Ray Ogura digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1718
Scope and Contents
The Ray Ogura digital photograph collection consists of 8 digital only images. They were scanned from four 6x7.5 black-and-white photograph prints of Ray Ogura during his World War II service and four 4x6 color photograph of Ray Ogura at the Go For Broke Monument in California. The prints date from the 1940s and circa 1999-2000. The original prints were returned to the donor.
Dates
- circa 1943-2000
Creator
- Ogura, Ray, 1922-2016 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ray Ogura digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Ray Ogura digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Ray Ogura was born on May 2, 1922 to Ishinosuke and Masa Ogura. He grew up in Corvallis, Oregon. The family was imprisoned in Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II. From there, Ogura enlisted in the United States Army, where he served with the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Company G and with the Military Intelligence Service Unit. Ogura received several medals for his actions in the military, including a Bronze Star. Ray Ogura married Sachi Fukui on July 18, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he settled after being discharged from the military. Ray and his brother Ken started K and R Market and Masa Cleaners. Later, Ray Ogura worked for the Utah Transit Authority. Ray Ogura died on December 26, 2016. (Source: “Ray Ogura Obituary,” Salt Lake Tribune, January 8, 2017)
Extent
8 digital images
Abstract
Ray Ogura (1922-2016) was a Japanese American military veteran who served in the 442nd Regiment, Company G, and the Military Intelligence Service Unit during World War II. He settled in Utah after his military service, where he opened several businesses and worked for the Utah Transit Authority. This collection consists of 8 digital-only images depicting Ray Ogura during his military service in the 1940s and visiting the Go for Broke monument in California in the 1980s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ray Ogura via Katherine Ogura Maxwell in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Ogura, Ray, 1922-2016 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ray Ogura digital photograph collection, circa 1943-2000
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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