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Postcard, Ikuko Motsumoto To Hazel Retherford
Postcard, Ikuko Motsumoto To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Postcard from Ikuko Motsumoto in Arizona to Hazel Retherford in Jerome, Arkansas.
Letter, Susie Uyedo To Vanette
Letter, Susie Uyedo To Vanette
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Letter from Susie Uyedo at the Granada Relocation Center in Colorado (also known as Camp Amache) to Vanette.
Postcard, Toshimi Kurisu To Hazel Retherford
Postcard, Toshimi Kurisu To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Postcard sent from Toshimi Kurisu at one of the Japanese relocation camps in Arizona to Hazel Retherford in Arkansas.
Letter, Marion Tsutsui To Hazel Retherford
Letter, Marion Tsutsui To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Letter from Marion Tsutsui to Hazel Retherford.
Memorandum, War Relocation Authority To Hazel Retherford And Other Rohwer Personnel
Memorandum, War Relocation Authority To Hazel Retherford And Other Rohwer Personnel
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Correspondence from the War Location Authority to Hazel Retherford and other personnel transferring to Rohwer, informing them that they will have to file formally in writing a request to move personal property during their transfer to Rohwer Relocation Center.
Letter, Natsuni Tomita To Hazel Retherford
Letter, Natsuni Tomita To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Letter to Hazel Retherford at Rohwer Relocation Center from Natsuni Tomita, who had recently moved from Rohwer Relocation Center to Jerome Relocation Center.
Letter, Yasuko Yirayama To Hazel Retherford And Class
Letter, Yasuko Yirayama To Hazel Retherford And Class
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Letter from Yasuko Yirayama at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California to Hazel Retherford at the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas.
Official Correspondence From The War Relocation Authority To Hazel Retherford
Official Correspondence From The War Relocation Authority To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Official correspondence from the War Location Authority to Hazel Retherford. The letter requests that Hazel transfer to Rohwer Relocation Center to teach elementary school. It also discusses pay and food allowances.
Memorandum, A.G. Thompson To Rohwer Relocation Center School Faculty
Memorandum, A.G. Thompson To Rohwer Relocation Center School Faculty
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Memorandum from A.G. Thompson, superintendent of education at Jerome Relocation Center to faculty arriving at Rohwer Relocation Center about the type and size of living quarters needed.
Greeting Card, Tooru Ochial To Hazel Retherford
Greeting Card, Tooru Ochial To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Easter greeting card from Tooru Ochial in Crystal City, Texas, to Hazel Retherford at the Jerome Relocation Camp.
Postcard To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Postcard from unnamed person in New Britain, Connecticut, to Hazel Retherford at Rohwer Relocation Center.
Letter, Edith Rodgers To Hazel Retherford
Letter, Edith Rodgers To Hazel Retherford
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Typed letter from Edith Rogers to Hazel Retherford informing her that she has been selected as an elementary school teacher for Jerome Relocation Center.
Newspaper Article, "Transfer Of 36 Japs [Sic] Blocked By Governor"
Newspaper Article, "Transfer Of 36 Japs [Sic] Blocked By Governor"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Newspaper article discussing Governor Adkins' refusal to allow Japanese Americans to work on Norfork Dam.
Newspaper Article, "Town And Farm In Wartime"
Newspaper Article, "Town And Farm In Wartime"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Newspaper article discussing the detrimental living conditions of Japanese American relocation centers.
Telegram, Dr. W.B. Grayson To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Telegram, Dr. W.B. Grayson To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Telegram from Dr. W.B. Grayson informing Governor Adkins of a rumor he had heard, the rumor being that all relocation camps would soon be sending active tuberculosis patients to Arkansas for isolation and treatment. Dr. Grayson warns against such action. He states that Western states are better suited for treatment of tuberculosis.
Newspaper Article, "Telefact: Japanese In U.S. Internment Camps"
Newspaper Article, "Telefact: Japanese In U.S. Internment Camps"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Telefact outlining the Japanese-American presence in United States Internment Centers.
Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Mr. Edward J. Meeman
Letter, Governor Homer Adkins To Mr. Edward J. Meeman
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
This letter, written by Governor Homer Adkins, was in response to a letter from Edward Meeman, editor for the Memphis Press-Scimitar. Meeman had previously written to Governor Adkins asking if the Y.W.C.A. could hire a young interned Japanese-American woman as an arts and craft teacher for their camp in Hardy, Arkansas. Governor Adkins' response explains that the rules do not allow internees to leave the internment camps, which is for everyone's protection. He says he has refused all requests for employment of Japanese Americans outside the camps.
