Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Related Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: Kōtarō Sutō Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1940- ca. 1970
Collection number: 483
Creator:
Sutō, Kōtarō
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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 at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Transferred by the Asian American Studies Center, UCLA.
Funding
This online finding aid has been funded in part by a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Ktar Sut Papers (Collection 483). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Sutō, Kōtarō--Archives.
Nursery growers--Florida--Miami--Archival resources.
Nursery dealers--Florida--Miami--Archival resources.
Japanese Americans--Florida--Miami--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Scrapbooks.
Photographs.
Letters.
Clippings.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Sutō, Masa.
Related Material
Additional material related to Kōtarō Sutō is found in Boxes 141-142 and 723 of the
(Collection 2010). Available at the Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
(Collection 2010). Available at the Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
