Special Projects Report, 1942-1943

File — Box: 3, Folder: 2-6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Continuous reports and memoranda from John D. Cook to Project Chiefs concerned primarily with activities and problems dealing more directly with the daily lives of the evacuees. Reports give a good picture of life in relocation centers. Sample reports include information on evacuees: births, deaths, transfers, mental cases; special problems or incidents in the centers such as riots, robberies, arrests, trials, fires, employee strikes, unwed mothers; reports on Japanese festivals and celebrations; organization of the Red Cross; reports on how different groups view project life; sample letters from beet workers on how they were treated on the outside; a report on prevalent fears in the Tule Lake Community; an interview with Walter Tsukamoto, delegate to the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Conference in Salt Lake City. A sizable portion of the reports deal with the resistance movement and incidents associated with the registration program.

Dates

1942-1943

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.