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1942, discarded writing
Kay found a discarded piece of writing in the trash at Tanforan, images/ vignettes of life there
1942 Spring, Kay's travel itinerary from Tanforan to D.C. and to other cities and back
Kay's travel itinerary, dates and times and cities on Western Pacific Railroad Company. After D.C., she heads up to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, then to Chicago and then to Grand Canyon then Fresno and then to San Francisco. The travel is from…
1942 Sept 20 Letter from Margaret T. Fisher in Oakland to Kay
Margaret Fisher tells Kay about friends of hers in Tanforan that she would like Kay to meet. She wanted to come visit Kay in Tanforan but had to take care of her ill mother.
1942 Oct 3, Tomi's request for Kimi's family to be moved from Jerome, Arkansas to Topaz, Utah
Kimi and Bob Ono and their daughter Martha were sent to Jerome Incarceration Camp in Arkansas. The family lived in Fresno at the time before evacuation or forced removal and for some reason decided or were not able to travel to Oakland to be united…
1942 Oct 18 Letter from Kay to Rev. and Mrs. Giles in Phoenix, Arizona
A letter from Kay Yamashita to Rev. and Mrs. Giles, telling about her life in recent months (she was offered a job in Washington, DC, but the army wouldn't give her a traveling permit; she has now been transferred from Tanforan to Topaz). The main…
1942 Oct 13 Rough draft of Letter from Kay to Rev. Inglis Plymouth Congregation Church
Kay writes a rough draft letter, and cuts out some parts of the description of life in the incarceration camp, self-censoring notes visible.
1942 Nov 14 Letter from Kay to Martha
Page 1: Kay Yamashita has had several job offers, but is hesistant in leaving, anxious to jump at leaving because her parents worry for him. Despite this, Kay and Iyo are pretty sure that they will leave. She works in Student Relocation- advising,…
1942 Nov 11, Letter from Caleb Foote to Kay
Caleb Foote tries to arrange a friend to visit Topaz from Salt Lake City, and encourages Kay to form a Fellowship of Reconciliation group at Topaz.
1942 Nov 1 Letter from Kay to Caleb Foote
Kay awaits Caleb's visit to Topaz, making the final arrangements for Caleb's upcoming visit to camp. People don't know much about the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
1942 Evacuation Report from San Francisco, #2
AFSC Report on the evacuation of Japanese Americans in San Francisco, 3 pages.