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| Title | Ben Ikeda letter to Elizabeth Bayley Willis regarding life in the Minidoka War Relocation Center on November 12, 1942 |
| Author | Ikeda, Ben |
| Date of Publication | 1942 |
| Notes | Ben Ikeda writes Elizabeth Bayley Willis, his former teacher from Garfield High School about his experience in the Minidoka War Relocation Center. He tells her of the disappointment of re-entering Minidoka after working in "the beet fields". Ikeda also expresses frustration about barbed fences and watch towers under construction in the camp saying "I think I'd rather be under a stern dictatorship. At least I wouldn't be winding up behind barbed wire fences every time." This letter is part of a series Ikeda wrote to Willis which span a full year. |
| Contextual Notes | Elizabeth Bayley Willis taught English and Latin at Garfield High School in Seattle and headed the school's art department. Her papers include letters and other material sent to Willis by her Garfield High School Japanese American students during World War II. At the time of writing, mainly 1942, most of the students were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, called Camp Harmony. The letters are filed in the subject series "Nisei Students." |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Ikeda, Ben--Correspondence; Willis, Elizabeth Bayley--Correspondence; Minidoka Relocation Center; Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Idaho--Hunt |
| Digital ID Number | PNW01478 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. |
| Digital Collection | Pacific Northwest Historical Documents
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections |
| Repository Collection | Elizabeth Bayley Willis Papers Accession no. 2583-019. Box 3/19 |
| Object Type | Letter (correspondence)
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| Physical Description | 14 x 8 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2012. |
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