Description
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.
Background
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.