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Fort Lincoln Internment Camp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 701

Scope and Contents

Copies of Fargo forum articles regarding the camp and a listing of citations to articles in several North Dakota newspapers regarding the camp.

Dates

  • 1941-1946

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.

History

Fort Lincoln was established as a military post in 1895 near Bismarck, North Dakota. It was converted into an internment camp in 1941 to house German and Italian seamen who were captured in U.S. waters. After the U.S.’s entry into the war, the fort was turned over to the Department of Justice and expended. This expansion was for the accommodation of U.S. civilians of Japanese and German descent. At its height, the population was 1,518 prisoners and by the end of the war, there had between 3,000 and 4,000 prisoners reside at Fort Lincoln.

Extent

15 Items (15 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Copies of Fargo forum articles regarding the camp and a listing of citations to articles in several North Dakota newspapers regarding the camp.

Provenance

Unknown.

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Fort Lincoln Internment Camp Collection
Description rules
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Language of description
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Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States