University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 1296
Nichiren Buddhist Temple records
1954-2003
Nichiren Buddhist Temple (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2.25 linear feet
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.
Collection materials are in
English and
Japanese.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Tomiye Ishimatsu in 1992.
Addendum donated by Chizuko Ishimatsu in 2010.
Processed by Sabrina Riches in 1996.
Processed by Zachary Dunn in 2011.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0460).
Forms part of the Japanese American Archive.
Nichiren Buddhist Temple (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives
Salt Lake City (Utah)--Church history--Sources
Buddhist centers--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Nichiren (Sect)
Temple records and registers, Buddhist--Utah--Salt Lake City
Buddhists--Utah--Salt Lake City
Newsletters
Correspondence
Membership lists
Clippings
Financial records
General records
1
1-2
Correspondence and letters to members
1971-1982
1
3
"Nichiren Service Book"
1
4
Nichiren 700th Memorial Anniversary booklet
1
5
Member list and address book
1
6-14
The Lotus newsletter
1971-1991
2
1
Financial reports
1972-1983
2
2
Announcements
1972-1982
2
3
Documents written in Japanese
2
4
News clippings
1972-1976
Addendum
1
Correspondence
1969-2002
2
1
History of Nichiren Sect
1974-1996
2
2
Minutes of membership meetings
1991-2000
2
3
NONA documents
1988-1992
2
4
Invitations to services
1991-2000
2
5
The Lotus newsletter
1988-1991
2
6
Printed materials
2
7
Address book
1989
2
8
News clippings
2
9
Notes
1989-1997
Financial and legal materials
3
1-3
Financial records
1971-1994
3
4
Treasurer's report
1990-1996
3
5
Financial report
1991-1992
3
6
Membership receipts
1986-1992
3
7
Tax documents
1977-2002
3
8
Articles of Incorporation
1954-1993
3
9
Division of Corporations and Commerical Code
1989-1992
3
10-12
Legal documents
1992
Contains documents from the mortgage, the sale of the temple and other various documents.
3
13
Building permit and insurance documents
1983-1992
3
14
Bank statements
1988-2003
3
15
Transaction tracker
1985-1999
3
16
Receipts
Building fund materials
4
1
Donors
1996
4
2
Summary of accounts
1965-1996
4
3
Disbursement of the building fund to donors
1996-1997
4
4
Release by donors and receipt of check
1996-1997
4
5
Canceled checks and return receipts for checks
1965-1997