Register of the
Kay
Sasaki
papers
Finding aid prepared by Hiromi Okazawa
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Stanford University
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Title:
Kay
Sasaki
papers
Date (inclusive): 1943-1962
Collection Number: 2023C2
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box
(1.74 Linear Feet)
Creator:
Sasaki,
Kay
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2023.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Kay
Sasaki
Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes United States Army Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) orders, leaflets from the Office of War Information (OWI), and
photographs containing images of Allied-occupied Japan, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War, 1950-1953
Intelligence officers
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Photographs
Photograph albums
United States. Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam
box 1, folder 1-2
Biographical file
1945-1951
Scope and Contents
Includes certificates, and appointment letters from the United States Army and Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC).
Printed materials
1943-1951
box 1, folder 3
Leaflets
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
Material contains original leaflets in Korean, Chinese and English langauge produced by the United States Office of War Information
(OWI).
box 1, folder 4
"The Jap Soldier", The infantry journal, Washington
1943
box 1, folder 5
"Lighting CIC", An illustrated comic book, Korea
1950-1951
Photographic materials
1946-1962
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of the United States military base in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and war images.
Photographic prints
1946-1962
box 1, folder 6
Japan
circa 1946
Scope and Contents
Contains portraits of
Kay
Sasaki
, and scenery photos of Yokosuka, Japan.
box 1, folder 7
CIC, Tokyo
1946
Scope and Contents
Contains a group photo in CIC Tokyo Headquater.
box 1, folder 8
Toyama, Japan
1947
Scope and Contents
Contains photos of GHQ officers.
box 1, folder 9
Korea
1950-1951
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of the United States military base in Korea.
box 1, folder 12
Paju-ri, South Korea
1956
box 2
Photographic album
1950-1951
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of the United States military base in Korea during the Korean War and war image.
Access
Box 2 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 1, folder 14
Currency
circa 1940-1960
Scope and Contents
Contains bank notes from United States military (6), Korea (20), China (15), Japan (9), and Japanese yen published by the
United States military (2).