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Letter, George Kaneko To Friends Of Rohwer Jul 2020

Letter, George Kaneko To Friends Of Rohwer

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Typed letter from George Kaneko, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the War Relocation Authority, to the Friends of Rohwer. The letter is an invitation to a conference addressing the future of Japanese Americans after World War II.


Letter, Mary Kuriyama To Hazel Retherford Jul 2020

Letter, Mary Kuriyama To Hazel Retherford

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Partial letter from Mary Kuriyama at an internment camp in Arizona to Hazel Retherford in Arkansas. Kuriyama talks about life in the camp she's been transferred to.


Graphite Drawing Of Jerome Relocation Center Barracks Jul 2020

Graphite Drawing Of Jerome Relocation Center Barracks

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Graphite drawing of the barracks at Jerome Relocation Center. Drawn by internee Bill Uyema.


Christmas Calendar For The Month Of December Jul 2020

Christmas Calendar For The Month Of December

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Single page calendar for the month of December. The calendar has an image of Santa Claus at the top.


Line Drawing For Cutout Of Vase With Flowers Jul 2020

Line Drawing For Cutout Of Vase With Flowers

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Printed line drawing of a cutout of a vase with flowers.


Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Natsumi Tomita Jul 2020

Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Natsumi Tomita

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Color still life of a bowl of fruit. Drawing by Natsumi Tomita.


Still Life Drawing Of Flowers In A Vase By Mary Saki Jul 2020

Still Life Drawing Of Flowers In A Vase By Mary Saki

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Still life drawing of a vase of flowers by Mary Saki.


Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Yasuko Hizayama Jul 2020

Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Yasuko Hizayama

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Color still life drawing of a bowl of fruit. Drawing by Yasuko Hizayama.


The Womanless Wedding Presented By The Rohwer Recreation Association Jul 2020

The Womanless Wedding Presented By The Rohwer Recreation Association

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Program from the play, "A Womanless Wedding" presented by the Rohwer Recreation Association.


Article, "Japanese-American Relocation" Dec 1951

Article, "Japanese-American Relocation"

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This article was written by Ruth Patway Vickers in 1951 with a contemporary viewpoint. The information in this article describes the conditions under which the Japanese Americans lived during their time in the interment camps and how they were perceived by other Americans.


National Japanese American Student Relocation Council Questionnaire Dec 1949

National Japanese American Student Relocation Council Questionnaire

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This questionnaire was designed to help the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council understand the different college options for different areas.


Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Ikuko Dec 1949

Still Life Color Drawing Of A Fruit Bowl By Ikuko

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Still life drawing of a bowl of fruit. Drawn by Ikuko.


Notice, Executive Committee Of The Rohwer Recreation Association To All Appointed Personnel Dec 1945

Notice, Executive Committee Of The Rohwer Recreation Association To All Appointed Personnel

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Notice from the Rohwer Recreation Association rescheduling a camp barbecue.


Postcard, Kinuye To Hazel Retherford Nov 1945

Postcard, Kinuye To Hazel Retherford

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Postcard from Kinuye in Detroit, Michigan to Hazel Retherford at the Rohwer Relocation Center.


Postcard To Unnamed Resident At Rohwer Relocation Center Aug 1945

Postcard To Unnamed Resident At Rohwer Relocation Center

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Postcard to an unnamed resident in Block 2 of Rohwer Relocation Center. The postcard is sent from California and written in Japanese.


Letter, Marjorie Nagaoka To Hazel Retherford May 1945

Letter, Marjorie Nagaoka To Hazel Retherford

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Letter from Marjorie Nagaoka in Lodi, California, to Hazel Retherford at Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas.


Bulletin Number 14 From Rohwer's Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center Schools' Staff Apr 1945

Bulletin Number 14 From Rohwer's Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center Schools' Staff

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This bulletin focuses on and gives advice regarding educators' conduct in the final weeks of the school year, as Rohwer Relocation Center prepares to close.


Memorandum, Ray D. Johnston To All Appointed Personnel Mar 1945

Memorandum, Ray D. Johnston To All Appointed Personnel

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The memorandum addresses work that needs to be done in light of the war's ending and the closure of relocation camps.


Memorandum, D.S. Myer To All War Relocation Authority Employees Mar 1945

Memorandum, D.S. Myer To All War Relocation Authority Employees

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Memorandum from D.S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, to all War Relocation Authority employees. The memorandum addresses what the employment options are for current employees after closure of relocation camps.


Bulletin Number 10 From Rohwer's Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff Mar 1945

Bulletin Number 10 From Rohwer's Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff

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Two-page bulletin with school news issued to Rohwer Relocation Center teachers from the superintendent of schools.


Memorandum Number 3 From The War Relocation Authority's Community Division Education Section To Rohwer Center School Staff Feb 1945

Memorandum Number 3 From The War Relocation Authority's Community Division Education Section To Rohwer Center School Staff

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Three-page memorandum issued to Rohwer Relocation Center teachers with suggestions on procedure for closing the center's school.


Bulletin Number 4 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff Jan 1945

Bulletin Number 4 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff

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Three-page bulletin from Rohwer's Office of the Superintendent of Schools to Rohwer teachers discussing the importance of teaching, of reducing wartime strain on the children, and the future of Nisei children in American schools.


Bulletin Number 3 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent To Rohwer Center School Staff Jan 1945

Bulletin Number 3 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent To Rohwer Center School Staff

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Eight-page bulletin issued to Rohwer Relocation Center teachers by the Rohwer superintendent of schools instructions and expectations education after the close of the school year and after the closing of the Relocation Center.


Memorandum, Helen Frasier To Rohwer Relocation Center Teachers Jan 1945

Memorandum, Helen Frasier To Rohwer Relocation Center Teachers

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Typed memorandum from Helen Frasier, adult education supervisor of the War Relocation Authority, to all Rohwer Relocation Center teachers, including Hazel Retherford. The memorandum talks about registration for English classes.


Bulletin Number 1 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff Jan 1945

Bulletin Number 1 From Rohwer Office Of The Superintendent Of Schools To Rohwer Center School Staff

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Three-page bulletin to teachers at Rohwer Relocation Center instructing them of rules and expectations for the final semester at Rohwer Schools.


Memorandum, Harold L. Ickes To War Relocation Authority Staff Dec 1944

Memorandum, Harold L. Ickes To War Relocation Authority Staff

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Memorandum from Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior, to War Relocation Authority staff. The memorandum addresses the work that will be required to relocate internees now that the war has ended.


Letter To Rohwer Relocation Center Teachers Dec 1944

Letter To Rohwer Relocation Center Teachers

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Letter to Rohwer Relocation Center teachers asking them to make sure that parents participate in the Christmas program. The letter states that thousands of gifts have been sent to the children from citizens outside the Relocation Center.


Postcard, Michiko S. To Hazel Retherford Jul 1944

Postcard, Michiko S. To Hazel Retherford

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Postcard from Michiko S. at one of Arizona's Japanese relocation camps to Hazel Retherford at Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas.


Letter, Edna Uyeno To Five Women Of Dormitory 7, Jerome Relocation Camp Jul 1944

Letter, Edna Uyeno To Five Women Of Dormitory 7, Jerome Relocation Camp

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Letter from Edna Uyeno at Rohwer Relocation Center to five women at Jerome Relocation Center: Era R.; C. Morris; M. Smith; Florrie W.; and Hazel Retherford.


Correspondence To Hazel Retherford Jun 1944

Correspondence To Hazel Retherford

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