Buddhist Churches of America records, 1832-2016

Manuscripts, 1888-2014

Identifier:
Record Group 3
Dates:
1888-2014
Scope and content:

The manuscript collections are small groups of records donated by BCA temples, individual members, ministers, lay staff, and families of the aforementioned. Includes photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, memorabilia, awards, publications by ministers, publications by BCA headquarters and temples, collected publications not produced by the BCA, diaries, articles, sermons, and notebooks.

Materials found here document the contributions and experiences of the BCA staff and members. While the organizational records tell the official story of the BCA's evolution, the manuscript collections are a valuable resource for telling the personal stories of BCA members, and even more specifically, the stories of BCA women.

Includes materials by and from the following individuals and families: Reverend Bunyu Fujimura Papers; Harada Family Papers; Hirota Family Papers; Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Hisatsune Family Papers; Akio Imai Papers; Miyoko Kaneta Papers, Yukio Kawamoto Papers; Reverend and Mrs. Zesei Kawasaki Family Papers; Sachiye Kishi Collection; Dr. Itsuzo Kyogoku Family Papers; Lou Minamoto Papers; Dr. Ryo Munekata Papers; Reverend Gyosei Nagafuji Papers; Okubo Family Papers; Paul Sawbe Collection; Reverend Hideo Shimakawa Papers; Shohara Family Papers; Elson Snow Writings; Junko Takahashi Papers; Isoko Umeki Papers; Katherine Velasco-Kennedy Papers; Reverend Daisho Tana Papers; Toronto Buddhist Church Collection; Misao and Hideo Kaneko Papers; Fred Nitta Photographs; Reverend Kusada Papers; Lord Abbot Ohtani Papers; Reverend T. Hata Papers; Yutaka Shinohara Papers; Migita and Sakahara Family Photographs.

Contents

Access and use

Parent restrictions:
Portions of this collection are restricted due the presence of financially sensitive materials.
Parent terms of access:
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988