This collection contains the records of the Defense Depot Ogden that was built during World War II. The depot also housed an Italian and German POW camp.

This collection contains Ogden, Utah Defense Depot historical information donated by Ernest Cook, Defense Depot historian during 1963-1966. It contains charts, correspondence, programs, early history of the Depot, and the Annual Historical Summary, 1963-1964. Also included are photographs of Depot personnel and buildings.

The Ogden Defense Depot, designated as a POW camp on October 11, 1942, was one of the first ten camps in the country. An estimated 5,000 Italian prisoners and approximately 4,000 German prisoners were sent to the facility. The prisoners worked in local warehouses, farms, and orchard.

Found at and donated by Ogden High School, the Victory News Collection is made up of Utah Army Service Forces Depot-DDO (Defense Depot Ogden), Victory News. They are arranged chronologically from 1943-1944. There is one with no date.