Tom Hidecollection 1925-2012

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Tom Hidecollection 1925-2012

TheTom Hide Collection consists of materials related to the incarceration of the Hidefamily at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming as well as efforts to commemorate the internment experience. The collection also includes materials on Tom Hide’s time atWashington State College from 1944-1948, and published materials about Japanese American experience before and during the camps. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, artifacts, newspapers, published materials, audio-visual materials, anddirectories.

6.5 linear feet of shelf space; 11 containers

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371633

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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...