Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai papers

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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.

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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

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Subjects

Japanese Americans
Musical instruments -- Japan
Taiko
Zen Buddhism

Genres and Forms of Materials

Documents
Photographs