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Box 2

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

General Correspondence, 1942-1943

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1-8
Scope and Contents The majority of these correspondence are issued from Tule Lake, and are written by John D. Cook, Reports Officer, and Harvey M. Coverly, Projects Director. The correspondence are general thank you letters for services rendered; replies to requests for information on Tule Lake from a variety of individuals including librarians, researchers, newspapermen, and interested citizens; official correspondence with the WRA; letters concerning the Tule Lake newspaper, the ; and letters of recommendation...
Dates: 1942-1943

John Douglas Cook Correspondence, 1943

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents This folder contains personal correspondence to John D. Cook from Japanese-Americans who had been in Tule Lake, and were relocated either to another camp, or outside the camp. The letters are personable, displaying great fondness and respect for Cook. The evacuees thank him for his interest and kindness, praise him for being a good administrator, and express wishes to meet again under more pleasant circumstances. The letters give interesting insights of Cook and the evacuees. There are also...
Dates: 1943

Correspondence

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents This folder contains additional letters from evacuees describing their newly acquired freedom, the problems encountered on the outside, and suggestions for improvements in the relocation program.
Dates: 1942-1943

Tule Lake Charter

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents This charter describes the establishment of the community council, a judiciary committee, and community laws.
Dates: 1942-1943

Tule Lake Organization

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents This folder contains a block Managers Manual, describing duties, conduct, and responsibilities of the liaison officer between administration and evacuees. There is also a report containing suggestions for improved administrative organization.
Dates: 1942-1943

Evacuee Statistics

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents These statistics provide a breakdown of the population in Tule Lake according to age, sex, marital status, nativity, years of schooling, and occupation. There is also a statistical analysis of the answers to the registration forms and a list of male US citizens refusing to register.
Dates: 1942-1943

Japanese Material

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents This folder contains correspondence written in English from those refusing to register. There are also correspondence, in Japanese, from Japan.
Dates: 1942-1943