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Nichiren Buddhist Temple records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1296

Scope and Contents

The Nichiren Buddhist Temple records (1971-1991) contain correspondence, financial reports, membership records, the church newsletter, and other documents pertaining to the Nichiren Buddhist Temple. Box 1, folder 2 contains the "Nichiren Service Book," which contains services, songs, and sutras. Other material in this collection includes information on the NONA Trust Fund, copies of The Lotus newsletter, and news clippings recording special events, such as the periodic visits of Reverend Nichi Kanecko, a member of the Nichiren sect in Japan. Box 2, folder 3 contains Japanese language documents that appear to be newsletters and financial records.

Dates

  • 1954-2003

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and Japanese.

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.

Organizational History

The Nichiren Buddhist temple was operated in Salt Lake City by Yosh Ito and Reverend Kanai Skokai. There were more than two hundred members, a large percentage of whom were Japanese Americans.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Abstract

The Nichiren Buddhist Temple records (1954-2003) contain correspondence, financial reports, membership records, the church newsletter, and other documents pertaining to the Nichiren Buddhist Temple. The temple (which dates from 1971-1991) was operated in Salt Lake City by Yosh Ito and Reverend Kanai Skokai. There were more than two hundred members, a large percentage of whom were Japanese Americans.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Tomiye Ishimatsu in 1992.

Addendum donated by Chizuko Ishimatsu in 2010.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0460).

Processing Information

Processed by Sabrina Riches in 1996.

Processed by Zachary Dunn in 2011.
Title
Inventory of the Nichiren Buddhist Temple records, 1954-2003
Author
Finding aid created by Sabrina Riches
Date
© 1996 (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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