AHJ_ah05325 Inventory of the John A. Nelson Papers, 1942-1946 Nelson (John A.) Papers Processed by Kenton G. Jaehnig Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue Univerisity of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 E-mail:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2005

Univerisity of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Kenton G. Jaehnig October 2005 Finding aid is in English John A. Nelson papers 1942-1946 Collection number 05325 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center Publication date: 2005 Contact Information American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue Univerisity of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 E-mail:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

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 Collection Summary John A. Nelson John A. Nelson papers 1942-1946 05325 1.0 cubic ft. (1 box) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English John A. Nelson was administrative officer and later assistant project director of Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Cody, Wyoming. Biography of John A. Nelson

John A. Nelson was administrative officer and later assistant project director of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Cody, Wyoming, from July 1942-June 1943, when he was drafted into the Army. His wife Viola Nelson was a secretary and later a personnel officer at Heart Mountain from 1942-1945.

 Scope and Content

Collection includes typed transcriptions plus a few handwritten pages of the diary John A. Nelson kept while at Heart Mountain, July 29, 1942-June 26, 1943. There are several speeches about the War Relocation Authority and Japanese internment; records of arrivals of internees at Heart Mountain from August-September 1942; a chronology of evacuation and relocation; an August 7, 1942 plan for receiving and processing the first internees at Heart Mountain; several documents from the War Relocation Authority; pamphlets related to Japanese Americans and their internment; and three poems by internees.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by John A. Nelson at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The John A. Nelson Papers were donated by John A. Nelson in January 1974.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed in October 2005 by Kenton G. Jaehnig. Links to digitized material added in September 2010 by Ben Goldman.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, John A. Nelson Papers, Collection Number 05325, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of this entire collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~44~44.

 Access Terms Nelson, Viola United States. War Relocation Authority United States -- Officials and employees Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Japanese American poetry World War, 1939-1945--History--Evacuation of civilians Wyoming--History--1919-1945 Diaries Administrative records Wyoming Politics, Government, and Law Military People, Ethnicity, and Culture Japanese Americans Container List Articles about internment of Japanese Americans 1942-19451 Correspondence 1942-19431 Diary Notes by John A. Nelson 1942-19461 Magazine "They Work for Victory," edited by The Japanese American Citizens League, Salt Lake City, Utah no date1 Miscellaneous 1942-19431 Pamphlets about internment of Japanese Americans 1943-19451 Poetry by Japanese American internees no date1