Kay Sasaki papers, 1942-1963

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Summary

Creators:
Sasaki, Kay
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 film reels (1.94 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kay Sasaki Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes United States Army Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) orders, leaflets from the Office of War Information (OWI), film reels, and photographs containing images of Allied-occupied Japan, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Also includes photographs taken by Sasaki of the Amache incarceration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Kay Sasaki was an internee at the Granada Relocation Center in Amache, Colorado. After his incarceration at the camp, he became a U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) officer in occupied Japan and Korea during the Korean War. Sasaki was also an advisor with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kay Sasaki Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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