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The
War Relocation Authority and The Incarceration of
Japanese-Americans
During World War II: Documents |
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April
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Memorandum, Milton. S. Eisenhower to Members of
Congress, April 20,
1942; forwarding Informal Report of the War Relocation Authority. Papers
of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the
United States.(5
pages)
Letter,
Harry S. Truman to Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward, April 28, 1942;
with attachment, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward to Harry S. Truman,
April 20, 1942. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S.
Senator and Vice President of the United States. (3
pages.)
Letter,
Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 28, 1942; with attachment,
Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 22, 1942; and W. A.
Watts to Harry S. Truman, April 14, 1942. Papers of Harry
S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the
United States. (3
pages.)
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January
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Memorandum, J. A. Ulio to the Provost Marshall General and the Director,
Special Service Division, S. O. S., January 20, 1943. Papers of Philleo
Nash.(3
pages)
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March
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Report, Japanese-Americans in Relocation Centers, March 1943. Papers of
Philleo Nash.(4
pages)
News
release: Work of the War Relocation Authority, An Anniversary
Statement by Dillon S. Myer, March 1943. Papers of Dillon
S. Myer. (6
pages)
Letter, Harry S. Truman to Edward V. Long, March 23, 1943; with
attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, March 22, 1943; and William
M. Boyle to Edward V. Long, February 22, 1943. Papers of Harry S. Truman:
Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.(3
pages)
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April
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Letter, Harry S. Truman to Clyde H. Porter, April 7,
1943; with
attachment, Clyde H. Porter to Harry S. Truman, March 31, 1943. Papers of
Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United
States.(2
pages)
Letter,
John Kitasako to Dillon S. Myer, April 20, 1943. Papers of
Dillon S. Myer.(1
page.)
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May
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News release, statement by Dillon S. Myer, May 14, 1943. Papers of
Philleo Nash.(6
pages)
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June
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Report, Army and Leave Clearance Registration at War Relocation
Centers, June 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash. (84
pages)
Speech:
Remarks of Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority,
March of Time, June 24, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(1
page.)
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July
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Speech,
Evidences of Americanism Among Japanese-Americans, statement
by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers of Dillon
S. Myer. (1
page.)
Speech,
Constitutional Principles Involved in the Relocation Program,
statement by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House
Committee on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers
of Dillon S. Myer. (3
pages.)
Speech
by Dillon S. Myer over the National Broadcasting Company network,
July 15, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (5
pages.)
Memorandum, Nisei Assimilation, July 21, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.
(8 pages)
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August
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Speech,
The Truth About Relocation, by Dillon S. Myer to the Commonwealth
Club in San Francisco, August 6, 1943. Papers of Dillon S.
Myer.(
13 pages)
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October
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Speech,
Obligations of Our Heritage, by Dillon S. Myer to the Rotary
Club of Lawrence, Kansas, October 18, 1943. Papers of Dillon
S. Myer. (7
pages.)
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November
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Speech
transcript, The Relocation Program, by Dillon S. Myer to a
meeting of State Commanders and State Adjutants of the American
Legion in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 16, 1943. Papers
of Dillon S. Myer.(10
pages)
Letter,
John M. Hall to Dillon S. Myer, November 19, 1943; with attachment,
Excerpts from Confidential Letter from General Emmons to Mr.
McCloy, Dated 10 November 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(3
pages)
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December
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Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the staff of the War Relocation Authority,
A Message for Christmas and the New Year, December 21, 1943.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (3
pages)
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| 1944 |
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January
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Speech, The Facts About the War Relocation Authority, by Dillon S.
Myer, to a meeting of the Los Angeles, California Town Hall, January 21,
1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(11
pages)
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March
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Letter, Harry S. Truman to Mrs. L. H. Shipman, March 3, 1944;
with
attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, February 11, 1944. Papers
of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the
United States.(6
pages)
Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, March 6,
1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(4
pages)
Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the Undersecretary of the Interior, March
8, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(2
pages)
Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, March 9,
1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(2
pages)
Speech,
Relocation Problems and Policies, by Dillon S. Myer to the
Tuesday Evening Club, Pasadena, California, March 14, 1944.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (12
pages.)
Memorandum, Philleo Nash to Herbert Little, March 20, 1944; with
attachment, Japanese-Organized Broadcasts, February 28, 1944. Papers of
Philleo Nash.
(3 pages)
Speech,
One Thousandth of the Nation, by Dillon S. Myer to a joint
meeting of the civic organizations in Salt Lake City, Utah,
March 23, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (8
pages.)
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April
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News release, Plans of the War Relocation Authority to
reopen the
Leupp Center..., April 26, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.
(1 page)
Memorandum,
Director [Dillon S. Myer] to the Secretary [of the Interior],
[April 29, 1944]. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (5
pages.)
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May
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Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, May 10, 1944.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (3
pages.)
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June
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Memorandum,
Dillon S. Myer to the Under Secretary of the Interior, June
2, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (2
pages.)
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July
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News release, Transfer of 26 Japanese aliens..., July 9, 1944. Papers
of
Philleo Nash.(1
page)
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September
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News release, Forty-five American soldiers..., September 7, 1944.
Papers of Philleo Nash.
(2 pages)
News release, More than 400 Japanese Americans..., September 8, 1944.
Papers of Philleo Nash.
(1
page)
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October
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Speech, A Tenth of a Million People, by Dillon S. Myer to the Des Moines
Adult Education Forum, Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 1944. Papers of
Dillon S. Myer.(10
pages)
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November
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Memorandum,
Minutes of Meeting in Office of the Director, War Relocation
Authority, 9 A. M., November 15, 1944. Papers of Dillon S.
Myer.(5
pages.)
Memorandum,
Notes on Meeting in Mr. Wechsler’s Office, Department of Justice,
2:30 P. M., November 20, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (6
pages.)
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| 1945 |
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Report, Relation
with Other Government Agencies, Federal, State and Local, by Dillon
S. Myer, not dated, c. 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(8 pages)
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January
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Memorandum,
West Coast Speech Excerpts (January 1945). Papers of Dillon
S. Myer.(4
pages.)
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February
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Speech, Mass Meeting of the Residents with Mr. Dillon S. Myer in
Minidoka Project Gymnasium, by Dillon S. Myer, February 19, 1945. Papers
of Dillon S. Myer.(7
pages)
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April
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Hearing transcript, statement and testimony of Dillon S. Myer before a
subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives,
April 30, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(26
pages)
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July
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Letter, Dillon
S. Myer to S. Hideshima, July 14, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(4
pages)
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| 1946 |
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Memorandum,
To Members of Congress from the Three West Coast States, not
dated, c. 1946. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.(2
pages)
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Dust storm at this War Relocation
Authority center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry are spending the
duration, July 3, 1942. Photo: Department of the Interior. War Relocation
Authority Source: National Archives
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