Mitsugi M. Kasai papers, 1927-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kasai, Mitsugi M., 1918-2013
Title
Mitsugi M. Kasai papers
Dates
1927-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
30 linear feet, (49 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2550
Summary
The Mitsugi M. Kasai papers (1918-2013) contain assorted documents related to Mr. Kasai's early life, his career in the United States Army and his participation in various Japanese-American organizations following his retirement.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English, Japanese

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Mitsugi M. Kasai (1918-) was born in 30 January 1918, in Milford, Utah and was raised on a farm in Idaho. He joined the army in 1946 serving in the Military Intelligence Service teaching Japanese and then during the Korean War serving in Japan monitoring pro-Communist Korean organizations and Japanese who had been repatriated from Russia. Kasai retired from the military in 1973, and became an activist with the JACL.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Mitsugi M. Kasai papers (1918-2013) contain assorted documents related to Mr. Kasai's early life, his career in the United States Army and his participation in various Japanese-American organizations following his retirement.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mitsugi M. Kasai in 2010.

Donated by Raymond Uno in 2013.

Processing Note

Processed by Julia Huddleston in 2012.

Addendum processed by Matthew Weathered in 2014.

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Separated Materials

Video tapes have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A600).

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1432).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Correspondence, Biography and Vital Documents
Box Folder
1 1
Personal Correspondence
 1974-2010
1 2
Biographical Materials
This folder contains assorted accounts, most written by Mr. Kasai himself, of his life and especially his career as a soldier.
1 3
Vital Documents
 1918-1973
1 4
Passports and Vaccination Certificates
1 5
Attendance Awards
 1927-1933
1 6
High School Diploma and College Transcript
 1937-1938
1 7
Nisei Convention, Pocatello, Idaho
 1940
1 8
The Spud, Idaho Falls Yearbook
 1937
1 9
Scrapbook In Japanese
 1932-1938
1 10
Idaho Falls High School 50th Reunion
 1987
1 11
Obituary
 2013
Iyo and Harry Kasai
Box Folder
2 1
Vital Documents
2 2
Japanese Passports
2 3
Dependency Affidavits
2 4
Survival Benefit Plan
 1994
2 5
Burial Plots
 1966
2 6
Harry Kasai, Obituary
 1975
2 7
Harry Kasai, Articles and Dedicatory Book
2 8
Iyo Kasai, Memorial Book
2 9
Deseret Memorial Plans, Funeral Service
 1966-1994
2 10
Obituaries and Koden Donor Lists
 1988-1989
Army, Personnel Files
Box Folder
3 1
Benefits
 1946-1951
3 2
Financial Records
 1953-1971
3 3
Financial Records
 1959-1972
3 4
Army Records
 1950-1973
3 5
Army Records
 1950-1973
3 6
Medical Records
 1972
4 1
Honorable Discharge
 1943
4 2
Discharge and Retirement
 1972-1973
4 3
Orders and Regulations
 1953-1974
4 4
Regulations
 1962-1969
4 5
Regulations
4 6
Regulation Booklets
 1965-1967
4 7
Check Lists
 1950s
5 1
Assorted Forms and Documents
5 2
Lt. General Albert Watson, Message to the Legislature of the Ryuku Islands
 1965
5 3
Security Lecture and Guide
 1956
5 4
Brochures
 1964-1972
5 5
Japanese Language Materials
5 6
Gillis, L.V. and Paiping-Ch'I, Japanese Personal Names
 1940
5 7
"Glossary of Terms Used by Homosexuals"
 1959
5 8
Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms
 1942
5 9
MIS Language Classes, Cantonese-Chinese
 1951
5 10
Map of Tokyo
 1954
5 11
Security Papers
5 12
Training Manual Outlines
6 1
Awards Scrapbook
6 2
Commendation Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
 1969
6 3
Commendation Medal, Third Oak Leaf Cluster
 1971
6 4
Meritorius Service Medal
 1973
6 5
Certificate of Appreciation, Certificate of Retirement
 1973
6 6
MIS Commendations
 1947-1971
6 7
Certificates
 1947-1973
6 8
Awards and Letters of Commendation
 1950-2011
Contacts, Notes and Membership Cards
Box Folder
7 1
Address Book
 1978
7 2
Address Book
7 3
Notes and Ephemera
7 4
Notes and Ephemera
7 5
Membership Cards
 1950s-2003
Membership, Identification and Business Cards, Financial Records
Box Folder
8 1
Membership cards
8 2
Japanese Business Cards
8 3
Japanese Business Cards
8 4
Japanese Business Cards
8 5
Wallet and Identification Cards
8 6
Recipt Book and Mortgage Payment Records
Travel, Hobbies and Local Events
Box Folder
9 1
Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival
 2002
9 2
International Kasai Family Yearbook
 2007
9 3
Japanese American National Bowling Association (JANBA), Tournaments and Lodging Arrangements
 1983
9 4
JANBA
 1992-1995
9 5
Japanese Illustrations
9 6
Japanese Church of Christ, 75th Anniversary
 1993
9 7
Oriental Festival
 1979-1987
9 8
Postcards
9 9
Reflections In Three Self-Guided Tours of Manzanar
 1998
10 1
Sight-Seeing Okinawa and Assorted Travel Brochures
10 2
U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC), Playing Rules
 2007-2008
10 3
Vacation Transparencies
10 4
YMCA Bowling League
 1978-1997

Advocacy and OrganizationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
General Materials
Contains material of a personal nature, as well as assorted files related to Mits' activism.
Box Folder
11 1
"A More Perfect Union," Brochures
 1998
11 2
Asian-Pacific Heritage Month
 1992
11 3
Biographical Materials Regarding Others
11 4
"Day of Honor" Declaration
 2000
11 5
"Day of Remembrance"
 2006-2007
11 6
Handouts
Contains copies of articles kept on hand by Mits, which primarily document the contributions of Japanese-American soldiers during World War II.
11 7
Handouts and Photocopy Notebook
11 8
Internment, Assorted Materials
11 9
"Japan's Occupation of Mongolia Revisited"
11 10
Literature
11 11
Notes
11 12
Obituaries
 1987-2002
11 13
Salt Lake City, General
 1990-2011
11 14
Salt Palace
 2005-2006
11 15
Surveillance Guide, Salt Lake City Police Department
11 16
United States-Japan Relations Workshop
 1994
11 17
United Way, Panel
 1980
11 18
"Utah JA News"
 1978
11 19
Oral History Institute
 1986
11 20
Webb Research Group Publishers
 1992-1994
11 21
World War II Narratives
General Organizations
Box Folder
12 1
100th/442nd Newsletters
 1988-2000
12 2
Army Counter Intelligence Corps Veterans (ACICV)
 1998-2000
12 3
ACICV
 2000-2003
12 4
Americans of Japanese Ancestry, World War II Memorial Alliance
 2000
12 5
Densho
 2000-2005
12 6
Go For Broke, Correspondence and Literature
 1983-2005
12 7
Go For Broke, Newsletters and Meeting Material
 1990-2003
12 8
Heart Mountain Relocation Camp
 2011
12 9
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism
 2000
12 10
Japanese American National Museum
 1999
12 11
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Florin JACL oral History Summaries
12 12
JACL, Japanese American Veterans List
 2004
13 1
JACL, Salt Lake City Chapter
 1979-2006
13 2
JACL, Idaho Falls Area Reunion
 1988
13 3
JACL, Convention Materials
 1958-1990
13 4
JACL, Convention Materials
 1994
13 5
JACL, 65th Anniversary Program
 1994
13 6
JACL, Paving The Road to Opportunity"
 2004
13 7
National Japanese Memorial Foundation
 1999-2000
13 8
Japanese American National Museum (JANM), General
 1992-2004
13 9
JANM, Newsletters
 1993-2006
14 1
JANM, Annual Reports
 1996-2002
14 2
Japanese Americans in Utah Centennial
 1996-1997
14 3
Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA)
Contains correspondence, newsletters and assorted literature.
2001-2003
14 4
JAVA Reunion
 1993
14 5
National AJA Veterans, Reunion
 1988
14 6
Minidoka Relocation Center
 1990
14 7
Region IV, 115th Military Intelligence Group
14 8
National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), "Teacher's Guide for Japanese American World War II Experience"
 1992
15 1
NJAHS
 1987-2003
15 2
NJAHS, Calendars
 1989-2000
15 3
NJAHS, "Update" Newsletter
 1983-1988
15 4
NJAHS, Smithsonian Exhibit
Contains correspondence as well as newspaper clippings.
1986-1987
15 5
Topaz War Relocation Center
 1994-2000
Organizations, Military Intelligence Service (MIS)
Box Folder
16 1
Correspondence
 1985-1996
16 2
Commemorative Publications
 1991-1995
16 3
Language School, Camp Savage, MN
 1992
16 4
Medal of Honor List
 2009
16 5
Reunions
 1976-1995
16 6
50th Anniversary Reunion
 1991
16 7
50th Anniversary Reunion
 1992
16 8
Reunion Badges
 1993
16 9
Rocky Mountain Veterans Reunion
 1997
16 10
Rosters
 1960-1999
16 11
"U.S. Army Language School," General Catalogue
16 12
World War II Memorial Foundation
 1992-1997
16 13
General Materials
17 1
Chicago Nisei Post No. 1183
 1984-1989
17 2
Intermountain MIS Veterans Group, Constitution and By-Laws
17 3
MIS Association of Northern California, Correspondence
 1982-1987
17 4
MIS Association of Northern California, Constition and By-Laws
 1970
17 5
MIS Association of Northern California, Newsletters
 1988-2000
17 6
MIS Northwest Association
 1984-2001
17 7
Rocky Mountain MIS Veterans Club
 1986-2003
17 8
MIS Service Club of Southern California
 1982-1997
Organizations, JACL-LEC
Box Folder
18 1
Mitsugi Kasai Correspondence
 1984-1989
18 2
JACL-LEC Correspondence
 1984-1985
18 3
JACL-LEC Correspondence
 1986-1988
18 4
JACL-LEC Correspondence
 1989
18 5
JACL-LEC Correspondence
 1989-1993
18 6
National Committee For Redress, Balance Sheets
 1985
18 7
Biennial Report
 1988-1990
18 8
Redress Legislative Handbook, 98th Congress
 1984
18 9
