Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0884
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.
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
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.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by scrapbook.
Processing Information
Processed by Jamie Colton and Mary Ann Curtis in 2002.
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- Doi, Mary, 1923-2015 -- Photographs
- Doi, Wallace, 1922-1967 -- Photographs
- Doi, Wallace, 1922-1967 -- Family -- Photographs
- Electronic reproductions
- Japanese American Citizens' League. Utah Chapter -- Photographs
- Japanese American soldiers -- Photographs
- Japanese American veterans -- Utah -- Photographs
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans -- Hawaii -- Photographs
- Japanese Americans -- Utah -- Photographs
- Japanese restaurants -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs
- Paramilitary forces -- Hawaii -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Scrapbooks
- United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 34th -- Photographs
- United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th -- Photographs
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Photographs
- Varsity Victory Volunteers -- Photographs
Creator
- Doi, Wallace, 1922-1967 (Person)
- Doi, Mary, 1923-2015 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Jamie Colton and Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2002 (last modified: 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Sara Davis.
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