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S. Floyd Mori papers, 1962-2005
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mori, S. Floyd (Shiro Floyd), 1939-
- Title
- S. Floyd Mori papers
- Dates
- 1962-2005 (inclusive)19622005
- Quantity
- 7 linear feet, (10 boxes and 1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2203
- Summary
- The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman. Mori attended schools in Utah and California and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He started an international consulting firm known as Mori-Silva, and has been active in community service and state and local government.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English, Japanese
Historical NoteReturn to Top
S. Floyd Mori was born in Murray, Utah. He attended schools in Utah and California and received both the Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Brigham Young University, where he studied Economics, Asian Studies, and Political Science. In addition to starting an international consulting firm known as Mori-Silva, he has also been active in community service and spent almost a decade in state and local government.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The S. Floyd Mori papers (1962-2005) contain correspondence, scrapbooks, student papers, meeting minutes, reports, memos, brochures, pamphlets, and memorabilia related to Mori's activities with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Also included are documents related to his tenure as a California State Assemblyman.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processed by Karen Carver in 2005.
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Related Materials
See also the Japanese American Citizen's League of Utah records (ACCN 1852) and the Japanese American Citizen's League, Mount Olympus Chapter records (ACCN 2074).
Forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
PersonalReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical Information |
2005 |
| 1 | 2 | Alpine Country Club Scrapbook |
2001-2004 |
EducationReturn to Top
Contains class notes and papers.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Geography 571 |
1962 |
| 2 | 2 | Economics 535 |
1963 |
| 2 | 3 | "Minority Groups in the Church" |
1963 |
| 2 | 4 | Economics 587 |
1964 |
| 2 | 5 | Economics 692 |
1964 |
| 2 | 6 | Political Science 670 |
1964 |
| 2 | 7 | Economics 697 |
1964 |
| 2 | 8 | Economics 515 |
1964 |
| 2 | 9 | Economics 575 |
1964 |
| 2 | 10 | Political Science 350 |
|
| 2 | 11 | Asian Studies 502 |
1965 |
| 3 | "Three Case Studies of Local Government Finance in Utah County with Reflections on the Property Tax as a Source of Revenue"
Brigham Young University Master's Thesis.
|
1965 |
JACL ScrapbooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1-3 | Days of Remembrance |
1998-2003 |
| 4 | 4-5 | JACL President's Scrapbooks |
2001-2002 |
| 5 | 1-3 | President's Scrapbooks |
2003-2004 |
| 5 | 4 | Information on the Utah JACL and Japanese Americans |
2005 |
Japanese InternmentReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1-2 | Internment |
1989-2003 |
| 6 | 3 | Internment Sites |
2000-2002 |
| 6 | 4 | Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Foundation |
2000 |
| 6 | 5 | Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho |
2001 |
| 6 | 6 | Jeffery Burton and Mary Farrell, This Is Minidoka: An Archeological Survey of Minidoka Internment National Monument, Idaho
|
2001 |
| 6 | 7 | Topaz |
1962-2002 |
| 6 | 8 | Internment, Sylvia Kobayashi |
1990s |
| 6 | 9 | Internment Camps, Jim Kubota Photos |
2002 |
Redress and ReparationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1-2 | Redress |
1988-2001 |
| 7 | 3 | Japanese Experience, World War II |
2000-2002 |
| 7 | 4 | Re-enactment of 1942 Evacuation |
2002 |
| 7 | 5 | Redress, Japanese Latin Americans |
2003-2004 |
| 7 | 6 | Day of Remembrance |
2005 |
| 7 | 7 | Redress and Reparations |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1-2 | California State Assembly |
1979-1980 |
| 8 | 3 | Calendar |
2003 |
| 8 | 4 |
Celebrating the Lees
|
|
| 8 | 5 | Census |
1990 |
| 8 | 6-8 | Civil Rights |
1986-1991 |
| 9 | 1 | Convention of Panamerican Nikkei |
2001 |
| 9 | 2 | "Hito Hata: Raise the Banner" |
1980 |
| 9 | 3-7 | Japan
Contains maps, tourist information, correspondence, brochures and pamphlets, and educational material.
|
1980s-1990s |
| 9 | 8 | JACL, California |
1980-2001 |
| 9 | 9 | JACL Convention, Salt Lake City |
1994 |
| 9 | 10-11 | Membership |
|
| 9 | 12 | JACL President's Notebook |
1988-1992 |
| 9 | 13 | JACL Tri-District Conference, Visalia, California |
2003 |
| 10 | 1 |
Charles Kawakami: 100 Years
|
2003 |
| 10 | 2 | Darrel Montero, Japanese Ethnicity |
1970s |
| 10 | 3-4 | Mori-Silva International |
|
| 10 | 5 | Karen Narasaki Workshop |
2000 |
| 10 | 6 | "Nip" License Plates |
2000 |
| 10 | 7 | Photographs (Photocopies) |
|
| 10 | 8 | Pine United Methodist Church, 95th Anniversary |
1981 |
| 10 | 9 | Poston Jr./Sr. High School Reunion |
1978 |
| 10 | 10 | San Francisco Peace Treaty, 50th Anniversary |
2001 |
| 10 | 11 | Roger Sunada |
2000 |
| 10 | 12 |
From Tozaburo to Thomas: Memoirs of Thomas Sashihara
|
1985 |
Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 11 | General Materials
Contains awards, posters, and memorabilia.
|
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Japanese Americans--California--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Anniversaries, etc.--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Sources
- Japanese Americans--Utah--Sources
- Reparations for historical injustices--Sources
Personal Names
- Mori, S. Floyd (Shiro Floyd), 1939---Archives
Corporate Names
- California. Legislature. Assembly--Records and correspondence
- California. Legislature. Assembly--Sources
- Central Utah Relocation Center--Sources
- Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)--Sources
- Japanese American Citizens' League--Records and correspondence
- Minidoka Relocation Center--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Awards
- Brochures
- Business correspondence
- Case studies
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Electronic reproductions
- Memorabilia
- Memorandums
- Notebooks
- Personal correspondence
- Posters
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver.
2005 (last modified: 2019)
