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- Collection: Kay's Work and Personal Correspondence
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1939, Letter from the principal of Oakland Pubic School to Kay
The Principal writes to Kay congratulating her on graduating and wishing good things. Kay's address on the letter is 670 19th Street, Oakland. Postmarked Jan 28, 1936.
1942 1 5, Kay's report card applying for U.S. Civil Service Commission
Kay fills out the form of her score on a test of Female Trainee, manual occupations. Her score is 76. Dated Jan 5 1942. The test is taken by the U.S. Civil Service Commission.
1942 10 26 Handwritten letter from Mrs. Josephine Duveneck to Kay
A letter to Kay Yamashita from Josefine Duveneck, who is working on student reloaction, asking Kay if she would like to leave camp for a job on the outside.
1942 12 11 Letter from Mrs. Duveneck to Kay
about working in the Philadelphia Office
1942 12 24, Letter from Kay to Mrs. Duveneck
Kay describes a trip that the Community Welfare Department was allowed to go on, a hike 35 miles away from Topaz. One ailing man went missing. They searched for him in the terrain for three days and found him. He wanted to commit suicide and had…
1942 12 27, Letter from Kay to Leila & Lillie Margaret
Kay describes Christmas in Topaz, receiving anonymous gifts from all over the U.S. for kids in camp.
1942 12 6, Letter from Kay to Grace
Kay describes camp in more honest detail. "It's been a terrible nightmare that few of us shall forget." She describes shoveling dust out of the house.
1942 12 7, Letter from Kay to Miss Howey
Kay writes about first arriving at Topaz. The army uprooted the shrubs greesewood, that grow in the area. So the dust storms were worse than usual. They weren't finished with the barracks, so they slept at first 200 in a row on cement floors of the…
1942 3 25, Letter from Cal students to colleges on Eastern part of U.S.
University Y.M.C.A., University Y.W.C.A., Wesley Foundation (Methodist), Plymouth House (Congregational), Westminster House (Presbyterian), and Roger Williams Club (Baptist) from Cal Berkeley write a form letter to college groups at other campuses…
1942 4 10, Kay's Civil Servant Typist Exam
In Kay's second exam, ( earlier one taken in Dec 1941) she scores 75-90. Not sure what this means- if she improved from last rating of 75 to a 90 this time or if the two numbers are both from the same test.
1942 4 27, Recommendation for Kay from her former boss
Kay worked for Kathryn T. Bangs at the Oakland U.S. Employment Office as a statistical typist. She recommends Kay's character, loyalty and work. Includes the envelope. Mrs. Bangs sent it to where Kay was staying when she was in Berkeley, after she…
1942 4 29, Job recommendation for Kay from previous boss
Another job recommendation, this time from Peter D. Kristisch, an area supervisor for Kay in her job at the Social Security Board. U.S. Employment Services.
1942 4 29, Official letter allowing Kay to travel with her mother across the country to testify in case in D.C.
Herman P. Goebel Jr, Captain of the Wartime Civil Control Administration in San Francisco writes a letter allowing Kay and "Mrs. Gomi Yamashita" (typo!) to travel through New Orleans to get to Washington D.C. They are allowed to leave Tanforan on May…
1942 4 7, Letter from Cal Berkeley Administrator to Federal official Overseeing evacuation,
Robert Sproul, administrator of the University of California, writes to John Tolan, Chairman Selection Committee Investigating National Defense Migration (evacuation). Sproul agrees wit the report "Preliminary Report and Recommendations on Problems…
1942 4 8, Summons for Kay in Court Case U.S. vs David Warren Ryder et al
Summons form for Kay to be a witness in trial U.S. vs David Warren Ryder et al to be tried in Washington D.C. She is asked to come to court on May 14, 1942 and testify on behalf of the United States.
1942 4 Letter from Oakland church leaders to Japanese Americans during Evacuation
Mrs. Joseph A Woods, Presidence of Oakland Council of Church Women, Lawtown Harris, Executive Secretary of East Bay Church Federation, and Robert Inglis, President of East Bay Ministers' Fellowship write to evacuees, telling them they are disturbed…
1942 4, Kay's Small Pox Immunization Record
Kay was immunized for small pox in three injection during April 1942 by Dr. K. Togasaki. Her address is listed as Building 20, Apartment 18 in Tanforan.
