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.
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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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Allison Newman in 2008.
Addenda processed by Halle Fiderlick in 2015 and by Betsey Welland in 2019.
Forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.
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.
Contains Headquarters Memo Vol III, No. 3 and an action alert about Paul Igasaki.
Contains the program from An American Testimonial, a banquet recognizing Japanese American leaders in the United States.
Contains statements of condition and newsletters.
Contains information about the Legacy Fund steering committee, fundraising, and an investigation regarding possible mismanagement of the fund.
Contains memorial service program.
Contains information on Pacific Citizen, the Legacy Fund, scholarships, elections, the national board, redress, and the One Thousand Club.
Contains educational materials and brochures focused on educating children about multiculturalism, particularly the Japanese American experience.
Contains copies and clippings as well as a listing of holiday issue articles.
Contains planning information and correspondence concerning the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and a Pearl Harbor press packet put together by the JACL.
Contains programs, schedules, registration and planning information, official minutes, biennial report, and banquet information.
Contains contents of book put together by one of the convention planners. Topics include Convention Committee meetings, budgets and fundraising, and workshops.
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.
Contains information about Roger Rivera, the fundraising consultant for the convention. Also contains fundraising correspondence.
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.
Contains both correspondence pertaining to planning and letters of thanks and congratulations sent to Floyd Mori following the convention.
Contains contracts between the JACL and the American Federation of Musicians, the Ogden Buddhist Taiko Group, and the Marriott Hotel.
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.
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.
Contains a biography and a letter from him regarding the roles of non-citizens in the JACL.
Contains information about a keynote speaker. She did not speak at the convention.
Contains correspondence between USDA officials and convention planners about possible workshops on Japanese Americans in agriculture.
Contains lists of Asian American organizations in Utah and a history of Utah's Japanese Americans.
Contains information about sponsors and contributed money as well as requests for photos and advertisements.
Contains the Partnership Form for convention sponsorship.
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.
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.
Contains programs, minutes, and transcripts of JACL National Conventions.
Contains material pertainant to the Japanese American Community on a national scale.
Contains registration information for the AAJA's Sixth Annual National Convention.
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.
Contains material focused on multicultural awareness, Japanese American history, and the Constitution of the United States.
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.
Contains the publications "Japanese American National Museum Quarterly" and "Milestones."
Contains files for Densho and the Sansei Legacy Project.
Contains information about JACL singles, blood donation, an internship program, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
Contains material from JACL chapters from Washington, Arizona, Ohio, and California.
Contains materials from Tri-District Conferences. The districts include Midwest, Eastern, and Mountain Plains.
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.
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.
Contains action alerts, fund information, notes from meetings, and correspondence.
Contains letters of congratulations sent to newly elected officers.
Contains a garment featuring the names of honored first generation Japanese Americans.
Contains material written in Japanese.
Contains the resume of Shigeki "Shake" Ushio, who was actively involved in the JACL at both the national and local level.
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.
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.
Contains two books covering the planning process of this event.
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.
Contains a list of Japanese Americans from the Salt Lake area non-affiliated with the JACL.
Contains Financial and Treasurer's reports, bank statements and receipts, tax documents, and information about Kiwa Doshi Kai and Kyushu Jin Kai.
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.
Contains general information about Topaz museum and flyers for events held by the museum. Topaz was a Japanese American internment camp in Delta, Utah.
This box includes the following programs: