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Topaz oral history project collection, 1987-1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Taylor, Sandra C.
Title
Topaz oral history project collection
Dates
1987-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1002
Summary
The Topaz oral history project collection interviews (1987-1993) were conducted by Sandra Taylor, of the University of Utah's Department of History. The interviews were part of her research for Jewel of the desert: Japanese American internment at Topaz (1993). Also included are correspondence, news clippings, published and unpublished articles, and research files.
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
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Content Description

The Topaz oral history project collection interviews contains transcripts of tapes, and related transcription materials of a collection of 70 oral history interviews which document the lives of Japanese Americans who were interned at the Topaz, Utah, camp. The interviews were conducted by Sandra Taylor of the University of Utah Department of History. Also included are copies of articles and other research materials.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Interviews located in box one were donated in 1988.

The rest of the material was donated in 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2006.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Japanese Americans
  • Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
  • Japanese Americans--Utah--Delta--Interviews
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese American

Corporate Names

  • Central Utah Relocation Center--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Oral histories
  • Oral histories

Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver.
2006 (last modified: 2020)

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