Telegram, Cha. Acornell To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Telegram, Cha. Acornell To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Telegram from Cha. Acornell to Governor Adkins that Acornell is interested in hiring Japanese Americans detained in Arkansas relocation camps.
Letter, Edward J. Meeman To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Letter, Edward J. Meeman To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Edward Meeman, editor for the Memphis Press-Scimitar, writes to Governor Adkins asking if the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) could hire a young woman from the Japanese interment camp by the name of June Yamagachi because the Y.W.C.A. was having a hard time finding a teacher for their camp in Hardy, Arkansas, for their arts and crafts department.
Telegram, Governor Homer Adkins To Char. A. Cornell
Telegram, Governor Homer Adkins To Char. A. Cornell
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Char. A. Cornell is writing to express interest in hiring Japanese Americans being detained in Arkansas's relocation camps. Governor Adkins is referring Cornell to Paul McNutt, who is with the War Manpower Commission in Washington, D.C.
Newspaper Article, "Senate Committee Would Abolish All Relocation Centers In The Country: Report Says Camps Are Only Trouble Breeders"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Newspaper article outlining a Senate report on Japanese-American Relocation Centers in the United States.
Newspaper Article, "150 Evacuess Are Given Outside Employment In Week"
Newspaper Article, "150 Evacuess Are Given Outside Employment In Week"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Newspaper article discussing Japanese Americans being given outside employment in Arkansas.
Denson And Rohwer Basketball Game
Denson And Rohwer Basketball Game
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Black and white photograph taken by the War Relocation Authority of Japanese-American youth playing basketball. The game is being played in Block 33 between Denson and Rohwer at Jerome Relocation Center.
Denson And Rohwer Basketball Game
Denson And Rohwer Basketball Game
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Black and white photograph taken by the War Relocation Authority of Japanese-American youth playing basketball at Jerome Relocation Center. The game was being played in Block 33 between Denson and Rohwer.
Newspaper Article, "Final Witnesses Heard In Mote-Rife Case Here"
Newspaper Article, "Final Witnesses Heard In Mote-Rife Case Here"
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Newspaper article discussing a lawsuit between F.A. Mote and A.J. Rife Construction Co. coming to an end.
Letter, Joe N. Martin, Executive Secretary For The Governor Of Arkansas, To John L. Byers
Letter, Joe N. Martin, Executive Secretary For The Governor Of Arkansas, To John L. Byers
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
John Byers, resident of Huntington Beach, California, had written to Governor Adkins to inform him that Japanese immigrants, or Issei, had discovered a way to own land in California, despite California's laws against non-citizen ownership. In this letter, Governor Adkins' secretary Joe Martin writes back to Mr. Byers thanking him for the interest he showed in the Alien Land Act passed by Arkansas's State Legislature and saying that the act prohibits any Japanese, citizen or alien, from purchasing or owning land in Arkansas.
Letter, P.A. Lasley To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Letter, P.A. Lasley To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Governor Adkins asks Attorney P.A. Lasley to review a Notice of Jurisdiction filed by Dillon Seymour Myer, War Relocation Authority (W.R.A.) director. Lasley is of the opinion that the Governor should sign the documents and concede authority and responsibility of land occupied by the W.R.A. to the federal government. The enforcement of criminal statutes is still the jurisdiction of the state and local authorities, though.
Letter, P.A. Lasley To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Letter, P.A. Lasley To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Governor Adkins had asked Attorney P.A. Lasley to review the Notice of Jurisdiction filed by Dillon Seymour Myer, War Relocation Authority Director (W.R.A.) claiming jurisdiction over land. In this letter, Lasley states that he is of the opinion that the Governor should sign the documents and concede authority and responsibility of the land occupied by the W.R.A. to the Federal government.
Letter, John L. Byers To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Letter, John L. Byers To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
John Byers, a resident of Los Angeles County, California, is writing to Governor Adkins to inform him that Japanese immigrants, referred to as Issei, had discovered a way to own land in California despite the laws against non-citizen ownership. He says younger Japanese Americans, who were born in the United States and referred to as Nisei, are the most dangerous Japanese individuals in the world. He believes that the young Japanese Americans have no loyalty to the United States and that they will work with the Japanese Emperor to bring down the West during the war.
Letter, E.B. Whitaker To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Letter, E.B. Whitaker To Governor Homer M. Adkins
Japanese American internment in Arkansas
Letter from E.B. Whitaker, field assistant director for the War Relocation Authority, informing Governor Adkins that the gentleman, Mr. Venner, was misinformed about the War Relocation Department hiring outside labor to "cut right-of-ways" within camp grounds and that interned Japanese Americans were working within camp boundaries.