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This is a letter from the Midvale City Council to Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw, dated April 8, 1942. The letter describes a "colony of Japanese" in the Salt Lake area who the council deemed to be a "definite hazard" to the community. This letter is a…
This is letter from N. H. Smith, a Californian, to Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw concerning Japanese American relocation. Smith uses strong anti-Japanese language and suggests that Governor Maw "change the constitution to deport every single one of…
This is a letter from O. J. Jensen to Governor Herbert B. Maw discussing Japanese American relocation. Jensen discusses how his fear of what people will think of him if he hired a Japanese American man to work on his farm, but explains to Governor…