<idno type="radTitleProper">RG117</idno> <idno type="radTitleProper">C-1</idno> VOLUME 0001

DescriptionTitle ProperRG117 C-1 VOLUME 0001Date(s) of material from this resource digitized1941-1969General material designation

From this sub-series, LOI has digitized 23 textual records or images.

Scope and content

This sub-series comprises twenty-three files containing the following: correspondence, reports, and memoranda pertaining to staff members of the Office of the Custodian in Vancouver; a list of agents of that office; the superannuation allowances for employees of that office; documents pertaining to the career of Frank G. Shears; the forced uprooting of Japanese Americans in restricted areas in the United States; correspondence and memoranda discussing the "Japanese problem" and questions of Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals residing in British Columbia; a memorandum prepared in 1969 by Assistant Deputy Custodian M. Robitaille regarding a "special commission to hear and adjudicate claims" for the Japanese Canadians dispossessed and interned during World War II; correspondence from K.W. Wright; correspondence from the Custodian discussing the office's finances and the closure of the Vancouver branch; lists consisting of external assets held at the Vancouver office; and correspondence discussing the Custodian's liability for accidents and damage that occurred on Japanese Canadian–owned property held under the Custodian.

Name of creator

Canada. Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property created this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Digital Objects (23)File 1 Part 1: Correspondence Relating to Various Staff Members, Vancouver OfficeFacsimile: File 1 Part 1: Correspondence Relating to Various Staff Members, Vancouver OfficeFile 1 Part 2: Vancouver Office - List of agents for the Custodian. 1942.Facsimile: File 1 Part 2: Vancouver Office - List of agents for the Custodian. 1942.File 1 Part 3: General correspondence and memoranda re staff - Vancouver Office. 1942/12-1946/12.Facsimile: File 1 Part 3: General correspondence and memoranda re staff - Vancouver Office. 1942/12-1946/12.File 1 Part 4: Correspondence and Treasury Board MinutesFacsimile: File 1 Part 4: Correspondence and Treasury Board MinutesFile 1 Part 5: Correspondence of Frank G. Shears re his career as Director, Custodian's Office (Vancouver Office); his involvement in closing the office; compensation and superannuation. 1942/12-1958/12.Facsimile: File 1 Part 5: Correspondence of Frank G. Shears re his career as Director, Custodian's Office (Vancouver Office); his involvement in closing the office; compensation and superannuation. 1942/12-1958/12.File 1 Part 6: Correspondence of K.W. Wright, Chief Counsel to the Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/04-1952/03.Facsimile: File 1 Part 6: Correspondence of K.W. Wright, Chief Counsel to the Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/04-1952/03.File 1 Part 7: Correspondence of A.H. Mathieu, Assistant Deputy Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/08-1948/05.Facsimile: File 1 Part 7: Correspondence of A.H. Mathieu, Assistant Deputy Custodian re staff matters in the Vancouver Office. 1946/08-1948/05.File 1 Part 8: Correspondence and memoranda of A.H. Mathieu re salaries and compensation in the Vancouver Office. 1943/03-1952/05.Facsimile: File 1 Part 8: Correspondence and memoranda of A.H. Mathieu re salaries and compensation in the Vancouver Office. 1943/03-1952/05.File 2 Part 1: Evacuation from United States Defence Areas, Japanese - Consists of clippings, correspondence, press releases re evacuation of Japanese from the United States West Coast, Civilian Exclusion Orders, and War Relocation Authority documents (United States); some correspondence with the Canadian Custodian. 1942/03-1942/09.Facsimile: File 2 Part 1: Evacuation from United States Defence Areas, Japanese - Consists of clippings, correspondence, press releases re evacuation of Japanese from the United States West Coast, Civilian Exclusion Orders, and War Relocation Authority documents (United States); some correspondence with the Canadian Custodian. 1942/03-1942/09.File 2 Part 2: Cabinet Committee on Japanese matters - Memoranda and Minutes. 1942/01-1948/01.Facsimile: File 2 Part 2: Cabinet Committee on Japanese matters - Memoranda and Minutes. 1942/01-1948/01.File 2 Part 3: Standing Committee on Orientals in British Columbia - Correspondence, minutes of a meeting to consider questions re Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals in British Columbia. 1942/01-1942/02.Facsimile: File 2 Part 3: Standing Committee on Orientals in British Columbia - Correspondence, minutes of a meeting to consider questions re Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals in British Columbia. 1942/01-1942/02.File 2 Part 4: Memoranda prepared in 1969 by the Assistant Deputy Custodian and Counsel summarizing government actions re: claims of Japanese Canadians. 1969/01.Facsimile: File 2 Part 4: Memoranda prepared in 1969 by the Assistant Deputy Custodian and Counsel summarizing government actions re: claims of Japanese Canadians. 1969/01.File 2 Part 5: Correspondence and memoranda from the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Custodian, Mr. K.W. Wright, re the deportation, repatriation of Japanese assets, and property of Japanese Canadians. 1946/12-1948/04.Facsimile: File 2 Part 5: Correspondence and memoranda from the Office of the Chief Counsel to the Custodian, Mr. K.W. Wright, re the deportation, repatriation of Japanese assets, and property of Japanese Canadians. 1946/12-1948/04.File 3: General Correspondence and Accounts - Vancouver Office. 1942/05-1947/07.Facsimile: File 3: General Correspondence and Accounts - Vancouver Office. 1942/05-1947/07.File 4: Japanese Claims Commission, P.C. 3027, 20 June 1950. 1950/06.Facsimile: File 4: Japanese Claims Commission, P.C. 3027, 20 June 1950. 1950/06.File 6: Enemy Section, Vancouver Office - Correspondence and memoranda re No. 1 Administration Account, Vancouver - Includes a report on the Accounting system for the Custodian's Vancouver Office prepared by P.S. Ross and Sons. 1942-1951/12.Facsimile: File 6: Enemy Section, Vancouver Office - Correspondence and memoranda re No. 1 Administration Account, Vancouver - Includes a report on the Accounting system for the Custodian's Vancouver Office prepared by P.S. Ross and Sons. 1942-1951/12.File 7: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa from Vancouver, Japanese Evacuation Section of records, cash accounts and Suspense Account. 1949/07-1957/08.Facsimile: File 7: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa from Vancouver, Japanese Evacuation Section of records, cash accounts and Suspense Account. 1949/07-1957/08.File 8: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa of Vancouver Enemy Section cash accounts, securities, files and ledgers. 1951/06-1951/08.Facsimile: File 8: Correspondence re transfer to Ottawa of Vancouver Enemy Section cash accounts, securities, files and ledgers. 1951/06-1951/08.File 9: Vancouver Office - Sample of Form Letters. 1942-1949.Facsimile: File 9: Vancouver Office - Sample of Form Letters. 1942-1949.File 10: Vancouver Office - General Correspondence, memoranda and clippings. 1941/04-1947/10.Facsimile: File 10: Vancouver Office - General Correspondence, memoranda and clippings. 1941/04-1947/10.File 11: Vancouver Office - Enemy Accounts. 1946/08.Facsimile: File 11: Vancouver Office - Enemy Accounts. 1946/08.File 12: Japanese Evacuation - Correspondence and memoranda. 1942/03-1942/12.Facsimile: File 12: Japanese Evacuation - Correspondence and memoranda. 1942/03-1942/12.File 13: Correspondence and memoranda re the legal liability of the Custodian. 1942/08-1942/10.Facsimile: File 13: Correspondence and memoranda re the legal liability of the Custodian. 1942/08-1942/10.