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Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records, 1943-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
- Title
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records
- Dates
- 1943-1945 (inclusive)19431947
- Quantity
- 1.25 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09804
- Summary
- Records of this World War II Japanese-American internment camp located near Cody, Wyoming.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English and , Japanese
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of ten camps mandated by the War Department in 1942 to detain Americans of Japanese ancestry. It was located between Cody and Powell, Wyoming. The first internees arrived in August 1942. The camp closed in November 1945.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contains the Heart Mountain charter, community minutes, notes on resettlement plans, transcripts of a trial, and documents in Japanese. Editions of the "Heart Mountain Sentinel" and "Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin" are also included.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem description, Box Number, Folder Number, Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) Records, Collection Number 09804, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Alternative Forms Available
Existence and Location of CopiesDigital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~41~41.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processing InformationProcessed by Peter Hobson, February 1991. Revised by D. Claudia Thompson, June 2006.
Related Materials
Related Archival MaterialA complete run of the Heart Mountain Sentinel, October 24, 1942-November 2, 1945, is available through Coe Library, University of Wyoming.
Related Materials
A complete run of the Heart Mountain Sentinel, October 24, 1942-November 2, 1945, as well as architectural drawings of the camp and oral histories concerning Heart Mountain, are kept by the Wyoming Department of Commerce, Division of Parks and Cultural Resources, Historical Research and Publications, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. : Records, 1943-1945Return to Top
Arranged alphabetically. Contains council minutes, resolutions, relocation plans, a trial transcript, and documents written in Japanese.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Charter of Heart Mountain with Council Enactments,
|
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 2 | 1943-1945 | |
| Folders | |||
| 1 | 3 | 1944 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 4 | January - March, 1945 | |
| 1 | 5 | April - October, 1945 | |
| 1 | 6 | 1944 | |
| 1 | 7 | 1945 | |
| 1 | 8 |
Trial of Tom Yamada Juvenile Assault
|
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 9 | 1943-1945 | |
| 1 | 10 | 1945 |
Series II. : Newspapers, 1942-1945 Return to Top
Arranged chronologically. Editions of the "Heart Mountain Sentinel" and "Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin," including the Japanese language editions.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | Heart Mountain Sentinel
With Japanese Editions
|
1942 |
| 2 | Heart Mountain Sentinel
With Japanese Editions
|
1943 |
| 3 | Heart Mountain Sentinel
With Japanese Editions
|
1944-1945 |
| 3 | Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin
Bound, with Japanese Editions, incomplete
|
1945 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
Form or Genre Terms
- Newspapers
Titles within the Collection
- Heart Mountain sentinel
Processed by Peter Hobson
2005
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