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1943 8 23 Letter from Kay to Min and Iyo
Kay approves of Min and Iyo's decision to come out to Phillie for a new job. Kay is researching available positions for pharmacists. The Bulletin and Record have been publishing stories about the Camps having professionally-trained men and women. Kay…
1943 8 4 Letter from Kay to Iyo and Min
Kay tries to help Min get a job in Pharmacy. Kay tells them that the Japanese are a novelty in Phillie, with has a much larger Negro and Jewish populations, and slums. People assumes the JA's to be Chinese, "which is sad because the Chinese are a sad…
1943 Christmas for our Japanese Evacuees and Segregees
Also includes information on Baltimore Methodist Conference, not sure if two documents are actually related.
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 February Undated, Letter from Tom to folks
Tom asks how Iyo's wedding turned out.
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…