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Plat map of Heart Mtn. Homesteaders. 1950 list of names of original Homesteaders. “Dams, Ditches and Water – A History of the Shoshone Reclamation Project” By Beryl Gail Churchill, 1979. Newsletter of the Heart Mountain Homesteaders of 1947 and 1948, Vol. 12, Jan. 1, 1985.

Scope and Contents Poster – R. Szeto/Japantown Art and Media. Black and white sketch of 2 Japanese American children behind barbed wire at an internment camp with the American flag flying from a pole. “I pledge allegiance to the flag Of the United States of America..........Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all...” Below the picture: “I wonder who the next exceptions will be.” And a quote from Senator Daniel K. Inouye; “If this democracy, with her extraordinary Constitution, could imprison people...

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“People” – Toshimi William (Bill) Kumagai – Newspaper article: San Jose News, CA. “Male Teachers In Low Grades Called Success”

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Newspaper articles and Editorial: The Powell Tribune – “Relocation camp’s future at a crossroads” – “Local groups discuss future plans for site at Heart Mountain” – “Simpson to write book on First Amendment” Editorial: “Life behind barbed wire at Heart Mountain is summed up in the word ‘camp’ “ - Star-Tribune, Casper, WY – “Former internee: Heart Mtn. museum should tell the whole story”

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Newspaper articles: Rock Springs, WY, Rocket-Miner – “Johnson Recalls an Era Jolted By the Attack; Offers His Reflection” – “ Dec. 7, 1941: The day of ‘infamy’ “ – “Vets urge: ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ “ – “Rock Springs Remembers Pearl Harbor” Casper Star-Tribune – “Lessons from World War II”

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Newspaper articles: Los Angeles Times – “History on the Move – Internment Camp Barracks May Go on Display in Little Tokyo” – Rafu Shimpo – “KABC to Air Camp Documentary”

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“HMWF” – Newspaper articles: 1) San Jose Mercury News – “Fate of internment camp site splits town” – 2) The Powell Tribune – “Camp preservation effort may get help from Congress” – “Architect to examine camp structures” – 3) Star-Tribune, Casper, WY – “Simpson seeks funds for Heart Mtn. project; $500K to preserve camp site” – 4) Powell Tribune – Letter to the Editor – “Wyoming people shouldn’t defend relocation camp” by Bacon Sakatani.

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Other Camps. – Newspaper articles: Pacific Citizen – “JACL members gather for Topaz remembrance”. Rafu Shimpo – “Former Arkansas Internees Dedicate Memorial Monument” The Rohwer camp site has the remains of two large monuments and cement memorial blocks of the deceased built by internees.

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“People” – Clarence (Cal) Matsumura. Newspaper article: The Rafu Shimpo – “Dachau Liberators Attend Holocaust Reunion” – Photocopy of a Nisei soldier with some survivors of the Dachau death camp during WWII.