Susan Sunada photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Susan Sunada photograph collection consists of 244 photographs and negatives of headstones and cemeteries for Japanese-Americans in Pocatello, Idaho, and in Utah in Ogden, Price, Lewiston, Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake Mausoleum (where many Topaz prisoners were cremated). It also includes slides of Utah State University's campus, sporting events, graduation ceremonies, and the Western Writers Conference.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2000
Language of Materials
Material in English
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 photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Susan Sunada was born in Utah to Japanese-American immigrants. She worked as a photojournalist for the Desert News in the 1960 and 70s after graduating from Los Angeles City College. She won awards as an "Outstanding Correspondent" for the Deseret News and a Lifetime Achievement award from the National Association for Asian American Studies for her work as a scholar of Japanese Pioneers. She wrote, produced, and directed the Logan Bicentennial Celebration ice show and represented Japanese and Chinese pioneers in Cache Valley's "Festival of the American West." She wrote Tiny Treasures (1970), Wedding Treasures (1974), and Japanese Pioneers in the Intermountain Area (1991). Susan Sunada passed away September 19, 2014.
Extent
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The Susan Sunada photograph collection consists of photographs, negatives, and slides of headstones of Japanese-Americans in Utah and Idaho, as well as images of sporting events at Utah State University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections by George and Susan Sunada in three batches, two during the 1980s and one in 2003.
Separated Materials
The photographs from this collection were removed from Susan Sunada Papers (COLL MSS 59)
Processing Information
Processed in November of 2019
- Title
- Susan Sunada photograph collection, 1971-2000
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Clare Young
- Date
- ©2019
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu