The Lyle E. Cook papers, 1938-1973, bulk 1938-1945.

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The Lyle E. Cook papers, 1938-1973, bulk 1938-1945.

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Contains personal correspondence (1942-1962); official correspondence (1938-1945); lectures (1942-1962); magazine (1942); clippings (1941-1973). Official correspondence includes Public Proclamations and Civilian Exclusion Orders prepared by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army regarding the internment and release of Pacific coast Japanese-Americans, the California Preservation League and martial law in the Territory of Hawaii. Lectures include one prepareed by Earl Warren on martial rule. Magazine contains Cook's article on General John DeWitt's Japanese-American internment proclamation. Clippings about Executive Order 9066 dated December 12, 1941.

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United States. Army. Western Defense Command and Fourth Army.

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Cook, Lyle E.

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Served as an army officer with the ranks of captain (1942) through lieutenant colonel (1945). In March 1945 was assigned to the Western Defense Command, Review and Hearing Board Section. In 1962 Cook was a judge in the Alameda County (California) Superior Court. From the description of The Lyle E. Cook papers, 1938-1973, bulk 1938-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 21101703 ...

California Preservation League.

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DeWitt, John Lesesne, 1880-

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United States. Army. Western Defense Command

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On 4 June 1942, the U.S. Army, Western Theater of Operations, was authorized to create a War Disaster Relief Plan for Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The War Disaster Relief Plan was "to provide the course of action to be taken by the Army in case of a total or partial failure of civilian and other governmental agencies to perform their respective War Disaster Relief functions," in the case of enemy invasion or sporadic raids including bombing raids. To...