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Description
A report written by William F. Benson, the inspecting officer, detailing how evacuees were moved from Marysville Assembly Center to the Tule Lake Relocation Center in June of 1942. The report details what freight was used, what baggage the evacuees were allowed to take, government property that was issued to the evacuees such as blankets, the times and items that evacuees were fed, a detailed description of the processing process, and the staff that accompanied the evacuees during the relocation. An instruction sheet created by the manager at Marysville Assembly Center, N. L. Bican, is included at the end. The instruction sheet has blank spaces that would be filled in during relocation movements. The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Type
text
Format
Official documents 13 pages, typescript application/pdf
Geographic communities--California World War II--Incarceration camps World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--The journey
Place
Newell, California Marysville, California Temporary Assembly Centers--Marysville Incarceration Camps--Tule Lake
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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