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- Collection: Kay's Work and Personal Correspondence
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1943 4 2 , Letter from Kay to Mr. and Mrs. Duveneck.
Kay thanks them for Christmas gift of fabric. Tomi will sew a dress but has to wait her turn on the block sewing machine. An elderly man was fatally shot for getting to close to the barbed wire fence. The M.P. was court marshalled.
1943 5 13 Letter from Josephine Duveneck to Kay
Duveneck assures Kay that if she stays at a Chicago hostel, she will certainly find a job there.
1943 5 5, Letter from Martha to Kay
Martha writes from Poston, Arizona that she is very cherred up by Kay's letter and care for her wellbeing since her other friends at Topaz haven't been writing her. She worries that she won't be able to find a job if relocated and needs to make money…
1943 5 6 Letter from Kay to Mrs. Duveneck
Kay writes about leaving camp to attend her brother's graduation from Garrett Seminary in Chicago/ Evanston. She doesn't know what kind of work she can get out there though, and is thinking about doing domestic work if there are no desk or office…
1943 5 8 Letter from Kay in Topaz to Martha (at Washington University in St. Louis)
A letter from Kay Yamashita at Topaz to a Martha at Washington University in St. Louis. Kay plans on spending a couple days in St. Louis before she goes to Chicago and asks if she can stay with Martha or if Martha can find her a place to stay. She…
1943 5 8, Letter from Kay to Margaret
Kay asks if she could stay with her in Chicago to look for a job.
1943 Feb 26 Letter from Kay to Martha at Washington University
A letter to Kay Yamshita from Martha, a Japanese-American college student whom Kay helped relocate to Washington University in St. Louis. Marhta descrives her journey to St. Louis and life at the university. She also descrives a committee set up by…
1943 March 27 Notice on action on Kay's leave clearance application
Kay is notified on March 27, 1943 that she has been cleared for indefinite leave in the Easter Defense Command. This notice does not authorize departure from camp. She must apply again to leave.
1943 May 1 Letter from Kay to Martha in Poston
A letter from Kay Yamashita at Topaz to a Martha at Poston. Kay tells about her life, describing her sister Iyo's marriage, her work with Student Relocaion and her plans to leave camp, going first to her brother Tom's graduation in Lincoln and then…
1943 May 6 Letter from Kay to Mrs. Duveneck
A letter (probably from Kay Yamashita) to Jospehine Duveneck, thanking her for a card she sent. The letter writer goes on to say that she plans to leave her internment camp for Chicago to visit her brother and look for work. She askss Duveneck for…
1943 Oct 13 Letter from Kay to Joe Goodman and friends ,
A letter from Kay Yamashita--recently transferred from Tanforan to the Central Utah Relocation Project--to Joe Goodman and other friends. She describes the new relocation center, which does not appear to be very nice. Kay has been working with…
1944 10 24, Informal letter from Helen Paul (WRA) to Kay about a job
Helen Paul writes a personal letter saying that she doesn't think Kay will be satisfied in the job that she's being offered at the WRA compared to her job at the Student Relocation Council, invites her to stay with her to do more job hunting in…
1944 11 16 Letter from Kay to Helen Paul about job at student relocation and job prospects
A letter from Kay Yamshita to Helen Paul expressing thanks for a recent letter she sent her. Kay is trying to decide whether or not to stay with the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council. She likes her job but is having difficulties…