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1942

  • Report: Second Quarterly Report, July 1 to September 30, 1942, War Relocation Authority, not dated, c. late 1942. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (82 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • April

  • Letter, Harry S. Truman to Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward, April 28, 1942; with attachment, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Ward to Harry S. Truman, April 20, 1942. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Milton. S. Eisenhower to Members of Congress, April 20, 1942; forwarding Informal Report of the War Relocation Authority. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 28, 1942; with attachment, Harry S. Truman to W. A. Watts, April 22, 1942; and W. A. Watts to Harry S. Truman, April 14, 1942. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1943

    January

  • Memorandum, J. A. Ulio to the Provost Marshall General and the Director, Special Service Division, S. O. S., January 20, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Senate Document, War Relocation Centers: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate…, 1943, documenting hearings that occurred on January 20, 27, and 28, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (129 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • March

  • News release: Work of the War Relocation Authority, An Anniversary Statement by Dillon S. Myer, March 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Report, Japanese-Americans in Relocation Centers, March 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of War, March 11, 1943; with attachment, Secretary of War to Dillon S. Myer, May 10, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (15 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, Harry S. Truman to Edward V. Long, March 23, 1943; with attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, March 22, 1943; and William M. Boyle to Edward V. Long, February 22, 1943. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • April

  • Letter, Harry S. Truman to Clyde H. Porter, April 7, 1943; with attachment, Clyde H. Porter to Harry S. Truman, March 31, 1943. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, John Kitasako to Dillon S. Myer, April 20, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • May

  • Transcript, press conference of Dillon S. Myer, Washington, DC, May 14, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (61 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • News release, statement by Dillon S. Myer, May 14, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • June

  • Report, Army and Leave Clearance Registration at War Relocation Centers, June 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (79 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech: Remarks of Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, March of Time, June 24, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • July

  • Speech, Constitutional Principles Involved in the Relocation Program, statement by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech, Evidences of Americanism Among Japanese-Americans, statement by Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 7, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech by Dillon S. Myer over the National Broadcasting Company network, July 15, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Nisei Assimilation, July 21, 1943. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • August

  • Speech, The Truth About Relocation, by Dillon S. Myer to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, August 6, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (13 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • October

  • Speech, Obligations of Our Heritage, by Dillon S. Myer to the Rotary Club of Lawrence, Kansas, October 18, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (7 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • November

  • Speech transcript, The Relocation Program, by Dillon S. Myer to a meeting of State Commanders and State Adjutants of the American Legion in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 16, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (10 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, John M. Hall to Dillon S. Myer, November 19, 1943; with attachment, Excerpts from Confidential Letter from General Emmons to Mr. McCloy, Dated 10 November 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • December

  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the staff of the War Relocation Authority, A Message for Christmas and the New Year, December 21, 1943. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1944

    January

  • Speech, The Facts About the War Relocation Authority, by Dillon S. Myer, to a meeting of the Los Angeles, California Town Hall, January 21, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (11 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • March

  • Letter, Harry S. Truman to Mrs. L. H. Shipman, March 3, 1944; with attachment, Dillon S. Myer to Harry S. Truman, February 11, 1944. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Papers as U. S. Senator and Vice President of the United States.  (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, March 6, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Undersecretary of the Interior, March 8, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, March 9, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech, Relocation Problems and Policies, by Dillon S. Myer to the Tuesday Evening Club, Pasadena, California, March 14, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (12 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Philleo Nash to Herbert Little, March 20, 1944; with attachment, Japanese-Organized Broadcasts, February 28, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech, One Thousandth of the Nation, by Dillon S. Myer to a joint meeting of the civic organizations in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • April

  • News release, Plans of the War Relocation Authority to reopen the Leupp Center…, April 26, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Director [Dillon S. Myer] to the Secretary [of the Interior], [April 29, 1944]. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • May

  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Secretary of the Interior, May 10, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (3 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • June

  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer to the Under Secretary of the Interior, June 2, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • July

  • News release, Transfer of 26 Japanese aliens…, July 9, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • September

  • News release, Forty-five American soldiers…, September 7, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • News release, More than 400 Japanese Americans…, September 8, 1944. Papers of Philleo Nash.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • October

  • Speech, Racism and Reason, by Dillon S. Myer to an interfaith meeting sponsored by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play, Los Angeles, California, October 2, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (10 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech, A Tenth of a Million People, by Dillon S. Myer to the Des Moines Adult Education Forum, Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (10 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • November

  • Memorandum, Minutes of Meeting in Office of the Director, War Relocation Authority, 9 A. M., November 15, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, Notes on Meeting in Mr. Wechsler’s Office, Department of Justice, 2:30 P. M., November 20, 1944. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1945

  • Report, Relation with Other Government Agencies, Federal, State and Local, by Dillon S. Myer, not dated, c. 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Speech, Relocation: The Final Chapter, by Dillon S. Myer, not dated, c. 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (11 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • January

  • Memorandum, West Coast Speech Excerpts (January 1945). Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Memorandum, A Message from the Director of the War Relocation Authority [to evacuees resident in relocation centers], not dated, c. January 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • February

  • Speech, Mass Meeting of the Residents with Mr. Dillon S. Myer…in Minidoka Project Gymnasium, by Dillon S. Myer, February 19, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (7 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • April

  • Hearing transcript, statement and testimony of Dillon S. Myer before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, April 30, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (26 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • May

  • Cross Reference for letter, John R. Lechner to Harry S. Truman, May 3 1945. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Official File.  (1 page)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • June

  • Speech, Problems of Evacuee Resettlement in California, by Dillon S. Myer, Eagle Rock, California, June 19, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (24 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • July

  • Report, Annual Report of the Director of the War Relocation Authority, to the Secretary of the Interior, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1945, not dated, c. July 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (17 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Letter, Dillon S. Myer to S. Hideshima, July 14, 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (4 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • August

  • Memorandum, Dillon S. Myer, A Message to American Soldiers of Japanese Ancestry, August 1945. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (5 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1946

  • Memorandum, To Members of Congress from the Three West Coast States, not dated, c. 1946. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (2 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Report, WRA [War Relocation Authority], A story of Human Conservation, not dated, c. late 1946. The final report of WRA director Dillon S. Myer. Papers of Harry S. Truman: Official File.  (196 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • Report, Semiannual Report of the War Relocation Authority, for the period January 1 to June 30, 1946, not dated. Papers of Dillon S. Myer. (Note: Pages 3-8, 11-16, and 21-26 were missing when this document was scanned).  (14 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • April

  • Letter, J. A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, to Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, April 24, 1946; with attachment, draft of a bill to create an Evacuation Claims Commission. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (8 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1947

  • Statement of D. S. Myer before a Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee Regarding H. R. 5004, that would amend the Nationality Act of 1940 to grant the privilege of naturalization to all immigrants having a legal right to permanent residence, not dated, after 1946. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (6 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1949

    July

  • Statement of Dillon S. Myer in Support of H. R. 199 Before a Special Committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, July 19, 1949. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (7 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
  • 1962

  • Speech of Dillon S. Myer, to be delivered July 27, 1962, Pioneer Banquet, 17th Biennial National Convention, Japanese American Citizens League…, Seattle, Washington. Papers of Dillon S. Myer.  (13 pages)     Printer Friendly Version (PDF)
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