Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1170
Scope and Contents
The first half of the Arakaki collection consists of photos of Seiko Arakaki as a member of the 442nd and the 100th Battalion during World War II. The focus of the collection then shifts to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City, Utah and the OK Cafe in Salt Lake City's Japan Town which was owned by Sumi Oki Arakaki's family. The last two images in the collection do not follow chronological order, and are of a Boy Scout troop and baseball team.
The entire collection consists of digital scans taken from photo albums which were returned to the Arakaki family. The following descriptions were taken directly from the albums.
The entire collection consists of digital scans taken from photo albums which were returned to the Arakaki family. The following descriptions were taken directly from the albums.
Dates
- 1935-1944
Creator
- Arakaki, Seiko, 1920-2004 (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.
Biographical / Historical
The Arakaki family will provide a biography, circa July 2005.
Extent
26 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The first half of the Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection consists of photos of Seiko Arakaki as a member of the 442nd and the 100th Battalion during World War II. The focus of the collection then shifts to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City, Utah and the OK Cafe in Salt Lake City's Japan Town which was owned by Sumi Oki Arakaki's family. The last two images in the collection do not follow chronological order, and are of a Boy Scout troop and baseball team.
Processing Information
Processed by Lorraine Crouse and Mary Ann Curtis in 2005.
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- Arakaki, Seiko, 1920-2004 -- Photographs
- Araraki, Sumi, 1923-2022 -- Photographs
- Electronic reproductions
- Japanese American business enterprises -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs
- Japanese American musicians -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs
- Japanese American soldiers -- Photographs
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs
- Military hospitals -- Utah -- Brigham City -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Photographs
- Restaurants -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs
- United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th -- Photographs
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals -- Utah -- Brigham City -- Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Photographs
Creator
- Arakaki, Seiko, 1920-2004 (Person)
- Araraki, Sumi, 1923-2022 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Lorraine Crouse and Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2005 (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: Finding aid revised and re-encoded 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