Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Utah Chapter records, 1927-2012
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Japanese American Citizens' League. Utah Chapter
- Title
- Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Utah Chapter records
- Dates
- 1927-2012 (inclusive)19272012
- Quantity
- 24.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1852
- Summary
- The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Utah Chapter records (1927-2012) contain organizational materials for both the National JACL and local chapters as well as materials from other Japanese American events and organizations.
- Repository
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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
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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
Historical Note
The Japanes American Citizens League (JACL), the oldest Asian American civil rights organization, was founded in 1929. The purpose of the JACL is to promote the civil rights of Japanese Americans and other minorities in the United States.
Content Description
The JACL Utah Chapter records contain organizational materials for both the National JACL and local chapters as well as materials from other Japanese American events and organizations. The Mount Olympus Chapter Records were combined with the JACL Utah Chapter Records.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Diane Akiyama in 2001.
Donated by Amy F. Tomita in 2004.
Donated by Floyd Mori in 2005.
Donated by Raymond Uno in 2008.
Processing Note
Processed by Allison Newman in 2008.
Addenda processed by Halle Fiderlick in 2015 and by Betsey Welland in 2019.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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National JACL, Organizational Information
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Description: JACL Mission Statement, Goals and ObjectivesDates: 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Constitution and BylawsDates: 1988-1994Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: National Board HandbookDates: 1999-2000Container: Box 1, Folder 3-4
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Description: National Board MeetingsDates: 1992-1994Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Headquarters Memo
Contains Headquarters Memo Vol III, No. 3 and an action alert about Paul Igasaki.
Dates: 1998Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: National JACL Name ListsDates: 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Chapter Presidents, National RostersDates: 1994Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Nominations CommitteeDates: 1996-1998Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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National JACL, Activities and Events
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Description: An American Testimonial
Contains the program from An American Testimonial, a banquet recognizing Japanese American leaders in the United States.
Dates: 2003Container: Box 2, Folder 1 -
Description: Civil Liberties Act of 1988Dates: 1976-1990Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Credit Union
Contains statements of condition and newsletters.
Dates: 1964-1995Container: Box 2, Folder 3 -
Description: Hate CrimesDates: 2003Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Legacy Fund
Contains information about the Legacy Fund steering committee, fundraising, and an investigation regarding possible mismanagement of the fund.
Dates: 1990-1998Container: Box 2, Folder 5-6 -
Description: Mike Masaoka
Contains memorial service program.
Dates: 1991Container: Box 2, Folder 7 -
Description: Miscellaneous Information
Contains information on Pacific Citizen, the Legacy Fund, scholarships, elections, the national board, redress, and the One Thousand Club.
Dates: 1990-1991Container: Box 2, Folder 8 -
Description: Nikkei Educational Conference
Contains educational materials and brochures focused on educating children about multiculturalism, particularly the Japanese American experience.
Dates: 1988Container: Box 2, Folder 9 -
Description: Pacific Citizen
Contains copies and clippings as well as a listing of holiday issue articles.
Dates: 1993-1998Container: Box 2, Folder 10 -
Description: PamphletsContainer: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Pearl Harbor
Contains planning information and correspondence concerning the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and a Pearl Harbor press packet put together by the JACL.
Dates: 1991Container: Box 2, Folder 12-13 -
Description: Retirement, Nisei ConferenceContainer: Box 2, Folder 14
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National Conventions
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Description: National ConventionsDates: 1958-1988Container: Box 3
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Description: National Convention
Contains programs, schedules, registration and planning information, official minutes, biennial report, and banquet information.
Dates: 1990Container: Box 4, Folder 1-4 -
Description: National ConventionDates: 1992Container: Box 4, Folder 5-7
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Description: Planning
Contains contents of book put together by one of the convention planners. Topics include Convention Committee meetings, budgets and fundraising, and workshops.
Dates: 1992-1994Container: Box 5, Folder 1 -
Description: Miscellaneous
Information pertaining to the 1994 convention, includes materials from the 1993 Tri-District conference, newspaper clippings, events occuring in Salt Lake City, other events relevant to Japanese Americans, and information on Jiro Enomoto.
Dates: 1993-1994Container: Box 5, Folder 2 -
Description: Convention CommitteeDates: 1994Container: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: PlanningDates: 1994Container: Box 5, Folder 4-8
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Description: HandbookDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 5, Folder 9
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Description: Schedule DraftsDates: 1994Container: Box 5, Folder 10
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Description: Board CorrespondenceDates: 1992-1994Container: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Consultant Info
Contains information about Roger Rivera, the fundraising consultant for the convention. Also contains fundraising correspondence.
