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Report on attitude of citizens and officials in Tule Lake area and Klamath County, Oregon to Japanese Reception Center near Tulelake, Calif: also some general facts regarding Tule Lake Basin, California
No full textResolution of the Tulelake Chamber of Commerce -- Summary of press reports of Merrill incident from Klamath Fallsprepared by George D. Dean, Senior Information Specialist, War Relocation Authority."Confidential."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the State Library of Oregon U.S. Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Press releases and statements, War Relocation Authority
No full textPress releases and some clippings compiled by the War Relocation Authority. Press releases include: "A statement of policy of the War Relocation Authority in providing food for Relocation Centers;" "The Japanese and the war manpower shortage," statement endorsing the employment program of the WRA, "War Department releases text of Presidential Citation to 100th Infantry Battalion;" "Pertinent facts about Relocation Centers and Japanese-Americans;" Statement by General H.C. Pratt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Command about releasing incarcerees from camps and it being under his jurisdiction rather than the WRA's; "The War warmed-over," article about discrimination against Japanese-American in Hood River, Oregon by refusing Nisei servicemen's names to be published in a local war memorial, and vocal protests against Japanese Americans returning to the community after incarceration camps close.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Card, Indefinite Leave, War Relocation Authority
No full textU.S. War Relocation Authority Indefinite Leave Card for Warren Eijima. Signed 01/10/1944. With photograph of Warren Eijima on right. On back: Right index fingerprint with conditions to indefinite leave: "That you advise the War Relocation Authority, Barr Building, Washington, D.C., of any changes in address, and you remain out of evacuated areas." One card, double-sided, paper, photopaper, ink.Warren Eijima was incarcerated at Topaz until January 1944, when he left to attend Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. He was drafted in June 1944 and attended the MIS Language School at Fort Snelling. He was assigned to Allied Translators and Interpreters Service, Philippines, Technical Air Intelligence Unit, Tokyo, Japan, and 5250th Tech Intelligence Depot, Tokyo, Japan. He was discharged in Fall 1946. Source: http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/resources/military/15819
Travel Permit, War Relocation Authority
No full textTravel permit issued to Hoshichiro Taniguchi from New York City to Denver. 1 page, single sided. Paper, ink.Collected by Hoshichiro Taniguchi at Heart MountainWRA-394
WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY
Heart Mountain RELOCATION CENTER
ALIEN'S TRAVEL PERMIT
TO BE USED ONLY IN CASES OF TERMINAL DEPARTURE
This is to certify that the travel of M Hoshichiro Taniguchi #5173,
Alien Registration No. 3142576, to New York, New York
via Denver has been permitted by the Department of Justice.
Any travel thereafter may take place only with the permission of the
United States Attorney in the judicial district of the destination
shown above.
[signature]
April 25, 1945
(Date)
Leave Officer
(Title
War Relocation Authority administrative notices
No full textA series of administrative notices to accompany the WRA administrative instruction manual for the attention of WRA employees. Subjects include: "Communications between field offices of War Relocation Authority and Washington offices of other Federal agencies"; "Observance of Fire Prevention Week, October 4-11, 1942"; "Priorities on Phone Calls"; "Railway Station for Gila River Project"; "Cancellation of Pullman Space"; "Reorganization of the Authority"; List of Project Attorneys"The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Statement of guiding principles of the War Relocation Authority
No full textStatement of eight guiding principles of the War Relocation Authority, related to military objectives, democratic principles, the ability to "distinguish between loyal and disloyal people of Japanese ancestry," concern that "steps which this government takes to suppress or discriminate against people now in relocation centers give weight to the enemy's argument that the United Nations are waging a race war," and that "repressive or discriminatory treatment of people of Japanese ancestry in relocation centers will be used by the Japanese militarists as a pretext for reprisals against American prisoners of war and American civilians held by the Japanese government." Document number C-0328-NOBU-WP.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Letter from the War Relocation Authority to Mr. John Victor Carson, Dominguez Estate Company, December 30, 1942
No full textForm letter from the War Relocation authority notifying Carson of his name given as a reference in an application to leave an incarceration camp for the purposes of employment, education or "residence elsewhere." Requests an opinion of Frank Takeharu Amamiya's "Americanization" and if possible, the quality of his work. See response: Item csudh_rsp_0896
War Relocation Authority outlines resettlement plans for evacuees
No full textA statement made by M. S. Eisenhower, director of the War Relocation Authority, that outlined the resettlement plans for Japanese incarcerees. The plans address the construction and function of the assembly centers, as well as an update on the current progress of the operation.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
[Statement of guiding principles of the War Relocation Authority]
No full textLists 8 principles guiding the formation and administration of the War Relocation Authority. Attempts to justify the incarceration of Japanese Americans due to necessity and "the national security". Addresses confidence of US Army to distinguish "loyal" Japanese Americans from "potential enemies".The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Pamphlet of information regarding the War Relocation Work Corps, The War Relocation Authority, Washington, D.C.
No full textInformation pamphlet for camp enlistees and their families regarding the War Relocation Work Corps. Contents include a letter from M.S. Eisenhower, Director, War Relocation Authority, and sections: "The War Relocation Work Corps," "Details of the War Relocation Work Corps," and "Approved Relocation Areas." 15 pages, double sided. Paper, ink.The War Relocation Authority was a U.S. government agency responsible for the management of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Collected by George Iwao at Gila River
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