Forrest E. La Violette Slides and Photographs Apr. 1, 1943 to Oct. 1, 1943
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La Violette, Forrest Emmanuel, 1904-
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Forrest Emmanuel La Violette received a graduate degree in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1936. He was a faculty member in the sociology department at the University of Washington from 1936 to 1940, where he conducted research on Japanese Americans. During World War II, he joined the staff at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, a Japanese American internment camp in Wyoming. After leaving the University of Washington, Dr. La Violette was a professor at McGill University and later serv...
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
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{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 i...