Salt Lake JACL Survey of Utahns Regarding Redress
 1983-1984
18 10
"The Redress Monitor"
 1989-1990
18 11
Senate and Congressional Scorecards
 1984-1987
18 12
Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
 1984
18 13
"The Japanese American Incarceration: A Case For Redress"
 1978
18 14
Redress Questions and Answers
18 15
Redress Literature
Redress, People and General Files
Box Folder
19 1
Kajihara, Harry, Redress Correspondence and Clippings
 1986-1987
19 2
Currico, James R.
 1983
19 3
Reagan, Ronald, Remarks at Signing of Redress Legislation
 1988
19 4
Uyehara, Grayce, Redress Correspondence
See also folders 1-5, box 17.
1986-1987
19 5
Willard, Richard K., Statement Before Congress
19 6
Matsunga, Sparky, Address
 1987
19 7
Wade, Grant, "The Japanese Exodus to Utah: The Second Migration"
19 8
Warren, Earl, Internment Statements
19 9
Retired Colonel Frederick Bernays Wiener, Letter to Hon. William V. Roth Jr.
 1988
19 10
"Against All Odds, The Japanese Americans' Campaign for Redress," Case Program, Harvard
19 11
Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Department of Justice Questions and Answers
19 12
Civil Suit, 1986
19 13
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act (CWRIC)
 1980-1983
19 14
H.R. 4110, Civil Rights Act of 1983
 1983
19 15
Eligibility and Implementation Documents
 1987-1990
19 16
H.R. 442
 1987
19 17
Japanese American Redress Committee (JARC)
19 18
Letter Writing Campaign, Samples and Clippings
 1984-1992
19 19
Letters to Public Officials
 1982-1988
19 20
National Council For Japanese American Redress
 1979-1986
19 21
National Coalition For Redress/Reparations (NCRR)
 1988-1989
19 22
Redress Provision For Persons of Japanese Ancestry, Department of Justice
 1989
19 23
Sample Redress Resolutions
 1981-1984
19 24
S-1009
 1987-1988
19 25
Utah Senate Materials
Contains materials related to Utah Senate Bill 22, as well as clippings.
19 26
Utah State Income Tax Exemption
 1988-1999
Redress, Congressional Files
Contains letters written in the interest of the redress effort, various responses as well as clippings and general literature.
Box Folder
20 1
Senator Jake Garn
 1984-1987
20 2
Representative Jim Hansen
 1983-1987
20 3
Senator Orrin Hatch
 1984-1988
20 4
Representative David Monson
 1985-1986
20 5
Representative Robert T. Matsui
 1984-1989
20 6
Representative Howard Nelson
 1984-1987
20 7
Representative Wayne Owens
 1986-1987
20 8
Senator Steven Symms
 1983-1984
20 9
Congressional Correspondence Responses and General Files
Letters to the Editor
Contains letters to the editor written by Mr. Kasai, primarily in defense of the Redress Initiative.
Box Folder
21 1
Letters
 1982-1984
21 2
Letters
 1985-1987
21 3
Letters
 1988-1989
21 4
Drafts
21 5
Letters Composed by Others
 1983-1992
Media (Television Programs and Documentaries) and Local Fundraising
Box Folder
22 1
"Color of Honor," Correspondence and Literature
 1988
22 2
"Echoes of Silence"
 2005
22 3
"Justice at War"
22 4
"Only The Brave," Go For Broke Documentary
 2003
22 5
"Speak Out For Justice," Viewers Companion
22 6
"Topaz," Transcripts and Correspondence
 1987
22 7
"Uncommon Courage," 1999-2002
22 8
"Unfinished Business"
 1986
22 9
"Yankee Samurai"
 1981-1986
22 10
MIS Photo Display Fundraiser
 1987
22 11
Local Fundraising and Community Events
Korean War
Box Folder
23 1
Japanese American Korean War Veterans (JAKWV), Correspondence and Newsletter
 1997-2010
23 2
JAKWV, Reunion
 1997
23 3
JAKWV, 50th Anniversary Reunion
 2000
23 4
JAKWV Memorial
 1997
23 5
JAKWV Memorial, Fundraising
 2000
23 6
JAKWV Memorial, Meeting Minutes
 1996-2000
23 7
JAKWV Memorial, Donations
23 8
JAKWV Memorial, Nakata, Ed
23 9
JAKWV, Miscellaneous Material
23 10
Japanese American Korean War MIA/KIA
23 11
Deposition of Korean War POWs
23 12
"List of Japanese Americans Who Served in the Korean War"
23 13
List of Pictures, Cheju-do, South Korea
23 14
Korean War Notes
People
Box Folder
24 1
Hughes, Jonathan, Correspondence and Book Preface
 1985
24 2
Gima, Norobu, Correspondence and Biography
 2000
24 3
Hirabayashi, Gordon, Coram Nobis
 1984-1986
24 4
Kasai, Seiko
 1946-2002
24 5
Kuroki, Ben
 2003
24 6
Masaoka, Mike, Correspondence
24 7
Saul, Eric, Speeches and Articles
 1981-2001
24 8
Tazoi, Jim
24 9
Treadgold, Catherine
24 10
Uchida, Ken
 1999-2000
24 11
Verdroia, Ken
 1987-1988
24 12
Willis, Ralph
 1989

