background (ddr-manz-4-81)
Caption in album: "Two views of center."
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Notice from Roy Nash, project director at Manzanar (ddr-densho-122-857)
Informing internees about trying to cross the sentry lines of camp
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[Significant factors in requests for repatriation and expatriation] (ddr-csujad-2-57)
Report on the influx of repatriation to Japan requests from Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Report describes camp life in Tule Lake compared to Manzanar, special concerns with Kibei and Issei individuals, the draft, and family dilemma related to repatriation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0057
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Memorandum from Howard Marumoto, Fair Practice Chairman, Fair Practice Committee, to members of the administrative staff, November 3, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-134)
A memorandum from Howard Marumoto, chairman of the Fair Practice Committee at the Manzanar incarceration camp, outlining the purpose of the committee and more broadly of the Manzanar Work Corps. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0943
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Program, commencement exercises (ddr-csujad-48-58)
Commencement program for Manzanar High School students at Manzanar incarceration camp. Includes a program of events and a list of class officers, the reverse is a Japanese translation. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9058. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0058
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Photograph of eight women standing outside next to a barracks with the Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-186)
Photograph of eight women (employees of the Manzanar hospital) standing outside next to a barracks at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several women are wearing robes. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada are visible in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0322
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Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-183)
Photograph of four women standing in front of a U.S. Army ambulance at Manzanar incarceration camp. All of the women were employed by the Manzanar hospital. Barracks and other buildings can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0319
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Photograph of women standing in front of a car (ddr-csujad-47-323)
Photograph of two women standing in front of a car with the Inyo mountains in the background at Manzanar incarceration camp. One of them is Thelma McBride, a nurse at the Manzanar hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0478
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Bridges over diversion canals at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-119)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The diversion canals were used to supply water to internee …
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Warehouse on western perimeter of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-132)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The warehouse was located along a railroad spur off the …
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Entrance to stockade of Tule Lake (ddr-densho-345-133)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The fence posts, fence and jail inside the stockade are …
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Tule Lake guard tower tops and military police station (ddr-densho-345-99)
A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The two guard tower tops and military police station were …
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Taira Fukushima Interview (ddr-manz-1-124)
Nisei male. Born February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father did custodial work. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Finished high school at Manzanar, and left camp to attend Drake college in Des Moines, Iowa. Drafted into the military and served as a medic …
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-255)
Nisei female. Born September 29, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Lost both parents at an early age, and was raised by older siblings as part of a large family. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in music from childhood, became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," performing in camp. After …
Collection
Eastern California Museum Merritt Photo Collection (ddr-csujad-47)
The collection was donated by Ralph "Pete" Merritt, Jr. and Patricia Merritt. It is comprised of photographs from an album created by L. Josephine Hawes, the Chief Nurse at the Manzanar Hospital, and individual photographs collected by Ralph P. Merritt, the Project Director of the Manzanar War Relocation Center.
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America in the War and America in the Peace (ddr-densho-342-7)
Address given by Manzanar Project Director Ralph Merritt, May 30, 1944. It was the concluding address in a series of eight discussions called "America in the Making."
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Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-19)
Envelope to mail a letter ID#2006.22.11a, from David Miyamoto, Manzanar Relocation Center, dated postmarked December 2, 1942, to John Bonomi, Brunswig Drug Company of Los Angeles.