Letter from Laurence I. Hewes, Jr., Regional Director of The American Council on Race Relations, Pacific Coast Regional Office to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1945 October 19
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 5, Item: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_20_5_0003
Letter discusses Hewes' recent trip to Washington, the Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, the Director of the War Relocation Authority (WRA) Dillon Myer, closing of relocation centers, hardship of former evacuees, evacuees' return to the West Coast and policies formerly preventing them from doing so, Douglas' view on the forced internment program, excerpts from letters of former evacuees, housing issues and overcrowding in hostels and temporary housing, points of action for Dougas, and discussion with Tex Goldschmidt.
Dates
- 1945 October 19
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Contains handwritten annotations and notes.
Extent
5 pages
Physical Description
Contains handwritten annotations and notes.
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository