Letters from Reeves family to Kida family

Title

Letters from Reeves family to Kida family

Creator

Reeves, Miriam
Reeves, George

Date

1890-1990

Description

Two letters dated December 22, 1943, one from Miriam Reeves to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, the other from George Reeves to the Kida family. The letter from Miriam Reeves describes her new hobby of knitting. Mentions that she had just finished knitting a suit for a Japanese American girl who was an evacuee from Los Angeles but had moved to Princeton, New Jersey. The letter from George Reeves asks about the farming in Eastern Oregon. General news of himself and his wife, as well as of friends and acquaintances. Writes that he hopes the Kida family will be let home soon. Envelope addressed to George M Kida in Nyssa, Oregon.

Subject

Geographic communities -- Oregon
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Permanent agricultural work leave
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community

Source

Northwest Digital Heritage

Relation

https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-one-3/ddr-one-3-61-master-7521b69360-a.jpg

Type

text

References

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-61

Citation

Reeves, Miriam and Reeves, George, “Letters from Reeves family to Kida family,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 24, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40253.

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