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Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers, 1906-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Tsuya, Roy I., 1922-2016
Title
Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers
Dates
1906-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
17.75 linear feet, (17 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2826
Summary
The Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers (1906-2013) contains correspondence among family and friends, records from their work with the LDS church, as well as memorabilia from Roy's membership with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Boy Scouts. The collection also contains one box pertaining to Chiye Terazawa, Wuta's sister.
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

Roy Isamu Tsuya was born in Lihue, Kauai, Hawai'i in 1922. Roy fought in World War II, and he remained active in the community of Japanese-American veterans from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, as well as serving as a Scout Master for many years. He married Wuta Tsuya (b. July 14, 1916) on November 4th, 1943, and together they had five children. They were both devote members of the LDS church and served on a missions to Japan. Wuta Terazawa Tsuya died on June 13, 2007.

Chiye "Chi" Terazawa (1914-2010) was born in Sugar City, Fremont County, Idaho. She served on a mission to the Japanese people of Hawai'i, and actively participated in the church for the rest of her life. Chiye founded Chi's Tour Travel Agency, which she ran for 50 years.

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Content Description

The first series in the Roy and Wuta Terazawa Tsuya papers (1906-2013) contains correspondence among family and friends, records from their work with the LDS church, as well as memorabilia from Roy's membership with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Boy Scouts. The second series contains one box and pertains mostly to Wuta Terazawa Tsuya's sister, Chiye Terazawa.

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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

Arranged by subject. Subjects arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Oliver Tsuya in 2014.

Processing Note

Processed by Sean Taylor and Kevin Priest in 2015.

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Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1742).

Related Materials

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

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal Materials

    • Description: Tsuya Family Offical Records and Papers
      Dates: 1922-2008
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Purchase of House records
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary records
      Dates: 1933-2000
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: LDS Mission records
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: LDS Mission Materials
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Notes on LDS Presidents Speeches
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Japanese Language papers
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: LDS Mission Call
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Family History by Jun Futatsugi
      Dates: 1994-1995
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: "My Journal" by Roy Tsuya
      Dates: 2013
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Journals
      Dates: 1978; 1993
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Mission Testimony I-II
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Recipes
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Collected Articles about the 442nd Combat Team
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Media Clippings
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Newspaper Clippings
      Dates: 1994-1983
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Articles: "I Was Your Enemy on Iwo Jima" and "Japan's Deadliest Combat Pilots" and Obituary of Wuta Terazawa Tsuya and News for Tsuya Mission
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Silver Beaver Award
      Dates: 1968
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
      Dates: 2011
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: 442nd Veteran papers
      Dates: 1998-2002
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Boy Scouts and Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association
      Dates: 1965-1970
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Missionary Plaques
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1940-2002
      Container: Box 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Holiday and Greeting Cards
      Dates: 1979-1982
      Container: Box 7
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Mission Thank You Boards
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1-2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Memorabilia
      Container: Box 8, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Sewing and Embroidery Materials
      Container: Box 8, Folder 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Ke Kuhiahu Yearbook
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box 8, Folder 5
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Travel
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: France Tourism Information
      Container: Box 9, Folder 2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Currency
      Container: Box 9, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Running Race Records and Medals
      Dates: 1983-1992
      Container: Box 10, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Family Records and Genealogy
      Container: Oversize box 11
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Military Regalia
      Dates: 1940
      Container: Oversize box 12
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Japanese Plate and Laminated New Articles
      Container: Oversize box 13
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Japanese Scrolls, Name Plates, Go For Broke Vase
      Container: Oversize box 14
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Go For Broke License Plate, Boy Scouts Mess Kit
      Container: Oversize box 15
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1943-2007
      Container: Box 16, Folder 1
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Greeting Cards
      Container: Box 16, Folder 2
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Family Graduation Announcements
      Dates: 1999-2000
      Container: Box 16, Folder 3
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Art Farm Productions
      Dates: 1996-2000
      Container: Box 16, Folder 4
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Sketches
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 16, Folder 5
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Americans of Japanese Ancestry World War II (AJA WWII) Memorial Alliances "Echoes of Silence" disk
      Container: Box 16, Folder 6
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Newspapers
      Dates: 1950-2004
      Container: Box 16, Folder 7
      Location: Personal Materials
    • Description: Sugar City Times, Fremont County, Idaho
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 16, Folder 8
      Location: Personal Materials

  • Chiye Terazawa

    Correspondence, finances, and records of Wuta Terazawa Tsuya's Sister Chiye Terazawa.

    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1934-2010
      Container: Box 17, Folder 1
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: Journals
      Container: Box 17, Folder 2
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: High School Graduation of Chiye and Toshi Terazawa
      Dates: 1930-1931
      Container: Box 17, Folder 3
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: LDS Missionary Work
      Dates: 1937-1952
      Container: Box 17, Folder 4
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: Chi's Tours Travel Agency
      Container: Box 17, Folder 5
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: Finance
      Dates: 1964-2010
      Container: Box 17, Folder 6
      Location: Chiye Terazawa
    • Description: Obituaries and Anniversaries
      Dates: 1912-2007
      Container: Box 17, Folder 7
      Location: Chiye Terazawa

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Subject Terms

  • Boy Scouts--United States--Archives
  • Japanese American newspapers--Specimens
  • Japanese American veterans--Utah--Archives
  • Japanese Americans
  • Japanese Americans--Utah--Archives
  • Latter Day Saint missionaries--United States--Archives
  • Latter Day Saints--United States--Archives
  • World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States--Archives

Personal Names

  • Terazawa, Chiye--Archives
  • Tsuya, Roy I., 1922-2016--Archives
  • Tsuya, Roy I., 1922-2016--Family--Archives
  • Tsuya, Wuta Terazawa, 1916-2007--Archives

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Awards
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Commemorative medals
  • Diaries
  • Diaries
  • Genealogies (histories)
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Memorabilia
  • Obituaries
  • Personal correspondence
  • Realia

Titles within the Collection

  • Sugar City Times--Specimens

Finding aid created by Sean Taylor.
2015 (last modified: 2019)

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