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Description
A written delcaration from Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt, U. S. Army, that roughly 400 people would be removed from the Portland, Oregon assembly center outside of Military Area No. 1 for private employment. 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.
Geographic communities--Oregon Industry and employment--Agriculture World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and Jobs World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
Place
Temporary Assembly Centers--Portland
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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