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101. Letter from Mary Kariya to Remsen Bird, President, Occidental College, May 10, 1942 Letter from Mary Kariya to Remsen Bird, President, Occidental College, May 10, 1942 Berea College; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Kariya acknowledges receipt of letter concerning her relocation to Berea College. Describes the Berea campus, students and social life. Reports that she is working in the business office of the library....
102. Letter from Mary M. Engberg to Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, April 15, 1942 Letter from Mary M. Engberg to Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, April 15, 1942 Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell) 1899-1977; Concentration camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war Engberg begins her three-page letter stating, "Many of us who are in the business of education are tremendously concerned about 'our' Japanese children and young people." She continues, "We desperately...
103. Letter from Morgan Odell, Profesor of Philosophy and Religion, Occidental College, to Simpachi Kanow, Letter from Morgan Odell, Profesor of Philosophy and Religion, Occidental College, to Simpachi Kanow, December 11, 1941 Bird, Remsen Du Bois, b. 1888; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Odell hopes that Kanow's brother's experience will not cause Kanow to drop out of college, at least not until the end of the semester. He encourages Kanow to see President Bird or Dr. Cleland before making...
104. Letter from Myrtle L. Fetzer, Assistant Director, U.S.O., to Remsen Bird, November 22, 1943 Letter from Myrtle L. Fetzer, Assistant Director, U.S.O., to Remsen Bird, November 22, 1943 Matsunaga, Helen; United Service Organizations (U.S.); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Fetzer informs Bird that Helen Matsunaga at Rockford College has applied for membership in their Volunteer Service Corps and has listed Bird as a reference. She asks Bird to fill out the enclosed information...
105. Letter from Ray Lyman Wilbur, President, Stanford University, and others, to John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant Letter from Ray Lyman Wilbur, President, Stanford University, and others, to John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, March 24, 1942 Concentration Camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; United States. Farm Security Administration; Housing policy -- California In this 3-page letter, Wilbur cautions DeWitt in the handling of the Japanese American issue and addresses various problems associated with evacuation and internment. Further, he puts forth a proposal...
106. Letter from Ray W. Ragsdale, Minister, First Methodist Church, to Elizabeth McCloy, November 23, 1943 Letter from Ray W. Ragsdale, Minister, First Methodist Church, to Elizabeth McCloy, November 23, 1943 Collection development -- Libraries; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Ragsdale offers McCloy the opportunity to see a book containing poetry and prose written by members of the Poston Relocation Center to commemorate one year in camp. Ragsdale acquired it while visiting...
107. Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, April 6, 1943 Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, April 6, 1943 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird thanks Shiraishi for his beautiful letter and encloses a letter of recommendation (see Dbase #062). Bird gives general words of encouragement, writing, "I know no group in this country where more...
108. Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, December 13, 1944 Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, December 13, 1944 Matsunaga, Helen; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird thanks Shiraishi for the flowers. He asks how he is doing, what his plans are and if there is anything that Bird can do on his behalf. He hears that "all seems to be going exceedingly well under the...
109. Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, December 23, 1944 Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, December 23, 1944 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird thanks Akira and his father for Christmas greetings. He asks how Akira is doing and what he is "planning to do now that the lid is lifted?"
110. Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, March 14, 1945 Letter from Remsen Bird to Akira Shiraishi, March 14, 1945 Matsunaga, Helen; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this letter to Akira Shiraishi, Bird encloses a letter sent to his father Kinjiro Shiraishi (see Dbase #131). He asks Akira how things are going in Chicago and encourages him to see Helen Matsunaga...
111. Letter from Remsen Bird to Arthur Gould, Board of Education, May 25, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to Arthur Gould, Board of Education, May 25, 1942 Santa Anita Assembly Center (Santa Anita, Calif.); Concentration camps -- United States; Engberg, Mary; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird writes a cover note which explains that the two enclosed pages consist of a list of school supplies needed at Santa Anita Assembly Center.
112. Letter from Remsen Bird to C.L. Reeves, May 14, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to C.L. Reeves, May 14, 1942 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war Bird thanks Reeves for his letter of May 12, 1942. [see Reeves' letter Dbase #090]
113. Letter from Remsen Bird to C.V. Hibbard, Director, National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, Letter from Remsen Bird to C.V. Hibbard, Director, National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, April 5, 1944 Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this two-page letter, Bird thanks Hibbard for his March 28, 1944 letter. He also writes, "We must ... understand that the philosophy of democracy is shared by a great many of our Japanese American young...
114. Letter from Remsen Bird to C.V. Hibbard, Director, National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, Letter from Remsen Bird to C.V. Hibbard, Director, National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, March 14, 1944 Collection development -- Libraries; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; National Japanese American Student Relocation Council; Snavely, Guy M. In this letter, Bird states that "we are seeking to develop at Occidental a library dealing with with the whole problem of Japanese Americans during this dreadful time" and requests documents Hibbard may...
115. Letter from Remsen Bird to Carter Davidson, President, Knox College, April 21, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to Carter Davidson, President, Knox College, April 21, 1942 Nishiyama, John; Knox College; Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans - Education (Higher); Education, Higher -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this letter, Bird informs Davidson that "Mr. [John] Nishiyama has expressed the desire, if he is welcome and it can be worked out, to transfer for the remainder of his course to Knox." Bird briefly...
116. Letter from Remsen Bird to Charles Adamec, Dean, Knox College, May 12, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to Charles Adamec, Dean, Knox College, May 12, 1942 Nishiyama, John; Knox College; Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans - Education (Higher); Education, Higher -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this brief letter, Bird acknowledges the receipt of Adamec's letter of May 6, 1942 (see Adamec's letter Dbase #071). He also thanks Ademec, writing, "I am so grateful, myself, for the reassurance that...
117. Letter from Remsen Bird to Clarence E. Pickett, Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, Letter from Remsen Bird to Clarence E. Pickett, Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, May 27, 1942 Japanese American college students; Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war Bird writes that he wishes very much [Milton] Eisenhower had consulted the Western Association of Colleges about student relocation, but, he adds, "[T]his is no time to stand on any degree of sensitivity"....
118. Letter from Remsen Bird to Clarence E. Pickett, Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, Letter from Remsen Bird to Clarence E. Pickett, Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, May 18, 1942 American Friends Service Committee; Hedrick, E.R. (Earle Raymond), 1876-1943; Fitts, Charles T.; Japanese American college students; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird writes to suggest that Pickett invite Charles Fitts and E.R. Hedrick to the May 29 meeting in Chicago because they are actively involved in student relocation. Bird also wrote that "the focal point...
119. Letter from Remsen Bird to Clayton Triggs, Dow Hotel, March 27, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to Clayton Triggs, Dow Hotel, March 27, 1942 Tanaka, Shizona; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bird writes Triggs regarding Shizona Tanaka's desire to be relocated specifically to the Owens Valley Evacuation Camp and "to find some opportunity for service other than as a farm hand." He also praises...
120. Letter from Remsen Bird to Culbert L. Olson, Governor, California, April 1, 1942 Letter from Remsen Bird to Culbert L. Olson, Governor, California, April 1, 1942 Japanese American college students; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Having met with the Governor earlier in the day, Bird writes to thank Olson for the "thoughtful reception". He also mentions that the Western Association of Colleges has discussed to bring to the Association...
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