Exhibits

Items

• Memo on Food Stamp Policy
  Office Memorandum from Genevieve Murrican to Margaret S. Watkins regarding food stamp policy
• Memo on Mixed Marriages
  Office Memorandum from Margaret Watkins (by Merle Leedy) to Elizabeth B. MacLatchie regarding policy for mixed marriages
• Memo on Allocations
  Office Memorandum from Elizabeth B. MacLatchie (by Honora Costigan) to Martha A. Chickering regarding use of emergency funds for public assistance
• "Relocating Japanese-American Evacuees"
  "The program of the War Relocation Authority for the relocation of more than 100,000 Japanese aliens and American citizens of Japanese ancestry now being evacuated from Pacific Coast military areas"; Sections: Chronology, Evacuation-A Military Necessity, The Relocation Program, The War Relocation Work Corps
• "Map of California"
  Large map of California indicating the boundaries of Military Areas I & II
• "Excerpt from Victory"
  Excerpt from article entitled "Qualified Residents May leave Japanese Centers to Work" regarding leave from relocation centers; referenced in Unmarked Correspondence (F3729_65_007a)
• "Excerpt from Information Digest No. 520"
  Excerpt from article entitled "Aliens and Citizens of Japanese Ancestry" regarding leave from relocation centers; referenced in Unmarked Correspondence (F3729_65_007a)
• Correspondence on Policy
  Correspondence from Azile H. Aaron to Martha A. Chickering regarding policies adopted by the War Relocation Authority; Attachments: "Excerpt from Information Digest No. 520" (F3729_65_007b), "Excerpt from Victory" (F3729_65_007c)
• "Military Areas in California"
  Map of California indicating the boundaries of the military zones
• Memo on Assistance for the Blind
  Office Memorandum from Perry Sundquist to Elizabeth B. MacLatchie regarding aid to blind Japanese
• Correspondence on Weekly Activity
  Correspondence from Vlad F. Ratay to Richard M. Neustadt regarding weekly report on activities of State Department of Social Welfare
• Memo on Manzanar
  Office Memorandum from Gladys C. Johns (by Kathryn M. Larmore) to Margaret S. Watkins regarding conditions at Manzanar Assembly Center
• AA Instructions #3
  "Procedures for filing claims against the federal security agency for assistance rendered to dependents of detained or interned enemy aliens"
• Memorandum No. X
  Memorandum from Phoebe H. Bannister to Members of Public Assistance Staff Assigned to Local WCCA Office regarding incarceration of Japanese and non-Japanese couples
• Memo on Recommendations for Children in Institutions
  Memorandum from C. Rollin Zane to Azile H. Aaron regarding recommendations for evacuation of Maryknoll Home, Salvation Army Children's Home, and Japanese Children's Home; Referenced in Correspondence on Recommendations for Children in Institutions (F3729_64_009a)
• Correspondence on Recommendations for Children in Institutions
  Correspondence from C. Rollin Zane to Bess Replogle regarding recommendations for Japanese children in institutions; Attachment: Memo on Recommendations for Children in Institutions(F3729_64_009b)
• "Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry"
  Instructions for relocation in accordance with Civilian Exclusion Order No. 5 as ordered by John L. DeWitt
• Memo on Number of Cases
  Office Memorandum from Bernice G. Copland to Margaret S. Watkins and Lois Craig regarding report on operations in Los Angeles County
• Memo on Policy for Banking and Shipment of Household Goods
  Informational memo from W. K. Shaughnessy to All Control Station Managers regarding arrangements for banking and shipment of household goods for relocated Japanese
• "Memorandum No. IV"
  Memorandum from Phoebe Bannister to Members of the Public Assistance Staff Assigned to WCCA Local Offices regarding relocation process; Sections: WCCA Functions; Controlled Evacuation; Civil Control Offices
• "Social Implications of Mass Evacuation"
  Unrevised transcript of forum discussion regarding effect of relocation; Speakers: Carey McWilliams, Leonard Corwin, Raymond Booth, John Abrams
• Memo on Restrictions
  Office Memorandum from Lois Craig to Martha A. Chickering, et al. regarding travel
• Memo on Children in Institutions
  Office Memorandum from Elizabeth B. MacLatchie to Martha A. Chickering regarding Japanese children in institutions
• Correspondence on Children in Institutions
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Richard Neustadt regarding Japanese children in institutions; Attachment: "Recommendations Regarding Institutions Caring for Japanese Children"
• "Departmental Bulletin No. 181"
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to County Boards of Supervisors, County Welfare Departments and County Auditors regarding relocation program, including public assistance, coordination with Federal government, and procedures
