AHJ_ah11453 Inventory of the Grace Thorson Brown papers, 1938-2005 Brown (Grace Thorson) Papers Processed by Rory Telander The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort March 2006 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Brown, Grace Thorson Grace Thorson Brown Papers 1938-2005 1942-1943 11453 0.25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Grace Thorson Brown was a teacher at the Japanese Relocation Camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming from September 1942 to June 1943. Her collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, school newspapers, and War Relocation Authority documents. Biography of Grace Thorson Brown

Grace Thorson Brown attended Jamestown College in Jamestown, North Dakota. She was employed as an elementary teacher at the Japanese Relocation Camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming for the 1942-43 school year. She left Heart Mountain to continue her education at the University of Wyoming.

 Scope and Content

The Grace Thorson Brown papers contain material mainly relating to Brown’s experiences while teaching at Heart Mountain. Newspaper clippings pertaining to Japanese Relocation in general and specifically to Heart Mountain are included. The collection also contains photographs of teachers and students at Heart Mountain, as well as student newspapers and some employment records. War Relocation Authority documents and correspondence are also included, along with Japanese American National Museum information regarding an event honoring former relocation camp teachers.

 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 other known archival collections created by Grace Thorson Brown at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

Papers donated by Susan Ann Pearson.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Rory Telander in August 2005.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Grace Thorson Brown papers, 1938-2005, Collection Number 11453, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~197~197.

 Access Terms World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians. Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) Wyoming--History--1919-1945. Women educators. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> People, Ethnicity, and Culture Japanese Americans Container List 1 1 Correspondence 1942-1951 1 2 Employment Records 1942-1943 1 3 Japanese American National Museum 2005 1 4 Newspaper Clippings, Heart Mountain 1 5 Newspaper Clippings, Relocation Camps 1 6 Photographs, Heart Mountain 1942-1943 1 7 School Newspaper, Heart Mountain Echoes 1943 1 8 Teaching 1938 1 9 War Relocation Authority Documents 1942-1943