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1943 4 24 Bob’s Application for Leave Clearance Page 1.jpg

1943 4 26 Letter from Kay to Tom_Page_1.jpg
Kay advises Tom to go to the College Summer Service Group in New York. She advises him not to volunteer for the army, but serve humanity. Kiku's loneliness and neglect by parents who are in Idaho. He asked to sleep on Kay's side because of…

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1943 4 26 Tom to Kay and folks .jpg

1943 4 27 Letter from Kay to Ted_Page_1.jpg
Kay is excited that Ted's mom (Kimi) is coming to visit Topaz. Kay is leaving for Chicago 5/20/1943 to apply for jobs in Chicago. Easter.

1943 4 29 Kay to Tom_Page_1.jpg
The family encourages Tom to do what he thinks best- to go to New York. Kay tells him to line up contacts in New York to secure a job there, and reiterates letter

Good professional jobs opening up for JA's in St Louis.

1943 4 3 Letter from Leila Anderson to WRA about Iyo.jpg

1943 4 3 Letter from Leila Anderson to WRA about Kay.jpg

1943 4 3 Letter from Lillie Margaret Sherman to WRA about Kay.jpg

1943 4 8 Letter from Kay to John C_ 33-34_001_Page_1.jpg
Kay has decided that she will leave as soon as she can find a replacement for her job. Her team of 5 has dwindled to two. Mr. Brown of the Friends (American Friends Service Committee of the Quakers) is receptive to having her stay in hostel and…

1943 4 9 Letter from Josephine Duveneck to WRA about Kay.jpg

1943 4 9 Letter from Kay to Ted.pdf
Kay commends Ted for his work in Public Relations. Student Relocation success: most scholarships of any Camp Relocation program. Ted took 19 units while working. Neich (Kimi) is going to leave camp (Jerome) to be with Bob.

Mom Tomi wants…

1943 4 9 Letter from Kay to Tom_Page_1.jpg
Kay wonders how Tom affords expenses. Repeats word for word of Letter to Ted on pg 36 Notebook C (page 2 of letter): loss of initiative in camp with necessary expenses paid, less will to go outside of camp and face discrimination.

She eats…

1943 5 1 Kay to Martha new_Page_1.jpg
Kay writes to Martha, giving family updates.  Min and Iyo got married.  She describes their marriage in camp.  Min left camp to go to a welding training school.  They write to each other everyday.  Kay talks about all the people getting married…

1943 5 1 Kay to Tom_Page_1.jpg
Kay tells Tom to define real objectives in New York, and to stop thinking about volunteering for the Army.  Recommends, St Louis and Chicago if he decides not to go to New York.  Tomi is enthused by art class.  Mom will not come to Tom's…

1943 5 10 Ed Kitow’s Application for Indefinite Leave Page 1.jpg

1943 5 10 Ed Kitow’s Application for Indefinite Leave Page 2.jpg

1943 5 10 Letter to John, candidacy for degree completion.jpg

1943 5 13 Kay to Ms. Duveneck.jpg
Duveneck assures Kay that if she stays at a Chicago hostel, she will certainly find a job there.

1943 5 18 (?) Report on stolen articles from Ed’s storage at Mt. Signal Packing Shed.jpg

1943 5 18 Letter from Alien Property Custodian to Charles Ernst about Ed Page 2.jpg
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