Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1170

Staff Only

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.

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

Additional Description

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.