Excerpts from Arthur Kleinkopf’s “Relocation Center Diary”

“The outside latrines are still in use, due to the delay in making ready the sewage disposal system. The latrines are a health menace. They are in almost constant use and it is impossible to maintain sanitary conditions. The flies are everywhere and the odor is bad.”

“. . . these people are living in the midst of a desert where they see nothing except tar paper covered barracks, sage brush, and rocks. …”

” . . The impact of emotional disturbances as a result of the evacuation procedures, plus this dull, dreary existence in a desert region must give these people a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and despair which we on the outside do not and will never fully understand.”