This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications, and other records that constitute the basic documents of War Relocation Authority internment camps. The records include organization charts, blueprints and plans, statistical materials, directives and other procedural issuances; official and private publications (including camp, school, and church newspapers); news releases, speeches, and press clippings; and final reports for each center. Some of the records are in Japanese.
The records document all phases of relocation center activities, such as: agricultural production; formation of cooperative enterprises; community government; legal services; health and medical programs; educational, religious, and recreational activities; evacuee employment, housing and mess operations; fire protection; internal security problems; the Tule Lake segregation program; induction of residents into the armed forces; placement and re-settlement of evacuees; post-war liquidation of the centers; and other administrative matters.
