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Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai papers
MS 128  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai papers
    Date (inclusive): circa 1950-2018
    Collection Number: MS 128
    Creator: Kurai, Shuichi Thomas, Reverend, 1947-2018
    Extent: 45.06 linear feet (42 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of the personal papers of Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai (1947-2018), a Zen Buddhist priest who also taught Japanese taiko music classes at UC Riverside for 20 years and was a performer in Southern California. Materials in the collection include photographs, promotional materials, posters, personal papers, and other documents related to Zen Buddhism and taiko performance and teaching.
    Languages: The collection is in English and Japanese.

    Access

    This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai papers (MS 128). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Garrett Kurai, 2022.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of the personal papers of Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai (1947-2018), a Zen Buddhist priest who also taught Japanese taiko music classes at UC Riverside for 20 years and was a performer in Southern California. Materials in the collection include photographs, promotional materials, posters, personal papers, and other documents related to Zen Buddhism and taiko performance and teaching.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Japanese Americans
    Musical instruments -- Japan
    Taiko
    Zen Buddhism

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Documents
    Photographs