Kentaro and Shige Nodzu scrapbook, 1940s-1980s
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nodzu, Kentaro
- Title
- Kentaro and Shige Nodzu scrapbook
- Dates
- 1940s-1980s (inclusive)19401989
- Quantity
- 1 Box, (2.5 Linear Feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 3006
- Summary
- The Kentaro and Shige Nodzu scrapbook contains documents, correspondence, ration books, a Japanese-American directory, news clippings, an apology letter from President Bill Clinton, and other items related to WWII and the subsequent redress for Japanese-American railroad and mining workers.
- 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
Biographical Note
Kentro (1888-1970) and Shige (1889-1980) Nodzu were both born in Japan. Kentro first came to the United States in 1906. He returned to Japan in 1923 to marry Shige. They both returned to the United States, arriving in Seattle, Washington on June 30, 1924. They traveled on to Carbon County, Utah where Kentro worked mining coal. Kentro worked for the Spring Canyon Coal Company as a loader for 17 years when World War II began. Soon after the bombing of Peal Harbor and the declaration of war, Kentro and other Japanese miners were all laid off. In 1942, the Nodzu family moved to American Fork, Utah were Kentro leased a few acres of farming land. Later the family moved to Orem, Utah to cultivate his own land. Both Kentro and Shige became United States citizens on July 29, 1955. They has 8 children: Masaka Martha Nodzu Okawa, Kiyoshi Kenneth Nodzu, Sumie May Nodzu Akiyama, Midori Gay Nodzu Higashi, Yoshiko Nodzu Guzman, Yayoi Nodzu Misaka, Tomio Thomas Nodzu, and Reiko Nodzu Watanabe.
Content Description
One scrapbook containing documents, correspondence, ration books, a Japanese-American directory, news clippings, an apology letter from President Bill Clinton, and other items related to WWII and the subsequent redress for Japanese-American Railroad Workers.
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Personal Names
- Nodzu, Kentaro--Archives
- Nodzu, Shige--Archives
