Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records

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: 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: 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 Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Item 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 Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~41~41.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processing Information

Processed by Peter Hobson, February 1991. Revised by D. Claudia Thompson, June 2006.

Related Materials

Related Archival Material

A 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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Container List

Series I.: Records, 1943-1945

Arranged alphabetically. Contains council minutes, resolutions, relocation plans, a trial transcript, and documents written in Japanese.
- Description: Charter of Heart Mountain with Council Enactments,
  
  Dates: 1943-1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Community Council Committees
  
  Dates: 1943-1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Community Council Minutes
  
  Dates: 1944
  
  Container: Box 1, Folders 3
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Community Council Minutes
  
  Dates: January - March, 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Community Council Minutes
  
  Dates: April - October, 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Community Government Report
  
  Dates: 1944
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Relocation and Camp Closing
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Trial of Tom Yamada
  
  Juvenile Assault
  
  Dates: 1943-1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Miscellaneous
  
  Dates: 1943-1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
- Description: Japanese Language Documents
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  
  Location: Series I.: Records, 1943-1945
Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945

Arranged chronologically. Editions of the "Heart Mountain Sentinel" and "Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin," including the Japanese language editions.
- Description: Heart Mountain Sentinel
  
  With Japanese Editions
  
  Dates: 1942
  
  Container: Box 2
  
  Location: Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945
- Description: Heart Mountain Sentinel
  
  With Japanese Editions
  
  Dates: 1943
  
  Container: Box 2
  
  Location: Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945
- Description: Heart Mountain Sentinel
  
  With Japanese Editions
  
  Dates: 1944-1945
  
  Container: Box 3
  
  Location: Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945
- Description: Heart Mountain Sentinel Bulletin
  
  Bound, with Japanese Editions, incomplete
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 3
  
  Location: Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945

Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records, 1943-1945

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Alternative Forms Available

Administrative Information

Processing Note

Related Materials

Related Materials

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I.: Records, 1943-1945

Series II.: Newspapers, 1942-1945

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