George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers, 1935-2002
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sunada, Susan Matsumura
- Title
- George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers
- Dates
- 1935-2002 (inclusive)19352002
- Quantity
- 2.5 linear feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 3131
- Summary
- The George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers (1935-2001) consist primarily of Susan Sunada's research materials related to Japanese Americans in Utah and the West. George worked as a commercial artist for Sears. Susan was the Foreign Student Advisor for Utah State University, a secretary for Baugh Real Estate, executive secretary to the mayor, and a photo-journalist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 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
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 the 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).
Source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division. [online] Available at: Susan Sunada papers [Accessed 2022].
George worked as a commercial artist for Sears.
Content Description
The George and Susan Matsumura Sunada papers (1935-2001) consist primarily of Susan Sunada's research materials related to Japanese Americans in Utah and the West. Included are biographical sketches, lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photocopies, and printed materials.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Location of Originals
Original biographical sketches located at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division, UUS_COLL MSS 59.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Sheila Newlin in 2015.
Processing Note
Processed by Gina C Giang in 2022.
Related Materials
See also the Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings (A0864) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.Forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.
Separated Materials
VHS was transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Photographs and negatives were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Newsletters were transferred to the Print and Journal Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Research Materials
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Description: Biographical sketches
Sample of lists donated to Utah State University, UUS_COLL MSS 59.
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Booklets
25th Biennial Silver Anniversary Japanese American Citizens' League National Convention Souvenir Booklet.
Dates: 1978Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Books
Puptent Poets of the Stars and Stripes Mediterranean.
Dates: 1945Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Clippings
Photocopies of pages from The Other Utahns. Includes Susan Sunada's notes.
Dates: 1988Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Clippings
Photocopies of pages from A Year in a Coal Mine.
Dates: 1989Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Clippings
Photocopies of pages from Salmon River Polly.
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Clippings
Photocopies of Japanese American advertisements in Japanese and English. Originally in a binder.
Container: Box 1, Folder 7 -
Description: Correspondence
Mitsugi Kasai to George and Susan Sunada. Enclosed: Go for Broke bulletin, volume 51, number 2; The Fort Point Salvo volume 5, number 4; Japanese Americans Play Vital Role in United States Intelligence Service in World War Two by John Weckerling; All-Nikkei Veterans and Family event program; and articles.
Dates: 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 8 -
Description: Directories
Photocopies of pages from Intermountain Nisei Directory.
Container: Box 1, Folder 9 -
Description: Directories
Photocopies in Japanese. Originally in a binder.
Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Newsletters
Utah JA News, June 1978.
Dates: 1978Container: Box 1, Folder 11 -
Description: Newsletters
The Herald, 1981.
Dates: 1981Container: Box 1, Folder 12 -
Description: Newsletters
Asian Association of Utah News, August 1996. Includes direct mail from Japanese American Centennial of Utah.
Dates: 1996Container: Box 1, Folder 13 -
Description: Newspaper clippings
Photocopies from California publications.
Container: Box 2, Folder 1 -
Description: Newspaper clippings
Photocopies from Utah publications.
Dates: 1942-1945Container: Box 2, Folder 2 -
Description: Newspaper clippings
Related to coal mines and mining in Cumberland, Wyoming.
Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Folder 3 -
Description: Newspaper clippings
Photocopies and clippings from Oregon publications.
Dates: 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 4 -
Description: Newspaper clippings
Photocopies related to George and Susan Sunada.
Dates: 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 5 -
Description: Newspapers
Pacific Citizen.
Dates: 1977-2001Container: Box 2, Folder 6 -
Description: Newspapers
Wheel of Dharma, volume 19, issue 2 and The Cache Citizen, February 2, 1992 [incomplete].
Dates: 1992Container: Box 2, Folder 7 -
Description: Newspapers
Northern Utah Junction, July 1998.
Dates: 1998Container: Box 2, Folder 8 -
Description: Notebooks
Four spiral notebooks maintained by Susan Sunada.
Dates: 1987-1990Container: Box 2, Folder 9 -
Subject Files
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Description: Chinese Americans
Photocopies of pages from The Genius of China, and clippings.
Dates: 1996Container: Box 2, Folder 10 -
Description: Coal mines and mining
Biographical sketches and clippings related to Wyoming.
Dates: 2003Container: Box 2, Folder 11 -
Description: Coal mines and mining
Biographical sketches, lists, and articles related to Utah.
Container: Box 2, Folder 12 -
Description: General
Photocopies of clippings from Utah and Wyoming publications; articles; Wyoming State Archives research; and notes. Originally in binder.
Dates: 1984Container: Box 2, Folder 13 -
Description: General
Photocopies of pages from We Japanese and Japanese Americans: home at Last; Utah State University bibliography; and clippings. Originally in a binder.
Dates: 1988-1992Container: Box 2, Folder 14 -
Description: Japanese American veterans
Biographical sketches; Nisei Veterans Newsletters, volume 50, issue 10, volume 51, issue 3; Generals February/March 2000; press releases; Mitchell T. Maki biography; letter from Raymond S. Uno; "America at Its Best" speech by Eric Saul; letter from Stanley Ishihara to Company H and H Chapter; and clippings.
Dates: 1973-2001Container: Box 3, Folder 1 -
Description: Japanese Americans
Biographical sketches; funeral programs; notes; Manzanar Committee press release; obituaries; lists of Utah articles; and clippings.
Dates: 1981-2002Container: Box 3, Folder 2 -
Description: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Biographical sketches; lists; and clippings.
Dates: 1941Container: Box 3, Folder 3 -
Description: Rock Springs Massacre, Rock Springs, Wyo.
Letter from Green River Star to Susan Sunada, notes, and clippings.
Dates: 1985Container: Box 3, Folder 4 -
Description: Veterans Day
Reader's Digest, July 1945; Nisei Veterans Newsletter, volume 49, issue 5; and newspaper clippings.
Dates: 1945-2000Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Newspapers
Denver Post: December 22, 1935; January 26, 1936; November 1, 1936; August 27, 1939; August 31, 1939; and "Emperor Selassie's Clever Woman Spy." Incomplete.
Dates: 1935-1939Container: Oversize box 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chinese Americans--Economic conditions--20th century
- Chinese Americans--Social conditions--20th century
- Chinese Americans--Utah--Archives
- Coal mines and mining--Utah--Archives
- Coal mines and mining--Wyoming--Archives
- Immigrants' writings--Archives
- Japanese American newspapers--Specimens
- Japanese American veterans--Biography
- Japanese Americans--Economic conditions--20th century
- Japanese Americans--Social conditions--20th century
- Miners--Utah--Archives
- Miners--Wyoming--Archives
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
- Rock Springs Massacre, Rock Springs, Wyo., 1885
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American
Personal Names
- Sunada, George--Archives
- Sunada, Susan Matsumura--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Directories
- Newsletters
- Obituaries
- Personal correspondence
- Photocopies
- Serial publications
