The War Relocation Authority & the Incarceration of Japanese-Americans During World War II

About the Collection

This collection focuses on the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The collection includes 62 documents totaling 911 pages covering the years 1942 through 1962. Supporting materials include oral history transcripts and photographs courtesy of the National Archives.

Documents

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1942

Letter, Harry S. Truman to Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward, April 28, 1942; with attachment, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward to Harry S. Truman, April 20, 1942. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.

Letter, Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 28, 1942; with attachment, Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 22, 1942; and W. A. Watts to Harry S. Truman, April 14, 1942. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the Unite

Memorandum, Milton. S. Eisenhower to Members of Congress, April 20, 1942; forwarding Informal Report of the War Relocation Authority. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.

Report: Second Quarterly Report, July 1 to September 30, 1942, War Relocation Authority, not dated, c. late 1942. Papers of Philleo Nash.

1943

Letter, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of War, March 11, 1943; with attachment, Secretary of War to Dillon S. Myer, May 10, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Letter, Harry S. Truman to Clyde H. Porter, April 7, 1943; with attachment, Clyde H. Porter to Harry S. Truman, March 31, 1943. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.

Letter, Harry S. Truman to Edward V. Long, March 23, 1943; with attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, March 22, 1943; and William M. Boyle to Edward V. Long, February 22, 1943. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President

Letter, John Kitasako to Dillon S. Myer, April 20, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Letter, John M. Hall to Dillon S. Myer, November 19, 1943; with attachment, Excerpts from Confidential Letter from General Emmons to Mr. McCloy, Dated 10 November 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the staff of the War Relocation Authority, A Message for Christmas and the New Year, December 21, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Memorandum, J. A. Ulio to the Provost Marshall General and the Director, Special Service Division, S. O. S., January 20, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.

Memorandum, Nisei Assimilation, July 21, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.

News release, statement by Dillon S. Myer, May 14, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.

News release: Work of the War Relocation Authority, An Anniversary Statement by Dillon S. Myer, March 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Report, Army and Leave Clearance Registration at War Relocation Centers, June 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.

Report, Japanese-Americans in Relocation Centers, March 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.

Senate Document, War Relocation Centers: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate..., 1943, documenting hearings that occurred on January 20, 27, and 28, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Senate Document, War Relocation Centers: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate…, 1943, documenting hearings that occurred on January 20, 27, and 28, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech by Dillon S. Myer over the National Broadcasting Company network, July 15, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech transcript, The Relocation Program, by Dillon S. Myer to a meeting of State Commanders and State Adjutants of the American Legion in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 16, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech, Constitutional Principles Involved in the Relocation Program, statement by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech, Evidences of Americanism Among Japanese-Americans, statement by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech, Obligations of Our Heritage, by Dillon S. Myer to the Rotary Club of Lawrence, Kansas, October 18, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech, The Truth About Relocation, by Dillon S. Myer to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, August 6, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Speech: Remarks of Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, March of Time, June 24, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

Transcript, press conference of Dillon S. Myer, Washington, DC, May 14, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.

1944

Letter, Harry S. Truman to Mrs. L. H. Shipman, March 3, 1944; with attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, February 11, 1944. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. S