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
- Nagata, Ted (Person)
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.
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.
Addendum processed by Halle Fiderlick in 2015.
- Graphic arts -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Sources
- Japanese Americans
- Nagata, Ted -- Archives
- Nagata, Yeiko Nagasawa -- Archives
- New Sunrise Fish Market (Salt Lake City, Utah) -- Archives
- Retail Trade
Creator
- Nagata, Ted (Person)
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu