J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Topaz oral history project collection
Taylor, Sandra C.
ACCN 1002
4 linear feet
1987-1993
The Topaz oral history project collection interviews (1987-1993) were conducted by Sandra Taylor, of the University of Utah's Department of History. The interviews were part of her research for Jewel of the desert: Japanese American internment at Topaz (1993). Also included are correspondence, news clippings, published and unpublished articles, and research files.
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The Topaz oral history project collection interviews contains transcripts of tapes, and related transcription materials of a collection of 70 oral history interviews which document the lives of Japanese Americans who were interned at the Topaz, Utah, camp. The interviews were conducted by Sandra Taylor of the University of Utah Department of History. Also included are copies of articles and other research materials.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Interviews located in box one were donated in 1988.
The rest of the material was donated in 1993.
Processed by Karen Carver in 2006.
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Central Utah Relocation Center--Sources
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese American
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans--Utah--Delta--Interviews
Civil Rights
Oral histories
Oral histories
Interviews
Kazu Iijima
1
1
Maya Aikawa
1
2
Hiromoto Katayama
1
3
Tad Hayashi
1
4
Tom Kawaguchi
1
5
Morgan Yamanaka
1
6
Don and Alice Nakahata
1
7
Nobu Miyoshi
1
8
Midori Shimanouchi Lederer
1
9
Nobu Kumekawa Hibino
1
10
Lee Suyemoto
1
11
George Shimamoto
1
12
Michi Kobi
1
13
Karl Akiya
2
1
Tad Fujita
2
2
Abu Keiokan Guilday
2
3
John Hada
2
4
Fumi Hayashi
2
5
Jean Kariya and Kitty Nakagawa
2
6
Harry H. L. Kitano
2
7
Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima
2
8
George Kondo
2
9
Dave Tatsuno
2
10
Miscellaneous Interviews
Written Accounts
3
1
This box contains four written accounts of experiences related to Japanese internment. Authors include Oscar F. Hoffman, Hisako Hibi, Chiyo Yano, and William Kochiyama.
Paul E. Bell Material
1980s
3
2
Contains an essay entitled "Views From an Inside Outsider," written by a Caucasian who attended Topaz High.
Jane Beckwith Material
3
3
Contains written accounts related to Japanese internment. Authors and persons interviewed include Dorothy B. Pratt, Sherm Tolbert, Roger Walker, Yasuo Abiko, and Homer Petersen.
Nisei Christian Journey: Its Promise and Fullfillment, Vol. II
1991
3
4
Contains oral histories of Rhoda Akiko Iyoya, Dr. Henry Hajime Kazato, Kimi Sugiyama, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Hatsune Helen Kitaji, and Kijo Murata.
Research Files
Correspondence
1984-1993
4
1
Published Articles
1920s-1980s
4
2
News Reports and Articles
1942-1943
4
3
News Clippings
1940s-1990s
4
4
Research Files, Part 1
4
5
Research Files, Part 2
4
6
Restricted Materials
Master Files
5-9
These boxes contain the master files. Access restricted to Manuscripts Curator.