Title

Re/Collecting Project Archive

Description

The Re/Collecting Project (Re/Co for short) is an 'ethnic studies memory project of California's Central Coast.' The project's aim is to digitally capture and make publicly accessible the rich history of the diverse - yet under-documented - communities of the region, which includes San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties. To collect the materials that make up these histories, the project would organize 'Re/Collecting Days', and make house calls, where the project team would invite families and individuals to recollect their stories as well as to participate in collecting their story materials (images, documents, mementos) for digital preservation and access. The digital collection available on this site is only a selection of the Re/Collecting Project Archive. Learn more about the archive at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qc09ph/

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Local Identifier
ms0190-f7a5b84636dfdf2a246c77ef62c91fee
Date Created
1987 to 1993
Description

This list of the ministers of San Luis Obispo Buddhist Temple and their dates of service was compiled by Barry Bridge, president of the temple in 2013. The list includes ministers that served in Guadalupe Buddhist Church, before the San Luis Obispo branch was established.

Local Identifier
ms0190-533927bc60981dc48bfd1621ab6330c9
Date Created
2001
Description

The budget for the 2001 San Luis Obispo Buddhist Temple Obon Festival, including income, expenses, and net proceeds.

Local Identifier
ms0190-451ff50f37b267fdbea2b0d672b19229
Date Created
1966-12-31
Description

The quarterly financial report for the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church for winter 1966, which includes beginning and ending quarterly balance, receipts, and expenditures.S

Local Identifier
ms0190-225d1b2f673be807ce8b467fe3f0a7fb
Date Created
1961-11-23
Description

This letter from the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church thanks its members for their donations. "Dear Members: The San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church wishes to extend its deepest appreciation for your generous donations on our recent Benefit Show, which was held on October 20, 1962. / Enclosed is our financial report together with list of the donors. / With gassho, / S.L.O. Buddhist Church".

Local Identifier
ms0190-2f18ffec9694bbe8a27371ceeb529382
Date Created
1928-05-13
Description

This photograph represents all the people who broke away from the Guadalupe section of the Buddhist church to form the San Luis Obispo Section, where the history begins for the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Temple. There is Japanese inscribed on the photograph, identifying individuals pictured. Picture taken on Madonna Road (used to be called French Road), San Luis Obispo, California.

Local Identifier
ms0190-5c5f2af76e1eef77d8bde44b6ac4b92c
Date Created
1959-11-28
Description

A thank you letter from the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church to members for supporting the Painting Fund Drive: "Dear Members: The San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church extends its sincere appreciation for your generous support in the recent Painting Fund Drive. We enclose our financial report together with the list of donors. Due to your generous response, the Church was able to realize a substantial balance from this drive. With gassho, S.L.O. Buddhist Church".

Local Identifier
ms0190-5cce76b0fee7728bdc72792d0bd926a2
Date Created
1927-05-22
Description

A notice from Chizuko Iwanaga to Ken Kitasako that U.S. customs cleared the shipment of the Obutsudan for the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church. As the letter states, "I am very happy to inform you that the Bill of Lading finally came, and your Obutsudan shipments have all been cleared through Customs and are already enroute via Pacific Motor Transport. / Through the efforts of Mr. Charles Yonezu, everything was cleared without any custom duties. According to U.S. Custom Regulations, the Obutsudan is duty-free, but all accessories as listed in your invoice are dutiable. But through his many direct contacts with the two Customs Inspectors and after much difficulties, they were passed with no custom duties. Otherwise, the custom duties would have been quite high. / The $12.80 on the bill enclosed is a bottle of whiskey each to the two Custom Inspectors. The brokerage charge of $10.50 has been cut to half of the regular fee. / I feel that a letter of thanks to Mr. Charles Yonezu will be greatly appreciated. / With many best wishes on your NYUBUTSUSHIKI, I wish to remain / Yours truly in Gassho, [signed]".

