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Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2644

Scope and Contents

The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia.

Dates

  • 1940-1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 14 February 1922. He married Chiyoko Yokoyama on 9 April 1944. He served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe. Chiyoko and Tsutomu raised two daughters, Janis and Pamela, and one son, Gary. He died in Salt Lake City on 14 November 2010.

Extent

4 Linear Feet (4 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Japanese

Abstract

The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers (1940-1984) contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia. Mitsui served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe.

Arrangement

The material is arranged in roughly chronological order. Undated items follow the dated material in box three. Oversized material is located in box four.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Judy Jarrow in 2011.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.

Separated Materials

Audio tapes have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (A0074).

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (P1704).

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers
Author
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
Date
2011 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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