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Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2035

Scope and Contents

The Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers (1934-2002) contain financial records for a local fish market and design sheets and posters related to the career of the graphic artist, Ted Nagata.

Dates

  • 1934-2002

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical / Historical

Theodore Genichi Nagata (b. 1935) was born in California, but relocated to the Topaz internment camp with his family in the 1940s, where he lived from the age of six until nine. He graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in art history in 1959. He was awarded an M.F.A. from the same department the following year. Shortly after receiving this degree he founded Ted Nagata Graphic Design, Inc. Nagata has designed logos and posters for the University of Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah Transit Authority, and several Utah ski resorts. In 1985 he was inaugurated into the Art Directors Club of Salt Lake City hall of fame. Yeiko Nagasawa Nagata is a native of Salt Lake City, where her family operated the New Sunrise Fish Market for many years.

Extent

5.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 3 oversize folders)

Abstract

The Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers (1934-2002) contain financial records for a local fish market and design sheets and posters related to the career of the graphic artist, Ted Nagata. Theodore Genichi Nagata relocated to the Topaz internment camp with his family in the 1940s. He founded Ted Nagata Graphic Design, Inc. Yeiko Nagasawa Nagata is a native of Salt Lake City, where her family operated the New Sunrise Fish Market for many years.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ted and Yeiko Nagata in 2003 and 2015.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.

Separated Materials

Photographs (P1087) and audio-visual materials (A1295) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Karen Carver in 2003.

Addendum processed by Halle Fiderlick in 2015.

Creator

Title
Inventory of the Ted and Yeiko Nagata papers, 1934-2002
Author
Finding aid created by Karen Carver
Date
© 2003 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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