Scrapbook , 1942 June-October
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook compiled by Clifford Paul Weidenthaler at Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming. Contains a group photograph of engineers in the U.S. Army, three custom buttons for construction projects by Metcalfe-Hamilton-Kansas City Bridge Company and US Army Corps of Engineers, and newspaper clippings depicting construction of Alaska Highway, construction of the camp, hiring carpenters, the switching of command, death of a construction worker, Japanese American incarcerees being transferred to the camp, families being compensated, and family celebrations among the incarcerees. Newspaper clippings were collected mainly from "The Cody Enterprise," "The Billings Gazette," and "The World Herald," published in 1942.
Dates
- 1942 June-October
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Extent
26 folders
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu