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Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: SC.HMRC
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1943-1945
Abstract: The Heart Mountain Relocation Center
was built during the summer of 1942 and received its first contingent of Japanese Americans
on August 12, 1942. It is located in Park County, northwestern Wyoming. The collection
contains Community Camp Council meeting minutes, camp laws, correspondence, the case of
People of Heart Mountain vs. Tom Yamada, and other documents.
Language of Material: English
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
The
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection contains
Community Camp Council meeting minutes, camp laws, and correspondence produced by Japanese
Americans living in Heart Mountain Relocation Center, as well as legal documents from the
People of Heart Mountain vs. Tom Yamada, and other documents.
Related Material
This collection is part of the
Japanese-American Internment Camp Collection.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
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Tony Gardner
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