Heart Mountain Relocation Center records

Illustrated pamphlet on Japanese Americans in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Battalion. Includes an article about Ben Kuroki, the only American of Japanese descent in the United States Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Rules and regulations for incarcerees at Heart Mountain regarding "seasonal work leave." Covers travel, change of address, unemployment, expiration, returning to the Center prior to contract expiration, welfare services, and information for aliens.

The Commission was composed entirely of evacuees. Depending on effective leadership, the Commission worked off and on at Heart Mountain dealing with the problems and the mechanics of disseminating information and counseling on relocation.

A semi-annual report regarding community government in the incarceration centers, including Heart Mountain. The report was  submitted to WRA officials by Solon T. Kimball, head of the WRA's Community Organization and Activities Section.  A Harvard educated anthropologist who came to the WRA through the Office of Indian Affairs (OIA), Kimball oversaw efforts to design and implement inmate community government in the ten concentration camps. 

Yamada was a 13- or 14- year old charged with assault and battery involving injury to another person from a BB gun. The court is composed of seven judges selected from the residents and appointed by the Project Director. They presided over infractions of Heart Mountain's regulations.

Includes mention of the young men at Heart Mountain who were indicted on the charge of "draft evasion."

Includes mention of the young men at Heart Mountain who were indicted on the charge of "draft evasion."

Includes mention of an investigation regarding a drowned boy in an irrigation canal in the camp.

Includes discussion of educational and medical updates, such as the request of required blood typing.

Includes discussion of agricultural needs and the mention of desired fish types for the internees.

Includes mention of the difficulty of receiving optometric care for internees.

Includes discussion of health and sanitation issues in the camp, such as the increase in cases of hospitalization and the closed medical wards.

Includes discussion of health and sanitation issues in the camp, such as the continuing difficulty of receiving optometric care.

Includes questions and answers regarding the War Relocation Authorities' major reasons for closing the relocation centers before the end of the war. 

Includes discussion of renunciation of American citizenship and the encouragement of Americanization within the center.

Includes discussion of food rations,

Includes discussion of the nurse shortage within the center.

Includes discussion of storage within relocation freights.

Includes discussion of the housing issues and disbursement of recreational equipment following relocation.

Includes discussion of the present situation of the Mess Halls and food storage.

Includes discussion of the food shortage and the coming closing of the camp.

Includes further discussion of the upcoming closing of the camp.

On February 16-22, 1945, an All Center Conference was held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Delegates from the Japanese internment centers attended. The event was to discuss plans by the WRA to close the centers on January 2, 1946. 

First issue of the newspaper. It was published in anticipation of the closing of the internment centers. Charles F. Miller was a WRA Area Supervisor for Northern California.

A plan by relocation center internees to form an organization to assist other internees in advance of the center closures. It is not known if the organization became a reality.