Dates: 1993-1994Container: Box 6, Folder 2 -
Description: Faxes
Contains faxes to Floyd Mori and Carole Hayashino from Roger Rivera concerning fundraising, correspondence between Floyd Mori, Roger Rivera, and Carole Hayashino concerning convention planning and fundraising, and faxes from Carole Hayashino to Floyd and Irene Mori concerning event planning. Also contains correspondence between Floyd Mori and Ted Nagata concerning contents and layout of convention handbook.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 6, Folder 3-6 -
Description: Planning CorrespondenceDates: 1992-1994Container: Box 6, Folder 7
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Description: Planning and Thanks
Contains both correspondence pertaining to planning and letters of thanks and congratulations sent to Floyd Mori following the convention.
Dates: 1992-1994Container: Box 6, Folder 8 -
Description: Messages and NotesDates: 1994Container: Box 6, Folder 9
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Description: Contracts
Contains contracts between the JACL and the American Federation of Musicians, the Ogden Buddhist Taiko Group, and the Marriott Hotel.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 1 -
Description: FlyersDates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 2
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Description: Government OfficialsDates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 3
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Description: InvitationsDates: 1993Container: Box 7, Folder 4
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Description: Kanojo
Contains correspondence between Floyd Mori and Eileen Fitzpatrick from the fashion design company Kanojo about having a fashion show during the convention. The fashion show did not happen.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 5 -
Description: Marriott HotelDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 7, Folder 6
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Description: National Museum
Contains information about "The View From Within," an exhibition of art created by Japanese Americans in internment camps. This exhibition, organized by the Japanese American National Museum, was shown at the Salt Lake Art Center during the convention.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 7 -
Description: Sen Nishiyama
Contains a biography and a letter from him regarding the roles of non-citizens in the JACL.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 8 -
Description: Marianna Nunes
Contains information about a keynote speaker. She did not speak at the convention.
Dates: 1988-1993Container: Box 7, Folder 9 -
Description: Pacific CitizenDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 7, Folder 10
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Description: Press, MiscellaneousDates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 11
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Description: StationaryDates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 12
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Description: United States Department of Agriculture
Contains correspondence between USDA officials and convention planners about possible workshops on Japanese Americans in agriculture.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 13 -
Description: Utah State
Contains lists of Asian American organizations in Utah and a history of Utah's Japanese Americans.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 7, Folder 14 -
Description: Budget and FinancesDates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 1
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Description: Fundraising, Booklet
Contains information about sponsors and contributed money as well as requests for photos and advertisements.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 2 -
Description: Fundraising Brochures
Contains the Partnership Form for convention sponsorship.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 3 -
Description: Ad RequestsDates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 4
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Description: Sponsorships and FundraisingDates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 5
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Description: Sponsors, ExhibitsDates: 1994Container: Box 8, Folder 6
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Description: SponsorsDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 8, Folder 7
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Description: RegistrationDates: 1994Container: Box 9
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Description: Program and TicketsDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 1
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Description: Salt Lake Arts Center
Contains information about a series of arts events concerning Japanese Americans that were put on by the Salt Lake Arts Center in conjunction with the convention.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 2 -
Description: ExhibitsDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 3
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Description: WorkshopsDates: 1992-1994Container: Box 10, Folder 4
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Description: Welcome MixerDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 10, Folder 5
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Description: Barbecue and HoedownDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 6
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Description: Extracurricular, Booster
Contains correspondence and information concerning the convention's extracurricular activities including the golf tournament, the University of Utah's Japanese American Alumni Reunion, and national parks.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 7 -
Description: Golf TournamentDates: 1993-1994Container: Box 10, Folder 8
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Description: Awards LuncheonDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 9
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Description: Youth LuncheonDates: 1992-1994Container: Box 10, Folder 10
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Description: Sayonara BanquetDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 11
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Description: Mormon Tabernacle ChoirDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 12
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Description: Topaz PilgrimageDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 13
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Description: Final ReportDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 14
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Description: Official MinutesDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 15
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Description: RevenuesDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 16
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Description: Evaluation FormsDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 17
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Description: Post-Convention CorrespondenceDates: 1994Container: Box 10, Folder 18
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Description: 1996 National ConventionDates: 1996Container: Box 11, Folder 1
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Description: 1998 National ConventionDates: 1998Container: Box 11, Folder 2
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Description: Business Planning MeetingDates: 1998Container: Box 11, Folder 3-4
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Description: Biennial ReportDates: 1996-1998Container: Box 11, Folder 5
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Description: Transcripts
Contains programs, minutes, and transcripts of JACL National Conventions.
