Box 1

“Kobayashi, Rickie is entitled to draw books from the community library Rohwer Relocation Center”

Album page with various photos of men and women from NY, Arkansas and B.C. Canada with a notation that reads “Working for the Church Receiving Letters from Outsiders;” flip side of album page has photos from “Rohwer High 1945 May Grad”

War Relocation Authority work assignments; Ryoko worked as a nursery teacher and as a tray girl

Captions present on back of photos; “Children next door to us in Jerome Ark Block 19”; “Block 20 – Gals: Leaving for the Outside World 1945”; “Bobby Jo Best Girl Club Leader Sunday School Teacher at Home in Arkansas 1944”; “2 of my friends from Hawaii Jerome, Ark Nora and Janet”; “Ted Hiltner 1945”; photocopy of Jerome Glee Club photo 1943 or 1944

Camp photos “Mess No. 20” and Rohwer Federated Christian Church; group photos of Jerome Drama Club and Jerome Homeroom mounted on photo album page

Application materials; outlines Kobayashi savings and possessions

Ryoko Kobayashi’s release form from Rohwer

The Ryoko Kobayashi collection consists of materials that document her internment experience at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, Jerome Relocation Center and Rohwer Relocation Center. Collection includes correspondence, government documents, photographs, yearbooks, newsletters, and artifacts (1940-1968). Clippings, documents, and memos related to the Japanese American Redress campaign are present (1975-1999).

Rohwer Federated Christian Church pamphlet; original and photocopies present; Ryoko Kobayashi, Secretary

Newsletter with annotations