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Harry Tsutsui photograph collection, 1944-1946

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Kasai, Mitsugi M.
Title
Harry Tsutsui photograph collection
Dates
1944-1946 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 item, (1 box)
Collection Number
P1436
Summary
Harry Toshio Tsutsui (1922-2002) was a veteran of the United States Army who served in World War II. This collection contains a black-and-white photograph of Tsutsui in his Army uniform with an unidentified woman, perhaps his first wife, dating from approximately 1944-1946.
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
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Biographical Note

Harry Toshio Tsutsui (1922-2002) was born on May 17, 1922 in Draper, Utah to Moji and Hisae Suzuki Tsutsui. He attended Nichibei College in Tokyo, Japan. Tsutsui served in the United States Army during World War II. Upon return, he married Michiko Tsutsui Shimamura (1923-1994); together, the couple had two children, Jenniefer or Jennifer Michiko and Ronald Craig Tsutsui. Tsutsui worked as a chef, starting his own restaurant, Nishida’s Place, on First South in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1948, a fire broke out in the restaurant at night and spread to the attached apartment, killing Tsutsui’s children, who were aged three-years-old and six months. At some point Michiko and Harry separated, and in 1976, Harry Tsutsui remarried to Kathy Jackson. Tsutsui continued his career as a chef at Fort Douglas-Hidden Valley Country Club, where he worked for 20 years before retiring. In addition to his work as a chef, Tsutsui was a black belt judo instructor at the Salt Lake Judo Dojo. Harry Tsutsui died on February 27, 2002.

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Content Description

The Harry Tsutsui photograph collection contains 1 black-and-white photograph of Tsutsui in his Army uniform with an unidentifeid woman, perhaps his first wife, Michiko Tsutsui Shimamura, dating from 1944 to 1946. This image was collected in conjunction with an exhibit on Japanese American veterans.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Harry Tsutsui photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Harry Tsutsui photograph collection, P1436, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P1436.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Acquisition Information

Donated by Donated by Mitsugi M. Kasai in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Harry Tsutsui in uniform with unidentified woman
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1

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Subject Terms

  • Japanese American soldiers--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Tsutsui, Harry Toshio, 1922-2002

Form or Genre Terms

  • black-and-white prints (photographs)
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