Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers, 1940-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nugent, Willis Carl, 1892-1971
Title
Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers
Dates
1940-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 2471
Summary
The Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers (1940-2009) contain biographical information, a sermon, publications, and drawings of the Topaz Relocation Center.
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

Willis Carl Nugent was born in 1892. He was ordained to the ministry in the Reformed Church in 1920. He married Pearl Graul in 1920, and the couple sailed to Japan, where they lived until 1930. The couple's four children were all born in Japan. After a brief period of education in the United States, the Nugents returned to Japan. Reverend Nugent worked as an evangelist in the countryside, and Pearl helped to develop kindergartens. In 1940 the Nugents returned to the United States and lived in San Francisco. He continued his ministerial duties in Tanforan, and the family moved to Delta, Utah, to be close to the Federated Church in the Topaz Relocation Center. After Topaz was closed, the Nugent family moved to Illinois before returning to Japan. In retirement they lived in Ohio. Rev. Nugent died in August 1971, and Pearl died in February 1986.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Willis Carl and Pearl Graul Nugent papers contain biographical information, a sermon, publications, and drawings of the Topaz Relocation Center.

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 Loretta Saint-Louis in 2009.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Archives of Special Collections (P1584).

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2009.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945

Personal Names

  • Nugent, Pearl Graul, d. 1986 (contributor)

Corporate Names

  • Central Utah Relocation Center
  • Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Drawings