The War Relocation Authority and The Incarceration of Japanese-Americans
During World War II
Documents
The War Relocation Authority and the Incarceration of
Japanese-Americans During World War II
Below are descriptions of the documents pertaining to the War Relocation Authority
and the Incarceration of Japanese-Americans During World War II. The hyperlink to the right will
lead you to the actual document, and indicates how many pages that particular item is.
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. (6 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.)
Report, Second Quarterly Report, July 1 to September 30, 1942, War
Relocation Authority," not dated, c. late 1942. Papers of Philleo Nash.
(81 pages.)
Memorandum, J. A. Ulio to the Provose Marshall General and the Director,
Special Service Division, S. O. S., January 20, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.
(3 pages.)
Senate Document, War Relocation Centers: Hearings Before a Subcommittee
of the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate…, 1943, documenting hearings
that occurred on January 20, 27, and 28, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(65 pages.)
Letter, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of War, March 11, 1943; with
attachment, Secretary of War to Dillon S. Myer, May 10, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(15 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.)
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 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.)
Transcript, press conference of Dillon S. Myer, Washington, DC, May 14, 1943.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (60 pages.)
News release, statement by Dillon S. Myer, May 14, 1943. Papers of Philleo
Nash. (6 pages.)
Speech, Remarks of Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority,
March of Time, June 24, 1943." Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (1 page.)
Report, Army and Leave Clearance Registration at War Relocation Centers,
June 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash. (79 pages.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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 Secretary [of the Interior}, March 6, [1944],
Subject: Considerations relating to the reopening of the evacuated areas… 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.)
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.)
Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, May 10, 1944.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (3 pages.)
Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Under Secretary of the Interior, June 2, 1944.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (2 pages.)
News release, Transfer of 26 Japanese aliens…, July 9, 1944. Papers of Philleo
Nash. (1 page.)
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.)
Speech, Racism and Reason, by Dillon S. Myer to an interfaith meeting sponsored
by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play, Los Angeles, California,
October 2, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (9 pages.)
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.)
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.)
Memorandum, West Coast Speech Excerpts (January 1945). Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(4 pages.)
Memorandum, A Message from the Director of the War Relocation Authority
[to evacuees resident in relocation centers], not dated, c. January 1945.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (8 pages.)
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.)
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.)
Cross Reference for letter, John R. Lechner to Harry S.
Truman, May 3 1945.
Papers of Harry S. Truman: Official File. (1 page.)
Speech, Problems of Evacuee Resettlement in California, by Dillon S. Myer,
Eagle Rock, California, June 19, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (21 pages.)
Report, Annual Report of the Director of the War Relocation Authority, to the
Secretary of the Interior, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1945, not dated, c. July
1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (17 pages.)
Letter, Dillon S. Myer to S. Hideshima, July 14, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(4 pages.)
Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer, A Message to American Soldiers of Japanese Ancestry,
August 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (5 pages.)
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.)
Speech, Relocation: The Final Chapter, by Dillon S. Myer, not dated, c. 1945.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (11 pages.)
Letter, J. A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, to Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, April 24, 1946; with attachment, draft of a bill to create an
Evacuation Claims Commission. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (8 pages.)
Report, Semiannual Report of the War Relocation Authority, for the period
January 1 to June 30, 1946, not dated. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (29 pages.)
Memorandum, To Members of Congress from the Three West Coast States, not dated,
c. 1946. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (2 pages.)
Report, WRA [War Relocation Authority], A story of Human Conservation, not dated,
c. late 1946. The final report of WRA director Dillon S. Myer. Papers of Harry S. Truman:
Official File. (About 190 pages.)
Statement, Statement of D. S. Myer before a Subcommittee of the House Judiciary
Committee Regarding H. R. 5004, that would amend the Nationality Act of 1940 to grant the
privilege of naturalization to all immigrants having a legal right to permanent residence,
not dated, after 1946. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (6 pages.)
Statement, Statement of Dillon S. Myer in Support of H. R. 199 Before a Special
Committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, July 19, 1949. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.
(7 pages.)
Speech, Speech of Dillon S. Myer, to be delivered July 27, 1962, Pioneer Banquet,
17th Biennial National Convention, Japanese American Citizens League…, Seattle, Washington.
Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (14 pages.)
Oral history interview with Karl R. Bendetsen, pages
62 to 115. 1972.
Oral history interview with Tom C. Clark, pages
57 to 70.1972-73.