Box 1

Included are copies of letters written by Fumio Fred Takano. In these letters he seeks assistance from his non-Japanese American friend, Florence Packer, during the war. She was appointed as his attorney-in-fact prior to his incarceration. Fumio was able to get his truck delivered from Los Angeles to the Gila River with Mrs. Parker’s assistance, and his sister, Akiko Nakashima, and her family were able to leave the camp by the truck.

Contained are Japanese letters and postcards written by Kumaji and Tsuruno Meguro, who are Issei immigrants and Fumio Fred Takano's parents-in-law. They detail their experiences during the war from an Issei point of view, describing the trip and life in an assembly center and incarceration camp, and their return from the camp to California.

Material is a postcard sent from Akiko Nakashima to her father, Itsuhei Takano who was incarcerated in the Gila River camp in Arizona. She and her family left the camp on September 1, 1943 by Itsuhei's truck. The truck had been managed by Mrs. Parker in Los Angeles and was delivered to the Gila River with her help. The postcard captures the street scene in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Contains a letter from Fred C. Bold, Assistant Manager, Los Angeles Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to Fumio Fred Takano in Los Angeles, California. The letter follows up the inquiry from him regarding his home mortgage and automobile loan.

Material is a receipt issued by Railway Express Agency. One trunk, one box, and four containers were shipped from Florence Parker of Los Angeles, California to Istuhei and Tomoye Takano incarcerated at the Gila River camp in Arizona.

Contains war ration books for Itsuhei, Tomoye, Fumio Fred, and Yoneko Takano used in the Gila River incarceration camp.

Contain notices and letters from the WRA regarding temporary appointment work assigned to Fumio Fred Takano. Included are "Advice of personnel action Form OEM-1" appointing and terminating a position of a freight handler to him, a letter mailing his final check, and a response letter to his wage claim.

Included are the form, "No. Cl. 1, Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry"; claim statements; and an evacuation claim compromise settlement award sheet.

Materials are documents regarding Civil Liberties Act of 1988 for Yoneko and Fumio Takano and Yoshiko Ruth Meguro. Included are Civil Liberties Act of 1988 voluntary information forms; letters from National Archives and Records Administration; instructions for redress payment; letters from the Office of Redress Administration; and a letter from the White House.

Contains one issue published on March 18, 1942. This issue is titled as: Instructions governing voluntary movement of Japanese from Los Angeles to Owens Valley.