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Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers, 1940-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Mitsui, Tsutomu, 1922-2010
Title
Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers
Dates
1940-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2644
Summary
The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers (1940-1984) contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia. Mitsui served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe.
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, Japanese
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Biographical Note

Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 14 February 1922. He married Chiyoko Yokoyama on 9 April 1944. He served in the United States Army in World War II. After the war he returned to Salt Lake City and operated the City Cafe. Chiyoko and Tsutomu raised two daughters, Janis and Pamela, and one son, Gary. He died in Salt Lake City on 14 November 2010.

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Content Description

The Tsutomu (Stormy) Mitsui papers contain scrapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, calendars, and personal memorabilia.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The material is arranged in roughly chronological order. Undated items follow the dated material in box three. Oversized material is located in box four.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Judy Jarrow in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2011.

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Separated Materials

Audio tapes have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (A0074).

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (P1704).

Related Materials

Forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Family Memorabilia

    • Description: Chiyoko Yokoyama Mitsui School Memorabilia
      Dates: 1940-1941
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: Chiyoko Yokoyama Mitsui Wedding Book
      Dates: 1944
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Gary Mitsui Baby Book
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Gary Mitsui School Memorabilia
      Dates: 1956-1967
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Bank Records
      Dates: 1968-1974
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Janis Mitsui School Memorabilia
      Dates: 1970-1972
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: School Notebooks
      Dates: 1970s
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
    • Description: Physician's Notebook
      Dates: 1970s
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
    • Description: Greeting Cards
      Dates: 1970s-1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
    • Description: Junior Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL) Conference
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
    • Description: Tax
      Dates: 1972-1975
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
    • Description: Calendars
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
    • Description: Janis Mitsui Wedding
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
    • Description: Christmas Cards
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1-3
    • Description: Utah Nippo Telephone Directory
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
    • Description: Tourist Memorabilia, New York and Washington, DC
      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
    • Description: Books, Pamphlets, Maps
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
  • Scrapbooks and Memorabilia

    This series also contains an award plaque presented to Stormy by the Utah JACL.

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Subject Terms

  • Japanese Americans--Utah--Archives

Personal Names

  • Mitsui, Chiyoko, 1923-2013--Archives
  • Mitsui, Stormy, 1922-2010--Archives
  • Mitsui, Stormy, 1922-2010--Family--Archives
  • Mitsui, Tsutomu, 1922-2010--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Japanese American Citizens' League--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • Account books
  • Award plaque
  • Brochures
  • Calendars
  • Greeting cards
  • Maps
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