Finding Aid for the Kotaro Suto Papers LSC.0483

Japanese American Research Project (JARP) Collection
Finding aid prepared by Manuscripts Division staff, November 1997; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé; supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.
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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Kotaro Suto papers
Creator: Suto, Kotaro
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0483
Physical Description: 1 unknown (1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1905-1965
Abstract: Kōtarō Sutō (ca. 1883- ) worked for Miami pioneer developer, Carl Fisher, before starting his own nursery business. This collection contains clippings about the Sutōs (mostly from Miami sources), photographs and snapshots of the Sutōs, records and correspondence related to Sutō's nursery, and correspondence and other records related to the Sutō's donations to various charitable organizations. It also includes clippings on Carl G. Fisher. Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some in Japanese.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Japanese.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Kotaro Suto Papers (Collection 483). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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Processed by Dan Luckenbill, November 1997.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942338403606533 

Biography

Kōtarō Sutō was born ca. 1883; a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, he came to the United States in 1900 and relocated to Miami Beach, Florida, ca. 1916; married Masa Sutō, 1921; worked for Miami pioneer developer, Carl Fisher, before starting his own nursery business; was given many commendations and honors for his active participation in and devotion to the city of Miami; Kōtarō and Masa, known as Papa and Mama, became United States citizens (1958); Kōtarō died in 1963.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, and letters related to Kōtarō Sutō and his wife Masa Sutō.
Most of the collection is in English with portions in Japanese.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Correspondence and newspaper clippings (Box 141).
  2. Business records and correspondence, photographs, and miscellany (Box 142).
  3. Oversize photographs (Box 723).

Related Material

Additional material related to Kōtarō Sutō is found in Boxes 141-142 and 723 of the Japanese American Research Project - Fading Footsteps of the Issei   (Collection 2010). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Clippings.
Correspondence.
Japanese Americans -- Florida -- Miami -- Archives.
Nursery dealers -- Florida -- Miami -- Archives.
Nursery growers -- Florida -- Miami -- Archives.
Sut, Ktar--Archives.
Japanese American Research Project (University of California, Los Angeles)
Suto, Masa.

Box 1

Two scrapbooks, photographs and clippings. 1940s-1970s

Scope and Content Note

  • Clippings primarily 1960s and 1970s.
  • photographs earlier ca. 1940s-ca. 1970s.