Dates: 2000-2004Container: Box 12
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Japanese American Organizations and Events
Contains material pertainant to the Japanese American Community on a national scale.
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Description: Art EventsDates: 1998-2003Container: Box 13, Folder 1
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Description: Asian American Journalists Association
Contains registration information for the AAJA's Sixth Annual National Convention.
Dates: 1993Container: Box 13, Folder 2 -
Description: Cultural Heritage Fellowship
Contains flyers for the Cultural Heritage Fellowship, an opportunity for study in Japan available to qualified JACL members. The fellowship was sponsored by Japan Airlines.
Dates: 1968-1977Container: Box 13, Folder 3 -
Description: Educational Material
Contains material focused on multicultural awareness, Japanese American history, and the Constitution of the United States.
Dates: 1979-2004Container: Box 13, Folder 4 -
Description: Internment Camps
Contains material on raising awareness about Japanese American Internment camps, a newsletter from the Heart Mountain Foundation, and a 50th Year Reunion booklet from Seabrook, New Jersey.
Dates: 1994-2003Container: Box 13, Folder 5 -
Description: Japanese American National Museum, EventsDates: 1994-2003Container: Box 13, Folder 6
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Description: Japanese American National Museum, Information and MembershipDates: 2001-2003Container: Box 13, Folder 7
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Description: Japanese American National Museum, Publications
Contains the publications "Japanese American National Museum Quarterly" and "Milestones."
Dates: 1992-2003Container: Box 13, Folder 8 -
Description: Leadership Education for Asian PacificsDates: 2003Container: Box 14, Folder 1
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Description: Legacy Projects
Contains files for Densho and the Sansei Legacy Project.
Dates: 2003Container: Box 14, Folder 2 -
Description: Los Angeles Asian and Pacific Islander Community DirectoryDates: 2001-2002Container: Box 14, Folder 3
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Description: Miscellaneous
Contains information about JACL singles, blood donation, an internship program, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
Dates: 1989-1995Container: Box 14, Folder 4 -
Description: National Directory of Asian Pacific American OrganizationsDates: 2001-2002Container: Box 14, Folder 5
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Description: National Japanese American MemorialDates: 2000-2003Container: Box 14, Folder 6
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Description: The New Face of Asian Pacific AmericaDates: 2003Container: Box 14, Folder 7
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Description: Rafu ShimpoDates: 2003Container: Box 14, Folder 8
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JACL Chapters
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Description: Non-Utah Chapters
Contains material from JACL chapters from Washington, Arizona, Ohio, and California.
Dates: 1981-2002Container: Box 15, Folder 1 -
Description: Seattle ChapterDates: 1981-2004Container: Box 15, Folder 2
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Description: Tri-District Conference
Contains materials from Tri-District Conferences. The districts include Midwest, Eastern, and Mountain Plains.
Dates: 1993-2001Container: Box 15, Folder 3 -
Description: Intermountain District Council
Contains travel information, notes from IDC meetings, and biographies of Utah IDC governers and rosters from chapters included in the IDC and notes from IDC meetings. The IDC includes Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.
Dates: 1968-2001Container: Box 15, Folder 4-5
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Mount Olympus Chapter
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Description: Constitution and Articles of IncorporationDates: 1960-1961Container: Box 16, Folder 1
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Description: Mount Olympus Chapter
Contains membership reports and material from the 1989 Mount Olympus JACL Reunion and membership directories; correspondence concerning the 1994 JACL National Convention; and a book which includes directories, notes from meetings, budgets, newsletters, and events.
Dates: 1989-1999Container: Box 16, Folder 2-4 -
Description: Mount Olympus Chapter Board
Contains action alerts, fund information, notes from meetings, and correspondence.
Dates: 2000-2001Container: Box 16, Folder 5 -
Description: Agendas, Minutes and ReportsDates: 1994-2001Container: Box 16, Folder 6
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Description: Membership RostersDates: 1961-2005Container: Box 17, Folder 1
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Description: Chapter ListsDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 17, Folder 2
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Description: Membership ReportsDates: 1993-2001Container: Box 17, Folder 3
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Description: Elections
Contains letters of congratulations sent to newly elected officers.
Dates: 1969Container: Box 17, Folder 4 -
Description: NewslettersDates: 1966-2004Container: Box 18, Folder 1-3
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1949-1973Container: Box 19, Folder 1
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Description: EventsDates: 1968-1998Container: Box 19, Folder 2
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Description: Honnored Isseis
Contains a garment featuring the names of honored first generation Japanese Americans.