• Correspondence on Recommendations for Relocation by Young Men's Christian Association
  Correspondence from Lincoln Kanai to John L. DeWitt regarding recommendations for relocation
• Correspondence on County Welfare Departments
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Richard M. Neustadt regarding county takeover of relocation program
• Correspondence on Coordination with Counties
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to all Board of Supervisor Chairmen regarding coordination between California counties and Federal government
• "Departmental Bulletin No. 168"
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to County Boards of Supervisors, County Welfare Departments and County Auditors regarding new policies on aid to needy blind and children
• "College and Universities and Civilian Defense"
  Manual for University students relating to defense activities; Chapters: The Role of the University or College in the Program of Civilian Defense, Organization of the On-Campus Program for Civil Defense, Preparing Buildings for Maximum Protection, The Civil Air Patrol
• "What Can I Do"
  "The citizens handbook for war" issued by United States Office of Civilian Defense
• "Defense on Main Street"
  "A guidebook for local activities for defense and democracy" by the Council for Democracy
• Outline of Problems
  Correspondence from Annie Clo Watson to Martha A. Chickering outlining problems faced by minority groups
• "A Declaration of Policy by the Japanese American Citizens League"
  JACL policy; attachment included in Correspondence from JACL (F3729_56_005a-F3729_56_005c)
• "The Japanese American Creed"
  Statement written by Mike Masaoka and read before United States Senate; attachment included in Correspondence from JACL (F3729_56_005a-F3729_56_005c)
• "A Resolution"
  Resolution by the Japanese American Citizens League; attachment included in Correspondence from JACL (F3729_56_005a-F3729_56_005c)
• Correspondence from JACL
  Correspondence from Mike Masaoka to Martha A. Chickering; Attachments: A Resolution (FF3729_56_005c), The Japanese American Creed (F3729_56_005d), A Declaration of Policy by the Japanese American Citizens League (F3729_56_005e); see also Response to Correspondence from JACL (F3729_56_004)
• Response to Correspondence from JACL
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Mike Masaoka; see Correspondence from JACL (F3729_56_005a-F3729_56_005b)
• Correspondence on Difficulties Faced by Japanese
  Correspondence from Annie Clo Watson to Martha A. Watkins regarding outline of observed difficulties faced by Japanese
• Response to Correspondence on Committee on Welfare
  Correspondence from Annie Clo Watson to Martha A. Chickering regarding appointment to Committee on Welfare of the State Council of Defense; see Correspondence on Committee on Welfare (F3729_56_001)
• Correspondence on Committee on Welfare
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Annie Clo Watson regarding appointment to Committee on Welfare of the State Council of Defense; for response, see Response to Correspondence on Committee on Welfare (F3729_56_002)
• Memo on Tulare County Cooperation
  Correspondence from Margaret S. Watkins to Gladys C. Johns regarding Tulare County's participation in the WCCA program
• Correspondence on Tulare County Public Sentiment
  Correspondence from Archibald B. Young to Richard M. Neustadt regarding relocation into Tulare County
• Correspondence from Tulare County Board of Supervisors
  Correspondence from Leroy McCormick to State Department of Social Welfare regarding relocation of Japanese to Tulare County
• Memo San Benito County Defense Activities
  Office Memorandum from Genevieve Murrican to Margaret S. Watkins regarding relocation planning
• Memo on Riverside County Defense Activities
  Office Memorandum from Honora Costigan to Margaret S. Watkins regarding defense planning; Sections: Plan of Activity; Rest Centers; Riverside City Council; Emergency Homes; Training of Volunteers; Questions Asked
• Memo on Mono County Defense Activities
  Office Memorandum from Mary F. LeHane (by Elizabeth Parmley) to Margaret S. Watkins regarding housing relocated Japanese in Mono County
• Correspondence on Exclusionary Actions
  Correspondence from J. P. Hofman to Martha A. Chickering regarding rumors to disenfranchise Japanese-Americans; see Response to Correspondence on Exclusionary Actions (F3729_50_001a)
• Response to Correspondence on Exclusionary Actions
  Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to J. P. Hofman regarding rumors of efforts to disenfranchise Japanese-Americans; see Correspondence on Exclusionary Actions (F3729_50_001b)
• Memo on Pittsburg Defense Activities
  Office memorandum from Mary F. Dumble to Margaret S. Watkins regarding relocation and it's effect on Pittsburg, California