Evelyn Whitehead McCool papers, 1942.

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Evelyn Whitehead McCool papers, 1942.

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Papers re her work as public assistance worker assigned to Marysville WCCA office, to help Japanese Americans during World War II evacuation. Include Wartime Civilian Control Administration correspondence and memos; copies of her reports; letters written to her by the evacuees; reports, bulletins and other ephemeral publications of various official and private organizations concerned with the evacuation process, including Japanese American Citizens League, War Relocation Authority, U.S. Army Western Defense Command, etc.; clippings.

1 box (.4 linear ft.) and 1 oversize folder.

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United States. War Relocation Authority

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Japanese American Citizens' League

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