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Description
Abstracts taken from the Wartime Civil Control Administration Operations Manual which was intended to be read to evacuees. The abstracts focus on the rights and restrictions of evacuees while at the assembly centers. Some of the sections discussed include religious activities, wages and hours, banking, visitors, and laundry and cleaning facilities. 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 31 pages, typescript application/pdf
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Funerals World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Housing World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and jobs World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Medical care and health issues
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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