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Japanese American internment in Arkansas

1943

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Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To C. Luguet Feb 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To C. Luguet

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Adkins is writing to acknowledge the letter Mr. Luguet sent to his office requesting permission to hire Japanese Americans. Adkins informs him that the state director of the War Relocation Center, Mr. E.B. Whitaker, is in charge of the interned Japanese Americans in Arkansas. However, it is the position of the Governor's office that all internees remain in the camps at all times.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women Feb 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Homer Adkins is writing to Roberta Clay of the American Association of University Women to acknowledge receipt of her letter and defends the recent legislation passed barring Japanese Americans from owning land in Arkansas.


Letter, Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women To Governor Homer M. Adkins Feb 1943

Letter, Roberta Clay, Legislative Chairman Of The American Association Of University Women To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Legislative Chairman Roberta Clay of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is informing Governor Homer Adkins that the AAUW is registering a protest in Arkansas newspapers about legislation passed by the Arkansas Legislature. The legislation in question is Senate Bill No. 11, Act 47, also known as the Alien Land Act, which prevents Japanese Americans or their descendants from owning or purchasing land in Arkansas. This act is later ruled unconstitutional.


Letter, C. Luguet To Governor Homer M. Adkins Feb 1943

Letter, C. Luguet To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

C. Luguet is inquiring about the possibility of allowing a Japanese American family to work in his place of business in Mountain View.


Newspaper Article, "New Law Will Prevent Japs [Sic] From Owning Land Here" Feb 1943

Newspaper Article, "New Law Will Prevent Japs [Sic] From Owning Land Here"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses Homer Adkins signing the 1943 Arkansas State Act to outlaw Japanese land ownership in the state.


Letter, Private Winston Laughlin To Governor Homer M. Adkins Feb 1943

Letter, Private Winston Laughlin To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This is a letter from Private Winston Laughlin in Virginia to Governor Homer Adkins protesting the internment of Japanese Americans.


Senate Bill No. 11 Act 47, Alien Land Act Feb 1943

Senate Bill No. 11 Act 47, Alien Land Act

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This is the original Senate Bill passed by the Arkansas State Legislature that banned all Japanese and their descendants from owning land in Arkansas.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To E.W. Moffatt Feb 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To E.W. Moffatt

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Adkins explains to Mr. Moffatt, that the federal authorities control the relocation centers and the individuals within them. However, Adkins' position has always been that the interned Japanese Americans remain within the guarded gates.


Newspaper Article, "Uncertainty And Fear Causing Trouble At Centers" Feb 1943

Newspaper Article, "Uncertainty And Fear Causing Trouble At Centers"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses issues that have arisen in Arkansas's Japanese-American relocation camps and the response of National WRA director, Dillon S. Myer.


Letter, E.W. Moffatt To Governor Homer M. Adkins Feb 1943

Letter, E.W. Moffatt To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter to Arkansas Governor Homer M. Adkins in Little Rock from E.W. Moffatt in in Hamburg, Ashley County. Moffatt is a farmer in Hamburg and he is asking Governor Adkins if it would be possible for him employ a few Japanese-American families at his farm. Moffatt is explaining to the Governor that there is a shortage of laborers in Hamburg and they could use the help.


Newspaper Article, "Facts On Relocation In State Are Released By War Relocation Authority" Feb 1943

Newspaper Article, "Facts On Relocation In State Are Released By War Relocation Authority"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article presents facts about the progress of the relocation center construction projects in Arkansas.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To U.S. Senator Albert Benjamin Chandler Jan 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To U.S. Senator Albert Benjamin Chandler

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Adkins is explaining to Senator Chandler, that Adkins has an agreement with the military regarding the interned Japanese Americans who have been placed in Arkansas. This agreement states that they would be under military guard at all times, would not be placed in competition with local labor, would not be allowed to purchase land, and that none would remain in Arkansas after the war ended.


Newspaper Article, "Denson Worker Killed By Train Monday Morning" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Denson Worker Killed By Train Monday Morning"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses the death of John K. Elam, Sr., an employee at Jerome Relocation Center.


Newspaper Article, "Some Items Which We Should Know About The Japs [Sic]" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Some Items Which We Should Know About The Japs [Sic]"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper column about Japanese activity during World War II in the United States.


Newspaper Article, "Denson Resident Commits Suicide" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Denson Resident Commits Suicide"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses the suicide of John Yoshida at the Jerome Relocation Center.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products Jan 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Adkins is informing I.C. Oxner in McGehee that the amount of time the interned Japanese Americans could spend in the town of McGehee will be limited in the future.


Letter, E.B. Whitaker To Governor Homer M. Adkins Jan 1943

Letter, E.B. Whitaker To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

E.B. Whitaker, regional director of the War Location Authority, is thanking Governor Adkins for informing him about the complaint by McGehee citizens concerning Japanese Americans trading with local merchants. He says this has been an issue for a while but that local merchants would like to be able to sell to the interned Japanese Americans.


Newspaper Article, "Between The Lines: California May Have Had Other Reasons For Wanting The Japanese Americans Out Of The State" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Between The Lines: California May Have Had Other Reasons For Wanting The Japanese Americans Out Of The State"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses reasons why California may have wanted the Japanese Americans to be relocated.


Newspaper Article, "Wra Official In Answer To Press Charges" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Wra Official In Answer To Press Charges"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This article discusses allegations made against the War Relocation Authority and Director E.B. Whitaker's response to the allegations.


Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products Jan 1943

Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Governor Adkins informs I.C. Oxner that, as Governor, he has taken a firm stand against allowing interned Japanese Americans to leave the camps for any reason. He expresses disappointment that they are speaking Japanese and not English when visiting McGehee and is not happy that they had been allowed to leave the camp.


Letter, I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products, To Governor Homer M. Adkins Jan 1943

Letter, I.C. Oxner, Distributor For Gulf Oil Products, To Governor Homer M. Adkins

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from I.C. Oxner, in McGehee, Desha County, to Governor Homer Adkins. Oxner is angry that Japanese Americans are being allowed out of the camps to shop in McGehee and he is offended that they are speaking Japanese. He states he would like more controls put in place over the interned Japanese Americans.


Newspaper Article, "Japs [Sic] From Hawaii Sent To Denson" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Japs [Sic] From Hawaii Sent To Denson"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article discussing Japanese Americans being sent from Hawaii to Jerome Relocation Center.


Newspaper Article, "Commercial Appeal Reporter Says Denson Relocation Center Torn By Suspicion, Waste, Strikes, Turmoil" Jan 1943

Newspaper Article, "Commercial Appeal Reporter Says Denson Relocation Center Torn By Suspicion, Waste, Strikes, Turmoil"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article discussing a dispute among workers at the Jerome Relocation Center construction site.