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61. Letter from Florence Brady, Registrar, Occidental College, to Remsen Bird, January 15, 1942 Letter from Florence Brady, Registrar, Occidental College, to Remsen Bird, January 15, 1942 Shiraishi, Akira; Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Brady will be presenting Akira Shiraishi's case the next day at an Admissions Committee meeting. Brady asks for counsel from Bird on "any general policy with regard to the admission of any foreign born...
62. Letter from Francis S. Hutchins, President, Berea College, to Remsen Bird, April 18, 1942 Letter from Francis S. Hutchins, President, Berea College, to Remsen Bird, April 18, 1942 Kariya, Mary; Berea College; Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans - Education (Higher); Education, Higher -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Hutchins acknowledges receipt of Bird's letter concerning Mary Kariya (see Bird's letter Dbase #021). Kariya "has arrived and seems to find herself enjoying our campus."
63. Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, President, to Culbert L. Olson, Governor, California, May 18, 1942 Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, President, to Culbert L. Olson, Governor, California, May 18, 1942 Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-; Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965; American Friends Service Committee Roosevelt replies to Olson's letter of April 25 concerning American-born Japanese college and university students. He believes that "qualified American-born Japanese students will be enabled to continue...
64. Letter from Fumiko Matsumura to Remsen Bird, April 4, 1942 Letter from Fumiko Matsumura to Remsen Bird, April 4, 1942 Concentration Camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Manzanar Relocation Center (Manzanar, Calif.) In this two-page handwritten letter, Matsumura writes to Bird of her arrival at Manzanar Reception Center, describing the beauty of surrounding mountains but also the lack of modern conveniences such as...
65. Letter from Fumiko Matsumura to Remsen Bird, June 2, 1942 Letter from Fumiko Matsumura to Remsen Bird, June 2, 1942 Concentration Camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Manzanar Relocation Center (Manzanar, Calif.) In this two-page handwritten letter, Matsumura writes to Bird regarding the "rapid progress" at Manzanar, noting that all houses have been built and that a hospital is under construction. Matsumura also...
66. Letter from George Day, Professor of Sociology, Occidental College, to Remsen Bird, April 10, 1942 Letter from George Day, Professor of Sociology, Occidental College, to Remsen Bird, April 10, 1942 Toriumi, Sophie (Tajima); World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Los Angeles (Calif.) History Day reports on his visit to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles before the evacuation. He writes of a meeting with the City Planning Commission, his efforts in tracking down Occidental affiliated Japanese Americans,...
67. Letter from Gertrude Laws, Director, Education for Women, Pasadena City Schools, to Remsen Bird, May Letter from Gertrude Laws, Director, Education for Women, Pasadena City Schools, to Remsen Bird, May 26, 1942 Education (Secondary); Concentration camps -- United States; California. State Dept. of Education; Landreth, Verne; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war Laws suggests that graduating exercise being held at Santa Anita for students of Japanese American ancestry should be extended to a state-wide level. Laws encloses a copy of her letter to Verne Landreth...
68. Letter from Gertrude Laws, Director, Education For Women, Pasadena City Schools, to Remsen Bird, May14, Letter from Gertrude Laws, Director, Education For Women, Pasadena City Schools, to Remsen Bird, May14, 1942 Education; World War, 1939-1945--Internment of civilians; Concentration camps -- United States; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Santa Anita, Calif.); Japanese Americans -- Cultural assimilation; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Laws describes two incidents concerning the evacuation of Japanese Americans and a sub-committee of Pasadena Defense Council of which Laws is a member. The first is the cancelled appearance of Everett...
69. Letter from Gordon K. Chapman, Field Representative, Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, Letter from Gordon K. Chapman, Field Representative, Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, to Remsen Bird, September 16, 1943 Kanow, Sinpachi; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Chapman inquires about Kanow's standing at Occidental. He urges Bird that because Kanow is a graduate of Long Beach Junior College and attended seminary in Japan he should earn his A. B. Degree from Occidental....
