Katsu and Grace Miya papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2942
Scope and Contents
The Katsu and Grace Miya papers (1901-2008) consist of newspapers, notes, and various other documents regarding the Japanese internment during WWII, the 442 Regimental Combat Team, and Nisei life in the United States.
Dates
- 1901-2008
Creator
- Miya, Katsu (Person)
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.
Historical Note
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US government, by authority of Executive Order 9066, forced between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast into internment camps ostensibly due to a fear of fifth column support of the Axis powers. However, the internment is now considered to have been driven out "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership” (S 109, 100th Congress). Despite the intense racism they faced, many Japanese Americans, especially in Hawai'i, joined the US Armed Forces and eventually formed the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit, which became the most decorated regiment of WWII. During the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed, which granted $20,000 in reparations to surviving internees. President George H. W. Bush also sent letters of apology to the internees in 1991. This collection contains documents that shed light on the experiences of the Nisei before, during, and after the internment.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Japanese
Abstract
The Katsu and Grace Miya papers (1901-2008) consist of newspapers, notes, and various other documents regarding the Japanese internment during WWII, the 442 Regimental Combat Team, and Nisei life in the United States.
Arrangement
The collection is organized according to the type of document and by date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Katsu Miya in 2012.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1812).
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Taylor in 2016.
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- Biographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Demographics
- Japanese American soldiers -- 20th century -- Sources
- Japanese Americans -- 20th century -- Sources
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 -- Sources
- Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Archives
- Kashino, Shiro, 1922-1997
- Newspapers
- Obituaries
- Official reports
- Pacific Citizen -- Specimens
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Speeches
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans -- 20th century
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Sources
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
- Yearbooks
Creator
- Miya, Katsu (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Katsu and Grace Miya papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Sean Taylor.
- Date
- 2016 (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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu