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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)
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
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

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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal

    • Description: Biographical Information
      Dates: 2005
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Personal
    • Description: Alpine Country Club Scrapbook
      Dates: 2001-2004
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Personal

  • Education

    Contains class notes and papers.

    • Description: Geography 571
      Dates: 1962
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 535
      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Education
    • Description: "Minority Groups in the Church"
      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 587
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 692
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Education
    • Description: Political Science 670
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 697
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 515
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Education
    • Description: Economics 575
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Education
    • Description: Political Science 350
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: Education
    • Description: Asian Studies 502
      Dates: 1965
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: Education
    • Description: "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.

      Dates: 1965
      Container: Box 3
      Location: Education

  • JACL Scrapbooks

    • Description: Days of Remembrance
      Dates: 1998-2003
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1-3
      Location: JACL Scrapbooks
    • Description: JACL President's Scrapbooks
      Dates: 2001-2002
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4-5
      Location: JACL Scrapbooks
    • Description: President's Scrapbooks
      Dates: 2003-2004
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1-3
      Location: JACL Scrapbooks
    • Description: Information on the Utah JACL and Japanese Americans
      Dates: 2005
      Container: Box 5, Folder 4
      Location: JACL Scrapbooks

  • Japanese Internment

    • Description: Internment
      Dates: 1989-2003
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1-2
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Internment Sites
      Dates: 2000-2002
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Heart Mountain, Wyoming, Foundation
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Jeffery Burton and Mary Farrell, This Is Minidoka: An Archeological Survey of Minidoka Internment National Monument, Idaho
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Topaz
      Dates: 1962-2002
      Container: Box 6, Folder 7
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Internment, Sylvia Kobayashi
      Dates: 1990s
      Container: Box 6, Folder 8
      Location: Japanese Internment
    • Description: Internment Camps, Jim Kubota Photos
      Dates: 2002
      Container: Box 6, Folder 9
      Location: Japanese Internment

  • Redress and Reparations

  • Subject Files

    • Description: California State Assembly
      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1-2
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Calendar
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 8, Folder 3
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Celebrating the Lees
      Container: Box 8, Folder 4
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Census
      Dates: 1990
      Container: Box 8, Folder 5
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Civil Rights
      Dates: 1986-1991
      Container: Box 8, Folder 6-8
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Convention of Panamerican Nikkei
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: "Hito Hata: Raise the Banner"
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 9, Folder 2
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Japan

      Contains maps, tourist information, correspondence, brochures and pamphlets, and educational material.

      Dates: 1980s-1990s
      Container: Box 9, Folder 3-7
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: JACL, California
      Dates: 1980-2001
      Container: Box 9, Folder 8
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: JACL Convention, Salt Lake City
      Dates: 1994
      Container: Box 9, Folder 9
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Membership
      Container: Box 9, Folder 10-11
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: JACL President's Notebook
      Dates: 1988-1992
      Container: Box 9, Folder 12
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: JACL Tri-District Conference, Visalia, California
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 9, Folder 13
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Charles Kawakami: 100 Years
      Dates: 2003
      Container: Box 10, Folder 1
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Darrel Montero, Japanese Ethnicity
      Dates: 1970s
      Container: Box 10, Folder 2
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Mori-Silva International
      Container: Box 10, Folder 3-4
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Karen Narasaki Workshop
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 10, Folder 5
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: "Nip" License Plates
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 10, Folder 6
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Photographs (Photocopies)
      Container: Box 10, Folder 7
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Pine United Methodist Church, 95th Anniversary
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 10, Folder 8
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Poston Jr./Sr. High School Reunion
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 10, Folder 9
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: San Francisco Peace Treaty, 50th Anniversary
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 10, Folder 10
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: Roger Sunada
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 10, Folder 11
      Location: Subject Files
    • Description: From Tozaburo to Thomas: Memoirs of Thomas Sashihara
      Dates: 1985
      Container: Box 10, Folder 12
      Location: Subject Files

  • Oversize Materials

    • Description: General Materials

      Contains awards, posters, and memorabilia.

      Container: Box 11
      Location: Oversize Materials

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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)

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