70. Letter from Guy Snavely, Executive Director, Association of American Colleges, to Remsen Bird, June 5, Letter from Guy Snavely, Executive Director, Association of American Colleges, to Remsen Bird, June 5, 1942 Japanese Americans - Education (Higher); Concentration Camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Education, Higher -- United States; Hedrick, E.R. (Earle Raymond), 1876-1943 Responding to Bird's letters, Snavely informs Bird that he too was disappointed "to know that the relocation of Japanese college students had been turned over to a group of YMCA, YWCA and church mission...
71. Letter from Guy Snavely, Executive Director, Association of American Colleges, to Remsen Bird, April Letter from Guy Snavely, Executive Director, Association of American Colleges, to Remsen Bird, April 20, 1942 Japanese Americans - Education (Higher); Association of American Colleges; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Education, Higher -- United States Snavely writes, "I stand ready to do anything I possibly can". He mentions that he has obtained information from the Army and the F.B.I. and that those agencies would "give their blessing" to the relocation...
72. Letter from Haruko Matsushita to Mary Engberg, [Co-ordinator, St. John Francis Polytechnic High School] Letter from Haruko Matsushita to Mary Engberg, [Co-ordinator, St. John Francis Polytechnic High School] November 9, 1942 Concentration Camps -- United States; Education (Secondary); Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Rohwer Relocation Center (Rohwer, Arkan.); World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war Matsushita [high school student?] asks Engberg about the courses required to take in order to graduate from secondary school. Matushita says the principal will try to get the diploma from the school she...
73. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, April 5, 1942 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, April 5, 1942 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Matsunaga sends a list of "some of the most outstanding leaders in this American-Japanese community." The list includes brief profile and addresses.
74. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, December 7, 1943 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, December 7, 1943 World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this three-page handwritten letter, Matsunaga writes of life in her second year at Rockford College. She mentions she will be attending a "World Fellowship convention" in early January. She gives a...
75. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, January 23, 1943 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, January 23, 1943 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; In this two-page handwritten letter, Matsunaga thanks Bird for letters and clippings. She acknowledges the receipt of Betty Thorne's term paper, stating that she has sent out a reply to Thorne. Matsunaga...
76. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, May 28, 1945 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, May 28, 1945 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; In this three-page handwritten letter, Matsunaga writes about her college life and current outlook. She mentions she will be working for the Committee on Race Relations in Chicago and taking classes on...
77. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, November 3, 1944 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, November 3, 1944 American Youth for Democracy; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In this two-page handwritten letter, Matsunaga writes that she is active in the local Democratic headquarters and has become a member of the American Youth for Democracy --- an act which has drawn controversy....
78. Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, October 2, 1944 Letter from Helen Matsunaga to Remsen Bird, October 2, 1944 Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 In her reply to Bird's letter of September 27 (see Dbase #046), Matsunaga gives a summary of her family situation (her parents are settled in Chicago) and writes that she still majors in history. She mentions...
79. Letter from Howard Moise, President, California Housing and Planning Association, to John L. DeWitt, Letter from Howard Moise, President, California Housing and Planning Association, to John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, March 25, 1942 Concentration Camps -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Housing policy -- California; United States. Farm Security Administration Moise informs DeWitt of the endorsement of a proposal which would design communities serving first as evacuation centers for Japanese Americans and later as rehabilitation centers for disabled members...
80. Letter from Hugh T. Fullerton, Captain, A.G.D, Assistant Adjunct General, Western Defense Command and Letter from Hugh T. Fullerton, Captain, A.G.D, Assistant Adjunct General, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, to Remsen Bird, April 26, 1942 Japanese American college students; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; United States. War Relocation Authority On behalf of Lieutenant General Dewitt, Fullerton acknowledges and thanks Bird for his letter of April 23, 1942 (see Bird's letter Dbase #074). Fullerton states DeWitt's policy that evacuated students...
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