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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to [John] Victor Carson, Dominguez Water Corp., December 30, 1942

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Title: Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to [John] Victor Carson, Dominguez Water Corp., December 30, 1942
Creator: Myer, Dillon S. (Dillon Seymour), 1891-1982: author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1942-12-30
Contributing Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information: Notice regarding copyright of materials available online: http://www4.csudh.edu/libarchives/services-policies/index
Description: Requests a reference from Carson for his opinion of Frank Takeharu Amemiya's "extent of Americanization," standing and reputation, and "occupational abilities," in order that he may leave a "relocation center" for the purposes of "employment, education, or residence elsewhere."
This collection includes records of land leased to Japanese American tenants in years leading up to World War II. As such, they provide a view of California in years of the Alien Land Laws, attitudes toward Japanese Americans, and the impact of World War II.
Type: text
Format: Correspondence
1 page, typewritten
image/jpeg
Identifier: Victor_Carson
ark:/13030/c8959kw4
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/339
Language: English
Subject: World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement
World War II--Leaving camp--Student leave
World War II--Leaving camp--Work leave
Source: CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
Relation: California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt109nc51t/
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