Yamashita Family Archives

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1943 1 1 Letter from Ted to Folks_Page_1.jpg

1943 Letter from Frank Herron Smith to John, need to rescan.jpg

Undated, Letter from John to Kay.jpg

1943 undated Iyo to folks_Page_1.jpg

1943 Undated, winter? Ted to Kay.jpg

1943 10 19 Letter from Kay to President Nason .pdf

She says that there is a need for the council and disputes the four claims or arguments for closing the council based on lack of need. She also states that people who are not from the camps might have less of an understanding/ attachment. "We who…

1943 10 13 Letter from Kay to Joe Goodman and friends 81-83.pdf
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…

1943 5 6 Letter from Kay to Mrs. Duveneck.pdf
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 5 1 Letter from Kay to Martha.pdf
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 3 27 Notice on action on leave clearance application, Kay.jpg
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 6 18 Letter from Kay to President Nason, Hoover Institute.pdf

1943 7 3 Newsletter from Kay to President Nason.pdf

Kay discusses news about student relocation, a new hire/volunteer from the west coast, schools that have confidential naval training on their campuses and thus are not open to JA students. Shows communication between camps. Also a new guide on…

1943 undated, Tom to folks_Page_1.jpg
Tom asks how Iyo's wedding turned out.

Kay describes (pg 4) discussion groups/ workshops, one pertaining to the "Negro Problem" and "how their problem relates to ours." Other workshops were on the history of Japan taught by a kibei. Kay also gives lots of personal updates.

1943 2 26 Letter from Kay to Martha at Wash U.pdf
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 Christmas for our Japanese Evacuees and Segregees _Page_1.jpg
Also includes information on Baltimore Methodist Conference, not sure if two documents are actually related. 

1943 9 7 Sayre to Morris.jpg
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