Guide to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
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
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Scope and Contents
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
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Tony Gardner
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Photographs
Box 1, Folder 1
Community Council Meeting Minutes,
1944-1945
Box 1, Folder 2
Community Government Documents,
1943-1944
Box 1, Folder 3
Study Committee for the Opening of the West Coast,
1944
Box 1, Folder 4
Community Council Documents,
1944
Box 1, Folder 5
Community Laws, Codes, Ordinances, and Instructions,
1943-1944
Box 1, Folder 7
People of Heart Mountain vs. Tom Yamada, Case 181,
1944