Clippings, Literature, Books and MemorabiliaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Clippings By Date
Box Folder
25 1
1960-1980
25 2
1980-1984
25 3
1985-1989
25 4
1978-1985
25 5
February-July, 1985
25 6
June-August, 1985
25 7
September-January, 1985-1986
25 8
March-August, 1986
25 9
April-May, 1986
25 10
October-December, 1986
25 11
1990-1994
25 12
1995-1999
25 13
2000-2004
25 14
2005-2013
25 15
Undated
26
Clippings, 1981-1987
Clippings By Subject
Box Folder
27 1
Lee Allen
27 2
Anti Asian Sentiment and Other Topics
27 3
Finance
27 4
Global Warming
27 5
Go For Broke
27 6
Go For Broke
 1987-2000
27 7
Holocaust
27 8
Home Improvement
27 9
Incidental Use of "Go For Broke"
27 10
Internment
27 11
Internment and Draft Resisters
27 12
Japanese-American Soldiers in World War II
27 13
Japanese Language Clippings
 1982-1983
27 14
Bill Lann Lee and Affirmative Action
 1997-1999
27 15
Medal of Honor, Japanese American Recipients of
 1996-2000
27 16
Presidio Army Museum Exhibit
 1986
27 17
Redress
 1983-1998
27 18
Redress
 1983-1989
27 19
Redress
 1984-1990
Clippings By Subject, Newsletters, Magazines and Mailers
Box Folder
28 1
Clippings, Donald Rumsfeld
28 2
Clippings, Utah Congressional Delegates
28 3
Clippings, V-J Day
28 4
Clippings, Vietnam
28 5
Newsletters and Magazines
 1988-2008
28 6
Newsletters
 1984-2006
28 7
Assorted Mailers
Box
29
Magazines and Commemorative Books

