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Susan Sunada addendum

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 503

Scope and Contents

This collection contains files and documents relating to the research of Susan Sunada that supplement her intial donation (COLL MSS 59). Many of these files relate to her work that she did for the Deseret News or her extensive research about Japanese American immigrants to America. This collection is split up into five sections that roughly mirror the organization of her earlier collection (COLL MSS 59).

The first section, titled “Places,” is organized alphabetically and contains research files and other documents related to specific places. A particularly prominent part of this section is Sunada’ research about Japanese Americans in the American West, especially those in Ogden, Utah, and Rock Springs and Kemmerer, Wyoming. These materials consist largely of notes about events in local newspapers from the late 1800s to the 1940s and lists of graves and headstones in cemeteries. Many of the newspaper article excerpts are about various accidents, disasters, and murders that befell Japanese immigrants.

The next section, called “People,” focuses on files about specific people. Some of these files focus on the genealogy and history of specific families and people, including Japanese-Americans in the West.

The “General” section contains many photographs and notes from Sunada’s work with Deseret News as well as other research and has a wide assortment of topics. Again, there are many articles about Japanese immigrants and history of the American West. Many of the folders within this section contain photographs taken by Sunada during her career at the Deseret News.

The final two sections consist of newspaper material Sunada either collected or wrote. “Deseret News” comes from a series of binders where Sunada collected news clips of articles she had written for the Deseret News. The final section called “Japanese American Newspapers” contains samples from three newspapers published by and for Japanese Americans.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-2008

Language of Materials

Material in English, Japanese

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Permission to publish material from the Susan Sunada addendum must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

Susan Sunada was born in Utah, the daughter of Japanese-American pioneers. A graduate of Los Angeles City College, Susan worked as a photojournalist for the Deseret News in the 1960s and 1970s and was presented with an "Outstanding Correspondent" award. She was the writer, producer, and director for Logan's Bicentennial Celebration ice show and has represented Japanese and Chinese pioneers in the Cache Valley's "Festival of the American West" for numerous years. In 2002, Susan was awarded the National Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement award. She continues to offer a wealth of information from her significant research on Japanese pioneers. She is the author of Tiny Treasures (1970), Wedding Treasures (1974), and Japanese Pioneers in the Intermountain Area (1991). Susan Sunada died September 19, 2014.

Extent

39 boxes (21.25 linear feet)

Abstract

This collection contains materials collected by Susan Sunada, a photojournalist for the Deseret News who also did a lot of research about Japanese American immigrants to the United States.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into five sections: Places, People, General, Deseret News, and Japanese American Newspapers. Under these sections the files are ordered alphabetically. This organization roughly mirrors that of the original collection, Susan Sunada papers (COLL MSS 59).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was gifted to Utah State University Special Collections in two separate donations: one by Susan Sunada in 2012 and another by her daughter, Sheila Newlin, in 2014.

Related Materials

Susan Sunada papers (COLL MSS 59)

Processing Information

Processed in June of 2015

Title
Guide to the Susan Sunada addendum 1942-2008
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Joanna Dobrowolska and Clint Pumphrey
Date
©2015
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)