Local Identifier
ms0190-b6d9877492190fec2029d077c0a9e066
Date Created
1957-11-18
Description

Letter from San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church to "Friends": "Our first and probably the last Nyubutsu-shiki which was held recently produced overwhelmingly gratifying results; thanks to the kindnesses and generosity of our many good friends and supporters. We are happy to report that we have set aside a substantial sum toward the organ fund out of the proceeds. We take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for your support and donations. With kindest regards to all we remain, With gassho, SAN LUIS OBISPO BUDDHIST CHURCH".

Local Identifier
ms0190-f6ca27eeba4bcb52f120f3cc0e6829d2
Date Created
1920 to 1930
Description

A photograph of the second temple for the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church.

Local Identifier
ms0190-030310a79f2747aa1e3b76030c9ef4bb
Date Created
1957-05-13
Description

This letter from Ken Kitasako, Secretary of the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church, to Shima Transfer Co. of San Francisco, California, states: "We have been informed that the obutsudan for our Buddhist Church here in San Luis Obispo is expected to arrive from Japan on the Kohko Maru on or about May 18th. As we understand it, this obutsudan comes disassembled packed in a box with all the accessories that go with it. It will be appreciated if you will take care of arrangements for receiving this item from the ship when it docks in San Francisco and also, transportation of same to our Church here in San Luis Obispo. Thank you. Very truly yours, SAN LUIS OBISPO BUDDHIST CHURCH By Ken Kitasako, Secretary".

Local Identifier
ms0190-80291d7c4aeda77c0ef247b752e9c5ba
Date Created
1957-05-13
Description

This letter from Ken Kitasako, Secretary of the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church, to Mrs. Chizuko Iwanaga of Berkeley, California, states: "We have been informed that the obutsudan for our Buddhist Church here in San Luis Obispo is expected to arrive from Japan on the Kohko Maru on or about May 18th. As we understand it, this obutsudan comes disassembled packed in a box with all the accessories that go with it. This beautiful obutsudan is being sent from the Buddhist Home Church to our Church in San Luis Obispo. Whatever you can do to help expedite clearance at the Customs Office when it arrives will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Very truly yours, SAN LUIS OBISPO BUDDHIST CHURCH By Ken Kitasako, Secretary. P.S.-My wife, Mutsuko, sends you her warmest regards."

Local Identifier
ms0190-5b304d1af1d88785a83a88050a39e49b
Date Created
1957-06-27
Description

This letter from Ken Kitasako of the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church to Mrs. Iwanaga thanks her for the delivery of the obutsudan. He writes: "Dear Mrs. Iwanaga: This letter comes to you very belatedly. At the present time, I am under very heavy pressure of work in view of our celery, which has started in our district. Hours are long and thus, before I realized it several weeks had gone by. My sincere apologies for not answering your letter sooner. / Thanks to your efforts and Mr Yonezu's we received the obutsudan and the accessories delivered to our church. It was unpacked and with the help of our members it was assembled. The obutsudan is beautiful! / I am writing to Mr. Yonezu to thank him personally for his efforts in expediting the movement of this shipment to us. The members of our church are very appreciative of your efforts and as a token of appreciation, have enclosed herewith a check for a small sum to be used as you see fit. / With kindest regards, remain / Very sincerely yours, / Ken Kitasako / S.L.O. Buddhist Church".

Local Identifier
ms0190-05e3ede02743305753d6a29d85b67e70
Date Created
1957-07-01
Description

This letter from Chizu Iwanaga to Ken Kitasako thanks but politely declines a gift that the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church sent as a token of appreciation for her help in facilitating the delivery of the church's obutsudan through U.S. Customs. As writes: "Dear Mr. Ken Kitasako: / I was very happy to know that your Obutsudan arrived safely, and someday, I wish to pay my respects. / I wish to thank you for your very thoughtful gift. However, I wish to return it. I was very happy to have had the privilege and honor of playing a small part towards your new Obutsudan, and that thought alone, I will forever cherish. / Please extend my sincerest thanks and fondest regards to your church members and to Rev. and Mrs. Iwao. / With Gassho, [signed]".

