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Susan Sunada papers, 1960-2003

Overview of the Collection

Title
Susan Sunada papers
Dates
1960-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
25 boxes, (12.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 59
Summary
Chiefly subject files accumulated by Sunada concerning events, people, and political matters in Logan, Utah. Includes information on Boy Scout activity in Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho).
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Biographical Note

Susan Sunada was born in Utah, the daughter of Japanese-American pioneers. A graduate of Los Angeles City College, Susan worked as a photojournalist for the Deseret News in the 1960s and 1970s and was presented with an Outstanding Correspondent award. She was the writer, producer, and director for Logan's Bicentennial Celebration ice show and has represented Japanese and Chinese pioneers in Cache Valley's Festival of the American West for numerous years. In 2002, Susan was awarded the National Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement award. She continues to offer a wealth of information from her significant research on Japanese pioneers. She is the author of Tiny Treasures (1970), Wedding Treasures (1974), and Japanese Pioneers in the Intermountain Area (1991).

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Content Description

This collection contains the professional papers of Susan Sunada spanning the period of 1960 to 2003. This collection consists of Sunada's research papers during her employment period with the Deseret News, political papers from her employment with Cache County, research papers on the Topaz detainment camp for Japanese Americans who were held in Utah during the World War II period, and research papers on Japanese Americans in Utah and the West. These papers include biographical information on thousands of Japanese Americans who have lived in Utah, photographs and research on Japanese American cemetery headstones, a complied collection from the English section of Utah Japanese American newspaper The Utah Nippo (1941-1946), and a compiled collection of photocopied newspaper clippings on Japanese Americans from newspapers throughout Utah and from southern Idaho that spans a one-hundred-year period.

Note: Some materials from this collection have been removed and were catalogued separately, including two issues of The Utah Nippo: Japanese-American Address & Telephone Directory (1963 and 1976) and Sunada's photographs, which were transferred to Special Collections and Archives photograph curator.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Susan Sunada papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Susan Sunada papers, 1960-2003. (COLL MSS 59). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

The papers that comprise this collection were donated to USU Special Collections & Archives by George and Susan Sunada in three batches, two during the 1980s and one in 2003.

Related Materials

Susan Sunada addendum (COLL MSS 503)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008

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