117 research outputs found
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army [administration chart]
No full textAn administrative chart that shows the hierarchy with the Civil Affairs Division and the Wartime Civil Control Administration. Both unites are part of the Western Defense Command the general order establishing each division are printed in the margins.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
General H.C. Pratt, Commanding General of Western Defense Command, statement on releasing incarcerees
No full textStatement 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. Pratt states that he has the intelligence records from the various agencies and is equipped to make the decisions on safely releasing incarcerees.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
[Memorandum between War and Justice Departments on enforcement of contraband, curfew and travel regulations in the Western Defense Command]
No full textRestricted memorandum describes agreement between leaders of the U.S. War Department and Justice departments on the strict adherence to the contraband, curfew, and travel regulations related to the mass evacuation. Memorandum states: "During the present military situation, and until termination after consultation between representatives of the War and Justice Departments, all detention of all persons violating contraband, residence, curfew, travel, prohibited zones and exclusion regulations, or of any other person, citizen or alien, whose activities are deemed by War Department to be dangerous to the security of the nation, and will consult duly designated representatives of the War Department before releasing any such persons."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
General orders (United States. Army. Western Defense Command), number 35 (March 11, 1942): creation and establishment of Wartime Civil Control Administration
No full textRestricted document labeled "General orders number 35" announcing the creation and establishment of the Wartime Civil Control Administration, by command of Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt.Consists of various materials collected and maintained by William J. Mountin, gathered in the course of his work in the Statistical Branch of the Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). Includes War Relocation Authority (WRA) and WCCA correspondence and memos concerning the administration of the office in San Francisco; copies of statistical reports and bulletins, including those compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau; sample forms, reports, maps, bulletins, and Civilian Exclusion Orders and Instruction broadsides; ephemeral publications of various official organizations concerned with the administration of the U.S. Army Western Defense Command office, including directories and organizational charts; and clippings
Instructions governing operation and maintenance of assembly and reception centers under jurisdiction of the Commanding General, Western Defense Command, May 22, 1942
No full textInstructions on how to operate and maintain assembly and reception centers. It includes a list of staff and their responsibilities within the centers. It also describes guidelines on operations within the camp, such as religious services, contraband, evacuee rights, and center stores.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
Special instructions no. 1: contraband
No full textDocument published by the Western Defense Command by command of Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt regarding items restricted as "contraband" to Japanese Americans in Military Areas 1-6, as of March 31, 1942.Consists of various materials collected and maintained by William J. Mountin, gathered in the course of his work in the Statistical Branch of the Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). Includes War Relocation Authority (WRA) and WCCA correspondence and memos concerning the administration of the office in San Francisco; copies of statistical reports and bulletins, including those compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau; sample forms, reports, maps, bulletins, and Civilian Exclusion Orders and Instruction broadsides; ephemeral publications of various official organizations concerned with the administration of the U.S. Army Western Defense Command office, including directories and organizational charts; and clippings
[Japanese arrivals at west coast ports in 1941 compared to yearly average for previous five years]
No full textChart shows numbers of Japanese male and female arrivals to west coast ports in 1941 and the yearly average for the previous five years compared to U.S.-born male and female arrivals.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
[Instructions for interviewing prospective college and university students]
No full textGuidelines and rules to be followed by the National Student Relocation Council when interviewing prospective students in assembly centers. The interviews were required for student placement in eastern colleges and universities. Once students were chosen for release from the assembly center, they were not permitted to return to any area under control of the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army.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
[Evacuation Bulletin No. 1]
No full textText of Bulletin: "1. Evacuation Bulletin No. 1, this office May 25, 1942, is rescinded. 2. Transfer of evacuees from Wartime Civil Control Administration assembly centers to War Relocation Authority relocation projects will hereafter conform to the provisions of letter from Headquarters, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, June 26, 1942, subject of 'Transfer of Evacuees of Wartime Civil Control Administration Assembly Centers to War Relocation Authority Relocation Projects'. By order of Colonel Bendetsen"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
Transfer agreement between War Department and War Relocation Authority pertaining to Manzanar Relocation Area
No full textAgreement of transfer from the U.S. War Department to the War Relocation Department for the "Manzanar Relocation Area." After the War Department completed physical construction of the buildings and infrastructure used at the incarceration camps, administration of the camps was transferred to the War Relocation Authority.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
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