Personal letter thanking Salzman for sending an encyclopedia and noting that "daily work is about the same" and that "everything is on the boresome side." Also mentions visit by church friends; a move by Miriko [Nagahama], her mother and sister to a new place within the camp, undertaken because of a new regulation seeking to reduce the number of inhabitants per apartment; and that Honey [Toda] is well.

Personal letter describes Christmas Day in the internment camp, mentioning the wind, dust, and cold conditions along with the beauty of the Sierras and her first view of snow. Toda also describes a Christmas party that drew people of all ages, and asks about Salzman's work and if Salzman is affected by gas rationing or other shortages, noting that they have felt effects of rationing at Manzanar.

Personal letter discusses mutuel friends and acquaintances; the climate at Manzanar; her coursework in psychology, shorthand, and wood carving; and her work teaching a kindergarten class. Nagahama remarks on the contradictions faced in classroom discussions in which teachers are supposed to emphasize the home, given their living conditions in Manzanar, and muses that she may use a doll house as a model in order to give students a glimpse "of what a home is supposed to look like." She also mentions learning to play the saxophone, and that she may play for a PTA party.

Personal letter discusses how much Nagahama misses their circle of friends and Glendale [California], despite her knowledge that "the sentiment toward us is not very favorable" and mentions that Honey [Toda] "has left the barbed-wire confines of Manzanar" for work taking care of children for a family in Washington, DC. Notes that Nisei teachers have been given a raise and a promotion to professional rating and describes her work schedule and life as a kindergarten teacher, including the difficulties of teaching "16 children at one time in one little 2 x 4." Also briefly describes Bainbridge Island and the Nisei from there; expresses her appreciation to Salzman for doing some shopping for her; and describes the weather, including dust and wind.

Photograph of Roy [Toda?], Honey [Toda], and Akira [Toda?] standing in front of a barrack with a sign reading, "Blk. 17, Bldg. 11." Inscription on back of photograph: "Roy, Honey, Akira, Sept. 1942, Manzanar".

Photograph shows the Toda family posing by a car, with a barrack in the background; Henry Toda is holding a shovel. Inscription on back of photograph: "Henry Toda, Father, Honey, Daughter, Akira, Son, (____ )Toda, Mother, Roy, Son. Manzanar, CA, Sept. 1942".

Photograph shows Wilda Johnson and Honey Toda leaning against a car, with barracks in the background. Inscription on back of photograph: "Wilda Johnson, visitor + Honey Toda. Sept 1942, Manzanar"