Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0884

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Wallace Doi was born and raised in Hawaii where he joined other Japanese-Americans in the defense of the United States during World War II. Doi was severely wounded and lost a leg while serving on a combat mission with the 442nd Infantry Regiment Company "L" in Italy. After the war, Wallace married Mary Murakami, and together they started the Aloha Fountain Cafe in Salt Lake City.

The Doi collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The collection consists of digital scans only.

Dates

early 1900s-1970s

Creator

Doi, Wallace, 1922-1967 (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.

Extent

448 Items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The collection consists of digital scans only.