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Copyright JANM
letter
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

letter

Date1943-1945
Made WhereDenson, Arkansas, United Staes
Object Nameletter
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Yoshiko Sato, in memory of Tetsuo Toyama
Object number2000.366.297
Description1-page document, includes red letterhead from the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) on top center. The letter reads, "The evacuee should be advised to prepare a letter to the Provost Marshal General, War Department, Washington, D.C., applying for permission to return to Hawaii and giving the following information: 1. Name and present address. / 2. Date and place of birth. / 3. Usual address in Hawaii prior to December 7, 1941. / 4. Name, relation, and address of members of immediate family both in Hawaii and on the mainland. / 5. Name and address of former employers and dates of employment. / 6. Purposes of original visit to mainland. / 7. Reasons for return to Hawaii."

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