Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Variant names{Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags} The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of ten relocation centers constructed as a result of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into effect on February 19, 1942. The Center, located near the town of Cody in northwest Wyoming, held Japanese American internees from 1942-1945. The camp reached a maximum population of 10,767, making it the third largest settlement in Wyoming. Internees at Heart Mountain included residents evacuated from Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition to the barracks housing the families living at Heart Mountain, the complex also consisted of a hospital, a pumping station for the irrigation of nearby fields, and a high school. Operations at Heart Mountain officially ended on November 10, 1945.
From the guide to the {Collection title; required}, Heart Mountain Relocation Center quarterly census, March 31, 1944, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)
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.
From the description of Records, 1943-1945. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 23720522
From the guide to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records, 1943-1945, (Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Norman Yoshio Mineta diary, circa 1941-1943. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Karl Ichiro Akiya Papers, 1921-2002 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | James H. Knights papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | [Heart Mountain Community Christian Church records] | University of Wyoming, William R. Coe Library | |
| referencedIn | Letters by two Japanese-American schoolgirls from internment centers during World War II, 1942-1943. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Shigeichi Kawano Papers, 1942-1945 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | Susan McKay papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Heart Mountain Relocation Center collection, 1943-1945. | California State University, Northridge | |
| referencedIn | Roy Nakata papers, circa 1939-1945. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Heart Mountain Relocation Center records, 1943-1945. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Moriyuki Shimada scrapbook, 1942-1945 | Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) | |
| referencedIn | Joseph Koide Papers, 1941-1943 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Forrest E. La Violette Slides and Photographs, Apr. 1, 1943 to Oct. 1, 1943 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Grace Thorson Brown Papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection, 1942-1945 | History Colorado | |
| referencedIn | Ray B. Haight Papers, 1911-1967 | MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.) records | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Stanley Hayami diary, 1941-1944 | Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) | |
| referencedIn | Clarice Chase Dunn papers, 1942-2001. | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, McIntyre Library | |
| referencedIn | Dorothea Lange papers relating to the Japanese-American relocation, 1942-1974 (bulk 1942-1945). | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | George and Frank C. Hirahara Photograph Collection of Heart Mountain, Wyoming, {Collection title; required}, 1932-2012 | Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) | |
| creatorOf | {Collection title; required}, Heart Mountain Relocation Center quarterly census, March 31, 1944 | Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) | |
| referencedIn | Nels H. Smith papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Tom Hide collection, 1925-2012 | Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) | |
| referencedIn | Toshio Kimura Letters, 1942-1945 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Mary Blackburn Heart Mountain Relocation Center Papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | T. Blake Kennedy papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Norman Y. Mineta Papers, 1975-1996 | Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) | |
| referencedIn | Japanese-American internment camp church bulletins and newsletters collection, 1942-1945 | Graduate Theological Union, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library | |
| referencedIn | Ryoichi Fujii Papers, 1919-1999 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| creatorOf | Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Records | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bill Manbo papers | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Henriette B. Von Blon papers, 1939-1940 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Japanese American family photograph album from the World War Two era. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Japanese-American Relocation Center Newsletters, 1942-1943 | Western Oregon University Archives | |
| referencedIn | J. Stillson Judah: Japanese Camp Books collection, 1942-1946 | The Graduate Theological Union. Library. | |
| referencedIn | Japanese American archival collection ImageBase, ca. 1880-2003, (bulk ca. 1910-1955) | Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. California State University, Sacramento. | |
| referencedIn | Forrest E. LaViolette Slides and Photographs | University of Washington. Libraries |
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