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Correspondence from H. C. Pratt to Earl Warren regarding the threat of sabotage and a termination of mass incarceration

Correspondence from Ralph P. Merritt to Earl Warren regarding riots at Manzanar, administration of Manzanar, movement of certain Japanese from Manzanar to Tule Lake, citizenship, and loyalty

Manzanar Free Press-Pictorial Edition

Front page of the Pictorial Edition of Manzanar Free Press depicting four women farming land at Manzanar

Correspondence on Release of Japanese for Farm Labor

Correspondence from Helen M. Guenther (sp?) to Earl Warren regarding releasing Japanese to ranches for agricultural work

Memo on Farm Equipment

Memorandum from Helen R. McGregor to Earl Warren regarding a conversation with Burdette Daniels about farm equipment owned by Japanese

Correspondence on Japanese Residents

Correspondence from B. Lawrence to Earl Warren regarding just treatment for returning Japanese residents

Correspondence on Conditions at Incarceration Camps

Correspondence from Virginia C. Jones to Earl Warren regarding conditions at the incarceration camps

Correspondence on Response to Governor's Statement

Correspondence from Franklyn S. Sugiyama to Earl Warren regarding opposition to Warren's statement against Japanese

Correspondence on Japanese-Americans Serving in the Army

Correspondence from Jane Mauzy to Earl Warren regarding Japanese-Americans serving in the Army and fear of sabotage

"Send All Japs Back to Japan"

Sticker reading "Send All Japs Back to Japan"

Resolution Regarding Tule Lake

Correspondence from Wm. P. Fee to Earl Warren regarding resolution adopted by Central Labor Council of Alameda County pertaining to Army control of Tule Lake Camp; For similar resolutions, see file

Correspondence on Tule Lake Riots

Correspondence from Herbert W. Slater to W. T. Sweigert regarding riots at Tule Lake and control of Tule Lake by the Army

Special Agent's Report on Tule Lake

Special Agent's Report regarding investigation of unrest at Tule Lake Camp by J. H. McClelland, E. F. Dilts, and Owen Kessel; For more reports on statements from individuals, see file

Statement by Warren on Tule Lake

Statement by Governor Warren on Japanese internment camp at Tule Lake, as quoted by Sacramento Bee, November 5, 1943

Report on Tule Lake Investigation

Report on investigation by Owen M. Kessel on the desire for the Army to remain in control of the Tule Lake Camp

Information Regarding Resettlement of Japanese

Information secured by the Intelligence Division of the War Department for the Governor's Office regarding sentiment towards Japanese returning to various counties in California

Resolution Regarding Return of Japanese to Japan

Resolution passed by County Supervisors Association of California encouraging Japanese to relocate to Japan

Correspondence on Resolution Regarding Violence Against Japanese

Correspondence from Gordon Williams to Earl Warren regarding resolution passed by the American Veterans Committee on violence against returning Japanese-Americans

Correspondence on Resolution Regarding Schools

Correspondence from Elwyn H. Gregory to Earl Warren regarding resolution passed by the trustees and principals of schools in Placer County on foreign language schools

Correspondence on Opposition to Legislation

Correspondence from Mrs. Elizabeth R. Carter to Earl Warren regarding opposition to legislation that would exclude Japanese-Americans from California

Correspondence on Support for Constitutional Amendment

Correspondence from Edw. L. Fountain to Earl Warren regarding support for constitutional amendment to bar aliens from State employment

Correspondence on Hearing

Correspondence from S. Martin Eidsath to Chester F. Gannon regarding reaction to hearing that took place on December 9 in Los Angeles

Correspondence on Return of Japanese to California

Correspondence from individual to Earl Warren regarding employment of Japanese and return of Japanese to California

Minutes of Meeting of State Advisory Board on Law Enforcement

Excerpt from meeting minutes of the State Advisory Board on Law Enforcement; Discussion on the return of Japanese and interactions with servicemen

Memo on Reimbursement of Salaries

Inter-Departmental Communication from Wilmer W. Morse to Helen MacGregor regarding reimbursement of salaries for suspended State employees of Japanese Ancestry

Memo on Lost Salaries

Governor's Office Memorandum from Helen R. MacGregor to Earl Warren regarding reparations for lost salaries

Memo on Employment and the State Personnel Board

Inter-Departmental Communication from State Personnel Board to W. T. Sweigert regarding return of Japanese and state employment

Memo on Employment of Returned Japanese

Governor's Office Memorandum from Helen MacGregor to Earl Warren regarding policies for employment of returning Japanese

Address by Governor Earl Warren of California

Address by Earl Warren at the 35th Annual Governors' Conference in Columbus, Ohio; Discussion of release of Japanese from incarceration camps in regards to public safety

"Motor Vehicle Registration Form"

Form to register vehicle that will be stored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

"Personal Property Form"

Form to inventory personal belongings that will be stored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Three Personal Tags

Tags "to be attached to hand baggage carried by person, to be retained by person to whom issued, and to be taken by medical examiner"

"Storage Tag"

Tag to be placed on personal belongings of evacuees

Correspondence on Japanese in Higher Education

Correspondence from Robert G. Sproul to Henry A. Wallace regarding Japanese college and university students who have been removed from school due to the evacuation

Correspondence on Colleges and Universities

Correspondence from Robert G. Sproul to Franklin Delano Roosevelt regarding a plan for Japanese college and university students during the evacuation; See "Proposal for the Continued Collegiate Training…" (F3729_145_003a-F3729_145_003b)

"Proposal for the Continued Collegiate Training of Citizens of Japanese Ancestry Forced by Evacuation Orders to Interrupt Studies"

Report on plan to accommodate Japanese college and university students during incarceration; Sections: The General Problem; Methods of Meeting the Problem; Suggested Procedures

Correspondence on Report from Tolan Committee

Correspondence from Robert G. Sproul to John H. Tolan regarding summary and thoughts on "Preliminary Report and Recommendations on Problems of Evacuation of Citizens and Aliens from Military Areas," a report issued by the Tolan Committee

Memo on Policy for Personal Effects

Memo from William G. Pierce to All WCCA Control Station Managers regarding evacuees bringing belongings to the Assembly and Reception Centers

"Department Bulletin No. 188"

Bulletin from Martha A. Chickering to County Boards of Supervisors, County Welfare Departments, and County Auditors regarding ineligibility for certain public assistance programs

Memo on Necessary Work Crews

Memo from W. K. Shaughnessy to All WCCA Control Stations regarding work crews necessary at assembly centers to be filled by evacuees

"State of California Department of Social Welfare News Bulletin"

Bulletin to counties from the Department of Social Welfare regarding counties' responsibility to aid relocated Japanese

"Japanese Heads of Households by Counties and Total Japanese Population"

Map showing the number of Japanese and Japanese-Americans residing in each county

"Summary of the Proclamation of the President of the United States…"

Summary of proclamations dated December 7 and 8, 1941 and January 14, 1942, which describes instructions for aliens; Attached to "Notice to Enemy Nationalities: Certificates of Identification" (F3729_144_002b)

"Notice to Aliens of Enemy Nationalities: Certificates of Identification"

Notice indicating the requirement for aliens to acquire Certificates of Identification; signed Earl G. Harrison and Francis Biddle; Attachment: "Summary of Proclamation of the President of the United States…" (F3729_144_002b)