Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers

Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers, 1934-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Nagata, Ted
Title: Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers
Dates: 1934-2002 (inclusive)
19342002
Quantity: 5.75 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 2035
Summary: The Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers (1934-2002) contain financial records for a local fish market and design sheets and posters related to the career of the graphic artist, Ted Nagata. Theodore Genichi Nagata relocated to the Topaz internment camp with his family in the 1940s. He founded Ted Nagata Graphic Design, Inc. Yeiko Nagasawa Nagata is a native of Salt Lake City, where her family operated the New Sunrise Fish Market for many years.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Theodore Genichi Nagata (b. 1935) was born in California, but relocated to the Topaz internment camp with his family in the 1940s, where he lived from the age of six until nine. He graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in art history in 1959. He was awarded an M.F.A. from the same department the following year. Shortly after receiving this degree he founded Ted Nagata Graphic Design, Inc. Nagata has designed logos and posters for the University of Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah Transit Authority, and several Utah ski resorts. In 1985 he was inaugurated into the Art Directors Club of Salt Lake City hall of fame. Yeiko Nagasawa Nagata is a native of Salt Lake City, where her family operated the New Sunrise Fish Market for many years.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers (1934-2002) contain financial records for a local fish market and design sheets and posters related to the career of the graphic artist, Ted Nagata.

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

Gift of Ted and Yeiko Nagata in 2003 and 2015.

Separated Materials

Photographs (P1087) and audio-visual materials (A1295) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2003.

Addendum processed by Halle Fiderlick in 2015.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: New Sunrise Fish MarketReturn to Top

The New Sunrise Fish Market was located in the heart of Salt Lake City's Japanese Town from the early 1930s to the mid 1960s, when construction of the Salt Palace forced its relocation. The market was run by the Nagasawa family.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Deposit book	1934-1947
1	2	Invoices	1946-1948
1	3	Account book	1954
1	4	Account book ephemera	1954
1	5-7	Utah Nippo Japanese-American Address and Telephone Directory	1967-1976
	Volume
2	1	Account book	1934-1950
	Folder
2	1	Account book ephemera	1934-1950

II: ScrapbookReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	1	Scrapbook A scrapbook made of newspaper articles from The Hilo Tribune detailing the attack on Pear Harbor and World War II.	1941-1942

III: Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	1	Logos, cards and postcards designed by Ted Nagata
4	2	Topaz materials	2002

IV: Ted Nagata postersReturn to Top

Items in the map case consist of posters designed by Ted Nagata for various clients.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
mapcase-folder
1	Japanese Church of Christ, Japanese American Centennial, and Year of the Horse posters This folder consists of these posters: Japanese Church of Christ, 17th Oriental Festival, July 30-31, 1965 Japanese Church of Christ, 18th Oriental Festival, July 29-30 Japanese Church of Christ, April 20 Japanese Church of Christ, April 22 Japanese Church of Christ, May 19 Japanese Church of Christ, September 19 Japanese Church of Christ, September 23 Japanese American Centennial of Utah, 1996 Year of the Horse exhibit (2 posters), July 2002	1965-2002
2	Posters This folder contains these posters: KLCY 94, March of Dimes Bid for Bachelors Utah Highway Safety, Click Your Belt United States Ski Team Celebrity Classic, Park City Williamsburg Savings Bank, Low Rates for High Goals Williamsburg Savings Bank, Free Checking Utah Advertising Artists Association, Advertising Art Exhibition American Hard Wear, Expandable Sports-Pack System Living Traditions, Pioneer Trail State Park, Salt Lake City Living Traditions, Pioneer Trail State Park, Salt Lake City, 1989 University of Utah Continuing Education, Illuminating University of Utah, Gymnastics, 1994 University of Utah Gymnastics, Red Rocks University of Utah Gymnastics, Red Rocks, 1993 Lowell Bennion Community Service Center Alliance For Arts Education Network, Hi, I'm Art Alta, Commemorating Alta's Fiftieth Year, 1988 4th Annual Show, Art Directors, Salt Lake City: Cheer, Cry, Vomit, Bitch, Hope Help Save Utah's Nongame Wildlife, Do Something Wild Salt Lake City Arts Council Brown Bag and Twilight Series: See, Hear, Swing Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, A Million Trees for a Million People	1988-1994
3	Posters This folder contains these posters: Snowbird Associated Students University of Utah, Spring Quarter American Stores Company, President's Medallion

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Graphic arts--Utah--Salt Lake City--Sources

Personal Names

Nagata, Ted--Archives
Nagata, Yeiko Nagasawa--Archives

Corporate Names

New Sunrise Fish Market (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives

Archives West Finding Aid

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