Container: Box 19, Folder 3 -
Description: Insurance CertificationDates: 1994Container: Box 19, Folder 4
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Description: Miscellaneous
Contains material written in Japanese.
Dates: 1999-2002Container: Box 19, Folder 5 -
Description: Scholarship InformationDates: 1994Container: Box 19, Folder 6
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Description: ScholarshipsDates: 2000-2002Container: Box 19, Folder 7
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Description: TaxesDates: 1964-1994Container: Box 19, Folder 8
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Description: TreasuryDates: 1977Container: Box 19, Folder 9
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Description: Shigeki Ushio
Contains the resume of Shigeki "Shake" Ushio, who was actively involved in the JACL at both the national and local level.
Container: Box 19, Folder 10
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Utah Japanese American Organizations and Events
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Description: America Japan WeekDates: 1991Container: Box 20, Folder 1
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Description: American West Center
Contains brochures about the American West Center at the University of Utah and a project called "Saving the Legacy," an oral history collection of Utah's World War II Veterans.
Container: Box 20, Folder 2 -
Description: Day of Remembrance
Contains copy of Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of the State of Utah's declaration of February, 19, 1998 as a Day of Remembrance of the internments of Japanese American citizens during World War II.
Dates: 1998Container: Box 20, Folder 3 -
Description: Days of RemembranceDates: 2001-2007Container: Box 20, Folder 4
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Description: Day of Rememberance
Contains two books covering the planning process of this event.
Dates: 2007Container: Box 21 -
Description: Japanese American Veterans
Scrapbook put together for the Day of Remembrance in February 2001. Includes a list of Utah Japanese American veterans, correspondence, and brief descriptions of some service experiences.
Dates: 2000Container: Box 22 -
Description: Japanese American Centennial of UtahDates: 1996-1997Container: Box 23, Folder 1
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Description: Japanese Americans
Contains a list of Japanese Americans from the Salt Lake area non-affiliated with the JACL.
Dates: 1992Container: Box 23, Folder 2 -
Description: Japan FestivalDates: 2007Container: Box 23, Folder 3
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Description: Jordan Doshi Kai, Thank You Cards and LettersContainer: Box 23, Folder 4
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Description: Jordan Doshi Kai, Financial RecordsDates: 1929-1996Container: Box 23, Folder 5-9
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Description: Jordan Doshi Kai
Contains Financial and Treasurer's reports, bank statements and receipts, tax documents, and information about Kiwa Doshi Kai and Kyushu Jin Kai.
Dates: 1989-1995Container: Box 24, Folder 1-7 -
Description: Newspaper ClippingsDates: 1998-2000Container: Box 24, Folder 8
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Description: Salt Lake Buddhist TempleDates: 1977Container: Box 24, Folder 9
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Description: Salt Lake City Public Library
Contains material from the traveling exhibition, "A More Perfect Union," which was on display at the public library. This exhibition told the story of the Japanese American internment camps during World War II.
Dates: 1998Container: Box 24, Folder 10 -
Description: Topaz
Contains general information about Topaz museum and flyers for events held by the museum. Topaz was a Japanese American internment camp in Delta, Utah.
Dates: 1993-1995Container: Box 24, Folder 11
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Addenda
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL Scrapbooks and Supplementary MaterialDates: 1955-1973Container: Box 25-28
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Description: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States FlagDates: 1954Container: Box 29
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 1969Container: Box 30
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 31
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 2002-2003Container: Box 32
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 2004-2005Container: Box 33
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 2006-2007Container: Box 34
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Description: Mount Olympus JACL ScrapbookDates: 2008Container: Box 35
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Description: Event Programs
This box includes the following programs:
- JACL National Convention in Salt Lake City, 2008.
- 5th Annual Japan Festival, 2010.
- 6th Annual Japan Festival, 2011
- 7th Annual Japan Festival, 2012
Dates: 2008-2012Container: Box 36
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Anti-racism--Utah--Sources
- Buddhist temples--Utah--Photographs
- Japanese American veterans--Utah--Photographs
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Societies, etc.--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Utah--Social conditions--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Utah--Sources
- Multiculturalism--Utah--Sources
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Anniversaries, etc.--Sources
Corporate Names
- Central Utah Relocation Center--Anniversaries, etc.--Sources
- Japanese American Citizens' League. Utah Chapter--Records and correspondence
- Nichiren Buddhist Temple (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Brochures
- Correspondence
- Instructional and educational works
- Minutes (Records)
- Newsletters
- Programs (documents)
- Records (Documents)
- Rosters
- Scrapbooks
