Letter from Fred Korematsu to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, September 17, 1942

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Tanforan Ass. Center.

Fred T Korematsu.

Barrack 90 - 5.

San Bruno, Calif.

American Civil Liberties Union.

Sept I7 1942.

CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Mr. Besig:

Due to the Mix - up in whe wan going first in our

familly, our Varta were mixed up at the office. So now we are

aeiard, It will Probably be on the "6th of this-nem- month when

we leave. My brother is dewa there now as a volentary group. He

wrote to us , stating it was very dusty there, and had to quit work

many times, Veekues of to much dust. The relocation there is orga--

nized into block's, so many barrack's to a biock. I havent got quite

all the information about it, so I will let you know when I get there.

The people that are working at the Aminastration office, are very

friendly and co-oparative, they even came to the station to ennee

them all. I am pretty sure we will get ane swell there.

I am enclosing now , you will hear from me next,at the new relocation

center. I hope everything is running smoothly with you.

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Fred Korematsu case files, Correspondence 1942-1945

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Title: Letter from Fred Korematsu to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, September 17, 1942
Creator: Korematsu, Fred, 1919-2005
Contributor: Besig, Ernest
Date: 1942 September 17
Identifier: MS-3580_1387_0024
Description: Letter from Fred Korematsu to Ernest Besig, written from Tanforan Assembly Center. Korematsu writes that his family is delayed in moving to Topaz due to a mix-up. Stamped "confidential."
Genre: correspondence
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from Fred Korematsu to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, September 17, 1942; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Records--Case Files, 1934-1993--Korematsu, Fred, 1942-1946--Correspondence 1942-1945, MS-3580_1387; California Historical Society.
Rights statement: In Copyright
Publication rights: Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and other parties, was not transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS). Permission for reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed by fair use must be secured from the copyright holder.
Topical subject(s): World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Japanese American community responses
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Legal cases
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers
Named subject(s): Temporary Assembly Centers--Tanforan
Geographical subject(s): San Bruno (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt009nf073/
Collection identifier: MS-3580_1387