Commemorative and Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
30
Commemorative Books
Contains books documenting the contributions of Japanese American soldiers in World War II.
31-32
Commemorative Pins, Awards and Insignias
33
Military Insignias, Badges and Hat
34
Military Awards, Pins and Insignias
35
Japanese Artifacts
36
Baseball Hats
37
Plaques and Framed Documents in Japanese and English, Photos and Japanese Souvenirs
 1971-2011
38
Parents' Portraits
39
Japanese Art
40
Art and Miscellaneous Presentation Materials
41-42
Manuals and High School Yearbook
 1938-1982
43
Army Uniform

AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Personal Papers
Box Folder
44 1-2
Correspondence
 1960-1988
44 3
Awards
 1963-1971
44 4
"Bowling Utah" Information
 1988-1991
44 5
Hawaii Reunion
 1993
44 6
History of Redress Legislation
 1987-1987
44 7
Index and Documents on Trawniki Camp, Disc Four
44 8
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Redress Campaign
 1984-1985
45 1
JACL Legislation Education Committee, Rita Takahashi
 1988-1999
45 2
JACL Tri-Chapter Veterans List
 1963-1971
45 3
Japanese Community Programs
 1980
45 4-5
Korean War Issues
 1952-1954
45 6
Military Service Autobiography
 2000
45 7
Newsletters
 1990-1994
45 8-9
Notes
 1990-1995
46 1-2
Redress Information
 1985-1989
46 3
Seiko Kasai
 1945
46 4-7
News Clippings
 1987-2003
47-48
News Clippings
 1987-2003
49
Clothing and Tote Bags

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bowling--Tournaments--Sources
  • Japanese American soldiers--Utah--Archives
  • Japanese Americans
  • Japanese Americans--Idaho--Archives
  • Japanese Americans--Utah--Archives
  • Korean War, 1950-1953--Military intelligence--Sources
  • Korean War, 1950-1953--Sources
  • Reparations for historical injustices--Utah--Sources
  • Scrapbooks
  • Veterans' writings, American--Utah--Specimens
  • World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Sources

Personal Names

  • Kasai, Mitsugi M., 1918-2013--Archives
  • Kasai, Mitsugi M., 1918-2013--Family--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Army Counter Intelligence Corps Veterans, Incorporated--Records and correspondence
  • Japanese American Citizens' League--Records and correspondence
  • Japanese American Citizens' League--Sources
  • Japanese American Korean War Veterans--Records and correspondence
  • Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Sources
  • Japanese American Redress Committee--Records and correspondence
  • Japanese American Veterans Association--Records and correspondence
  • National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (U.S.)--Records and correspondence
  • National Japanese American Historical Society (U.S.)--Records and correspondence
  • United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th--Sources
  • United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd--Sources
  • United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service--Sources
  • United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Address books
  • Autobiographies
  • Awards
  • Brochures
  • Business cards
  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Commemorative medals
  • Historical television programs
  • Insignia patch
  • Letters to the editor
  • Newsletters
  • Obituaries
  • Personal correspondence
  • Records (Documents)

Finding aid created by Julia Huddleston.
2012 (last modified: 2014 and 2018)

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