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Nichiren Buddhist Temple records, 1954-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nichiren Buddhist Temple (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Title
Nichiren Buddhist Temple records
Dates
1954-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1296
Summary
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.
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

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.

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Content Description

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.

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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

Acquisition Information

Gift of Tomiye Ishimatsu in 1992.

Addendum donated by Chizuko Ishimatsu in 2010.

Processing Note

Processed by Sabrina Riches in 1996.

Processed by Zachary Dunn in 2011.

Separated Materials

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

Related Materials

Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General records

    • Description: Correspondence and letters to members
      Dates: 1971-1982
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1-2
      Location: General records
    • Description: "Nichiren Service Book"
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: General records
    • Description: Nichiren 700th Memorial Anniversary booklet
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: General records
    • Description: Member list and address book
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: General records
    • Description: The Lotus newsletter
      Dates: 1971-1991
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6-14
      Location: General records
    • Description: Financial reports
      Dates: 1972-1983
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: General records
    • Description: Announcements
      Dates: 1972-1982
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: General records
    • Description: Documents written in Japanese
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: General records
    • Description: News clippings
      Dates: 1972-1976
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: General records

  • Addendum

Finding aid created by Sabrina Riches
1996 (last modified: 2018)

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