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MKMJAA. Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: MKMJAA
Named in honor of Mr. Kasai for his dedication to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans and for a generous bequest he made through his estate. The story told by this archive begins with the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants who came here to work in the railroad, mining, and agricultural industries. Included are records, photographs, journals, oral histories, and films from their settlement. Salt Lake City’s Japantown, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and other U. S. military involvement, relocation to internment camps, and the establishment of Japanese Buddhist and Christian churches are included in the archive.

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1087
Abstract

The Ted and Yeiko Nagata photograph collection primarily contains materials related to the family and Japanese internment at Topaz, Utah.

Dates: 1940-1990

Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0286
Abstract The Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection (1926-1975) consists largely of black and white, silent 16mm films taken by Ogden resident Dr. Sanji Oda, who recorded parades, sporting events and other activities throughout Northern Utah as well as material specific to the Japanese American community and Oda's own family from the late 1920s through the 1930s. The colleciton also includes a 1927 newsreel and a 1975 audio recording of an appeal to obtain redress for the World War...
Dates: 1926-1975; Majority of material found within 1927-1939

Frank K. Yoshimura papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1983
Abstract

Frank Yoshimura has been active in the Mount Olympus Japanese American Citizens League. He was involved in getting a monument placed at the site of the Topaz relocation center. This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, maps, brochures, interviews, and articles. Also included is a booklet prepared in honor of the 100th birthday of Charles Kawakami.

Dates: 1971-2003

Granada Relocation Center (Camp Amache) records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1984
Abstract

This collection consists of a booklet on Granada Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, prepared by Robert Y. Fuchigami in association with the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP). The collection also includes a scrapbook containing copies of photographs taken from the final report of James G. Lindley, director of the Granada Colorado Relocation Center from 1942 to 1945.

Dates: 2000

Klancy Clark De Nevers papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2285
Abstract The Klancy Clark De Nevers papers (1960-2008) contain World War II research gathered by de Nevers in preparation for the writing or editing of three different books. De Nevers research focuses on World War II, Japanese internment, and Aberdeen, Washington (her hometown). The publications resulting from this research include; The Colonel and the Pacifist, and The Cohasset Beach Chronicles that are a compilation of newspaper...
Dates: 1900-2015

Frank Kikuhei and Yoshiko Shibuya Endo papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2352
Abstract

The Frank Kikuhei and Yoshiko Shibuya Endo papers (1900-2005) contain family genealogies, photocopies of images and family histories of the Endo, Hirano, Iwamoto, Sugiyama, and Tachiki families, newspaper clippings, and a photographic history of Hachiro Endo. These families have close ties to one another due to intermarriages.

Dates: 1900-2005

Tsutomu and Shirley Sugimoto Inouye papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2354
Abstract

The Tsutomu and Shirley Sugimoto Inouye papers (1951-2006) consist of scanned copies of the military documents and Japanese American Korean War Veterans materials. Tom Inouye served in Battery A 90th Field Artillery Battalion during the Korean War.

Dates: 1951-2006

Saburo Shimomura papers

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Identifier: ACCN 2355
Abstract

The Saburo Shimomura papers (1951-2006) consist of photocopies of military service documents. The majority of the documents discuss Shimomura's captivity by Chinese forces in 1950.

Dates: 1951-2006

Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2377
Abstract

The Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses records (1974-2007) contains listings and information regarding princesses who represented Utah at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. from 1974-2004.

Dates: 1974-2007

Leslie G. and Lutie Marshal Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2381
Abstract

The Leslie G. and Lutie Marshal Miller papers (1943-1960s) consist of a biographical sketch detailing the experiences of the family when they moved to the Gila River Indian Reservation, home of the Pima Indian Tribe; the Japanese Relocation Center in Poston, Arizona; and to the Tooele Army Depot in Tooele, Utah.

Dates: 1943-1960s

Kadsuo and Riu Hata Nishijima papers [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2399
Abstract

The Kadsuo "Harry" and Riu Hata Nishijima papers (1942-1998) consist of photocopies of materials regarding the Japanese American internment camp known as Amache, located at the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado.

Dates: 1942-1998

Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2471
Abstract

The Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers (1940-2009) contain biographical information, a sermon, publications, and drawings of the Topaz Relocation Center.

Dates: 1940-2009

Topaz Museum interviews

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2465
Abstract

Transcripts of interviews (2008) conducted with individuals associated with internees at the Topaz internment camp in Utah.

Dates: 2008

John M. Owada papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2414
Abstract

The John M. Owada papers (1969-2001) contain news clippings, award certificates, and memorabilia related to Owada's service in World War II and subsequent activities with the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Dates: 1969-2001

Mitsugi M. Kasai papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2550
Abstract

The Mitsugi M. Kasai papers (1918-2013) contain assorted documents related to Mr. Kasai's early life, his career in the United States Army and his participation in various Japanese-American organizations following his retirement.

Dates: 1927-2013

Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2581
Abstract

The Boy Scouts of America Troop 84 records (1940-1941, 1998) consist of photocopied news clippings, a letter, two Court of Honor and Banquet programs, and a tribute to Tamae Sauki. Troop 84 was an all Japanese group located in Salt Lake City, Utah and sponsored by the Japanese Church of Christ.

Dates: 1940-1998

Nihon Matsuri Japan Festival records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2750
Abstract

The Nihon Matsuri Japan Festival records (2001-2013) consists of materials regarding the planning and promotion of the annual Nihon Matsuri festival held in 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 2001-2013

Utah Cherry Blossom Princesses photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1556
Abstract

Photographs of Cherry Blossom Princesses who represented Utah in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. between about 1981 and 2007. The collection contains 7 photographs of Ann Higgenbotham, who was chosen from 55 state and territory princesses to be Cherry Blossom Queen in 1992.

Dates: 1981-2007

Kevin Tatsugawa digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1254
Abstract

Kevin Tatsugawa is a mountaineer and guide who received a Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism from the University of Utah in 2000. This collection contains 4 digital only images of Tatsugawa on mountains and in Nepal.

Dates: 1990-2005

George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1260
Abstract

The George and Jane Beppu Sakashita digital photograph collection contains digital only images of the Shakashita family, including George Shakashita's World War II service, Jane Sakashita's participation in choir and bowling, and their son's involvement in the Road Agents Band.

Dates: 1942-2005