Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Archives

Site: https://seattlebetsuin.com/archives/

Seattle Buddhist members, recognizing the rich history tied into their Temple, formed the Betsuin Archives Committee in 1977. The intent of the committee is to preserve the Japanese American Buddhists’ heritage for future generations. To date, the SBBT has collected, cataloged, and indexed over 2,000 artifacts and over 3,000 photographs, slides and documents. They have also completed more than 20 oral history interviews. The Betsuin Archivist Committee has partnered with Densho to digitize a small selection of materials related to the history of the Temple and Japanese American community in Seattle. This work was generously funded by 4Culture.

5 Collections
Community Collection (ddr-sbbt-1)
Collection Community Collection (ddr-sbbt-1)
The Community Collection consists of materials related to the Seattle area and the Japanese American community on the West Coast.
World War II Collection (ddr-sbbt-2)
Collection World War II Collection (ddr-sbbt-2)
The World War II Collection consists of lists of goods stored by the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple for members during mass removal, correspondences from Yoshito Fujii and his family, community organization documents from the Minidoka concentration camp, a travel permit application for Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa, and a photograph from a camp funeral conducted by Reverend Terao.
Conventions Collection (ddr-sbbt-3)
Collection Conventions Collection (ddr-sbbt-3)
The Conventions Collection consists of materials related to regional Buddhist conventions and events, hosted by or attended by Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple members.
Temple History and Records Collection (ddr-sbbt-4)
Collection Temple History and Records Collection (ddr-sbbt-4)
The Temple History and Records Collection consists of photographs and documents related to the founding of the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, various Temple buildings, and administrative records.
Temple Organizations and Events Collection (ddr-sbbt-6)
Collection Temple Organizations and Events Collection (ddr-sbbt-6)
The Temple Organizations and Events Collection consists of photographs and documents related to a variety of organizations and events hosted by the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple. Primarily composed of photographs, materials in this collection highlight events hosted by the Temple's Fujinkai, Gojikai, Dharma School, Lotus Kidettes Drill Team, Lotus Lumbini Girls, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, …