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Supplementary statement by Mr. D. S. Myer before the Sub-Committee of the Military Affairs, Committee of the U. S. Senate

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Title: Supplementary statement by Mr. D. S. Myer before the Sub-Committee of the Military Affairs, Committee of the U. S. Senate
Creator: Myer, Dillon S. (Dillon Seymour), 1891-1982: author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1943-01-20
Contributing Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information: Materials in the Eastern California Museum may be subject to copyrights. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Eastern California Museum as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. For further information, please contact: ecmuseum@inyocounty.us
Description: Report by Dillon Myer regarding the history and activities of the War Relocation Authority and the "relocation program." Includes a memorandum of understanding between the WRA and the War Department, description of problems with the "evacuation program," evacuation of Hawaii, administrative policies on housing, food, education, medical care, employment, public works, community welfare, community enterprises, community government, policies on leaving camp, work leave, group leave, temporary and indefinite leave, evacuee property, activities of the Federal Reserve Bank, activities of the Farm Security Administration, and organization and functions of the War Relocation Authority. Also includes Exhibit 1: Memorandum of understanding as to the functions of Military Police units at the relocation centers and Exhibit 2: Policies pertaining to the use of Military Police at War Relocation Centers. Original item is found in item: ecm_wells_9911.
Collection of documents and ephemera from Harry Bentley Wells, teacher at Manzanar War Relocation Center High School and Shirley Elizabeth Wells, registered nurse (R.N.) at Manzanar War Relocation Center. This collection includes correspondence, memos, reports, student papers, grade book, commencement program, prom invitation, and other memorabilia from the eleven months H. Bentley Wells was employed at Manzanar.
Type: text
Format: Reports
28 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches
application/pdf
Identifier: ecm_wells_0911_transcription
ecm_wells_9911
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/36479
Language: English
Subject: World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Incarceration camps
Place: Manzanar, California
Washington D.C.
Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
Source: Eastern California Museum
Relation: California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Harry Bentley Wells and Shirley Elizabeth Wells Collection

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