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Title
Memorandum to post masters, March 28, 1942
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-03-28
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
The California Historical Society (CHS) has no information about copyright ownership for this item, and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce it. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of the item. Unpublished works are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation; works published before 1923 have entered the public domain. Upon request, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.
Description
Memo to Post Masters, regarding enclosed forms WDC-PM 4 and 5, which the memo states "are to be handed to applicants for exemption from evacuation and curfew," and that "it is suggested that not more than two copies each be given to an applicant in order to prevent wastage."
Consists of various materials collected and maintained by William J. Mountin, gathered in the course of his work in the Statistical Branch of the Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). Includes War Relocation Authority (WRA) and WCCA correspondence and memos concerning the administration of the office in San Francisco; copies of statistical reports and bulletins, including those compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau; sample forms, reports, maps, bulletins, and Civilian Exclusion Orders and Instruction broadsides; ephemeral publications of various official organizations concerned with the administration of the U.S. Army Western Defense Command office, including directories and organizational charts; and clippings.
Type
text
Format
Memorandum
1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
MS-3196_0002
chs_ms3196_0002
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/53830
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Administration--Western Defense Command
World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
Source
California Historical Society
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
William J. Mountin material relating to forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans

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