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TitleSeptember 3, 1863 Civil War soldier's letter written by Regimental Musician, Private John McDonnell, Company H, 14th New Jersey Regiment
Date Created1863-09-03
DescriptionThis two page letter was written by Private John McDonnell who was a musician with the 14th New Jersey Regiment but assigned to Company H of that regiment. The letter was written from the Camp of...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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TitleCivil War carte de visite (CDV) photograph of Sergeant William J. Ingram in uniform, Company H, 14th New Jersey Regiment
Date Created1862-1863
DescriptionThis front and reverse side CDV format photograph of Sergeant William J. Ingram taken by Marken's Gallery, Frederick, Maryland between September 1862 and July 1863 while the 14th New Jersey was...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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TitleLetter regarding release from Seabrook Farms [sic]
Date Created1947-09-08
DescriptionIn September 1947, Takeda was released to the custody of his attorney Wayne Collins, a leading civil liberties lawyer who represented both Nisei and Japanese Peruvians. Collins arranged for Takeda to...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleLetter regarding cancellation of renunciation of citizenship
Date Created1958-10-29
DescriptionIt took until 1958 for the federal courts to reach a decision in Takeda's case. A letter from Collins notes that in the end, the judge ruled that Takeda's renunciation of his citizenship was never...
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleAlien registration card
Date Created1947-09-08
DescriptionSenichiro Takeda renounced his U.S. citizenship in protest of his incarceration. In September 1947, still detained at Tule Lake, he was issued an alien registration card.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleFamily posing outside of barracks
Date Created1942-1945
DescriptionThe Takedas were sent to the Tule Lake concentration camp in northeastern California, where "no-nos" who rejected the loyalty questionnaire were sent as dissenters ineligible for parole.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
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TitleLetter from H. Leon Yager to Ellen Noguchi Nakamura, December 26, 1944
Date Created1944-12-26
DescriptionBy December 1944, 817 internees had been released to Seabrook Farms. The total number would exceed 2,500, although many Issei and Nisei returned to California after the war's end.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
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TitleJohn Nykun posing with 'Little Tokio' sign, Great Meadows, New Jersey, April 13, 1944.
Date Created1944-04-13
DescriptionParoled internees had to contend with hostile receptions in many places. White residents of Great Meadows, NJ, including the soldier shown here, protested farmer George Kowalick's decision to hire...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
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TitleEllen Nakamura, Notice of Assignment and Discharge Papers
Date Created1944-08-31
DescriptionAs a Relocation Guidance Committee Secretary, Nakamura received $19 a month in wages.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
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Title500 Satisfied Issei and Nisei Already Employed
Date Created1943
DescriptionRelocation and supervised work was implemented gradually by the WRA, beginning in January 1943. This poster touts Seabrook Farms' success in attracting and retaining released internees, to convince...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)