Local Identifier
ms0190-52a1521cfe2d52ff261ef14588de7aea
Date Created
1959-12-08
Description

Thank you letter from the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church to Mrs. T. Eto (Take Eto) and her son Masaji Eto for their donations of the incense burner and stand for the church for "the obutsudan section of Church," in memory of Tameji Eto. The letter also thanks them for their donation to the Organ Fund, in order to obtain an organ for the church.

Local Identifier
ms0190-199ad6229a50ea532471d7a4bc1b6722
Date Created
1960-08-15
Description

Financial report by Masaji Eto, Treasurer for the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church, on the 1960 Obon Festival.

Local Identifier
ms0190-f13588f0fa62f14d3139a8d8a35fe9e7
Date Created
1959-04-13
Description

A thank you letter from Charles Paulsen for the gown presented "by the [San Luis Obispo Buddhist] Church, the Sunday School, and the ladies Fuijinkai Society." Paulsen writes: "May I ever prove worthy to represent our Lord Buddha, His Dharma and His Sanga through this great honor bestowed upon me. Through this ordination; may I be able in some little way to bring a greater understanding between the peoples of the world. May I find a way to bring a true understanding of the HOLY Nem-Butsu to all beings;--and through this understanding, may Truth, Honor and Justice, become a Living reality throughout a sick and broken world. Thank-you for the responsibility and Trust given to, and placed in me. May the Beauty, Wonderment and Grandure of the BUDDHA, the DHARMA, and the SANGA fill every heart to over-flowing. Sincerely and Gratefully,--Your Friend in Dharma. Charles Paulsen."

Local Identifier
ms0190-c7c90d3b3adc5a12129328ad9cd18ad0
Date Created
1957-07-21
Description

This letter to Mrs. Iwanaga from Ken Kitasako of the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church thanks her and conveys understanding for why gift was declined. He writes, "Dear Mrs. Iwanaga: / Your kind thoughts as expressed in your letter of July 1st are deeply appreciated by our members. It was our sincere wish that you accept this small expression of our appreciation. however, we do understand how you feel regarding this matter, and therefore, we gratefully acknowledge your kindness. / We hope to have the pleasure of your visit one of these days in the not too distant future. Rev. and Mrs. Iwao, together with our members again wish to express their deep appreciation for all your efforts. / With kind regards, I remain / Very truly yours, / [signature] / Ken Kitasako, Secretary / SAN LUIS OBISPO BUDDHIST CHURCH".

Local Identifier
ms0190-000327a4a7b5e867adf2106631ebb84f
Date Created
1957-07-21
Description

This letter to Mr. Charles Yonezu from Ken Kitasako thanks him for helping the Obutsudan through U.S. Customs. Kitasako writes: "Dear Mr. Yonezu: / In connection with the recent shipment pertaining to our new obutsudan, I wish to extend our deep appreciation for all your efforts in having it cleared through the customs office and having same expedited for shipment to us. I understand that there was considerable red tape involved as well as some expense, but that these were cut to a minimum, due largely to your efforts. / I have apologies to make. This letter of appreciation comes to you very belatedly, no fault of our members but entirely mine. We are in the midst of our heavy celery shipping and consequently, I am tied down to long hours from early mornings to late at nights. So, the days go by without my realizing how much time has elapsed. / Thank you again, and with sincere regards, I am / Very truly yours, / [signed] / Ken Kitasako, Secretary / SAN LUIS OBISPO BUDDHIST CHURCH".

Local Identifier
ms0190-a70916937235aa56b953980b3951a9b6
Date Created
1961-02-07
Description

"Board member, Kingo Kawaoka, moved that Treasurer, Masaji Eto, be authorized to look for a suitable property to re-establish our church, to report to the Board members any or several prospective locations when found, that he be authorized to negotiate with a landowner or real estate operator any particular property that has had the approval of the Board, that Noriharu Kawaoka, Masaji Eto, and Ken Kitasako who are presently the president, treasurer and secretary, respectively, of the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church, be authorized to sign, acting together, documents pertaining to purchase of a property for the church. In case of extreme necessity, with the approval of the Board, any two out of three of the aforementioned officers may sign the documents. Said motion was seconded by Mitsugi Fukuhara and unanimously carried."