The Health and Physical Education Program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center

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A report prepared by Elizabeth M. Moxley, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education of the Manzanar Education Section, that details the development of the health and physical education program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The report includes a map of the relocation center, elementary and secondary health curriculum descriptions, photographs, and example health and medical forms.

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[59] p. : ill.

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Moxley, Elizabeth M. June 1944.

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  • Moxley, Elizabeth M. Supervisor of Health & Physical Education, Manzanar Educuation Section, War Relocation Authority

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  • Main Title: The Health and Physical Education Program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center
  • Added Title: Health and Physical Education: Education Section, War Relocation Authority
  • Series Title: Japanese Internment Camps Collection

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A report prepared by Elizabeth M. Moxley, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education of the Manzanar Education Section, that details the development of the health and physical education program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The report includes a map of the relocation center, elementary and secondary health curriculum descriptions, photographs, and example health and medical forms.

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[59] p. : ill.

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Table of Contents - Chapter I : Introductions - Chapter II : The Secondary Health and Physical Education Program - Chapter III : The Elementary Physical Education Program - Chapter IV : Health Coordination - Chapter V : Plans for Health and Physical Education Program For 1944 and 45.

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  • June 1944

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Moxley, Elizabeth M. The Health and Physical Education Program at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, report, June 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602028/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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