To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
In this letter to Governor Schoeppel, Russell E. McClure, City Manager of Wichita, Kansas, explains to Schoeppel that the leadership of the city is against bringing Japanese Americans to Wichita to ease the labor shortage facing the city. In his justification, McClure also cites views of the city's Chief of Police who told him that "it would present many serious problems for the Police Department since he has already had some experience in attempting to protect a few who have tried to located here." As a result, McClure argues that "the temper of the local citizens is such that it would be difficult to handle the situation."
Date: January 11, 1943
This item can be used to introduce students to the difficulties faced by Americans on the home front during World War II, as well as the treatment of Japanese Americans durign the conflict.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, Race and ethnic relations (indicator 7)
Item Number: 217300
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Schoeppel, Box 63, Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217300
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (US_Benchmark 2) - Race and ethnic relations (Indicator 7)
Date - 1940s - 1943
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Japanese Labor
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/217300