Messages addressing Soka University of America on special occasions

Collection

Identifier: SUA00-02-200_F001-DO

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Founder Daisaku Ikeda presents messages addressing Soka University of America (SUA) on notable occasions such as commencement ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, building dedications, and student festivals. Prior to the opening of Soka University of America as a four-year liberal arts college in 2001, SUA was an independent not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of California that provided graduate school and English learning programs on the Calabasas campus, where he delivered his message on the opening of Soka University, Los Angeles in person on February 3, 1987. Subsequent messages were written by Founder Ikeda and delivered to Soka University of America in advance.

This record group includes messages in print and electronic format by Founder Daisaku Ikeda. Items were selected based on their subject content: SUA History, Soka education, and the history of the development of the Soka school system. This record group expects additions.

Dates

1987 - 2020

Creator

Daisaku, Ikeda (Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. For uses beyond those allowed for fair use under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.), please contact the University Archivist.

Soka University of America (SUA) does not hold the copyright for all materials in this collection. Any commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Conditions Governing Use

Soka University of America (SUA) does not hold the copyright for all materials in this collection. Uses beyond those allowed for fair use under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) require the researcher to secure permission from the copyright holder. Any commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. Please contact the SUA Archives at archive@soka.edu for copies of articles or to view the originals.

Biographical / Historical

Daisaku Ikeda is an educator, the current president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), and founder of the Soka (value-creation) schools. Prior to the opening of Soka University of America (SUA) as a four-year liberal arts college in 2001, SUA was an independent not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of California provided graduate school and English learning programs on the Calabasas campus since 1987. SUA is one of several Soka schools founded by Daisaku Ikeda, which have a tradition of humanistic learning and scholarship where the focus is on each student's growth and development. Soka means "to create value."

Extent

3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Multiple languages

Additional Description

Arrangement

This record group is a parent category that holds records. Additionally, six subgroups also hold records.

-F.001 Messages addressing Soka University of America (SUA) on special occasions: Founder Ikeda presents messages addressing Soka University of America on notable occasions such as commencement ceremonies, entrance ceremonies, building dedications, and student festivals. He delivered his message on the opening of Soka University, Los Angeles campus (SULA) in person on the Calabasas campus on February 3, 1987. Subsequent messages were written by Founder Ikeda and delivered to Soka University of America in advance.

1) F.001.CMNC Commencement messages for Undergraduate and Graduate School ceremonies, 2) F.001.MSG Messages addressing Soka University of America historic events, 3) F.001.ENTR Entrance Ceremony and Welcome Reception messages: The first four years of new ente and ring SUA students received Entrance Ceremonies. After the first four years of new entering students, Entrance Ceremonies were named Welcome Receptions.

-F.100 Daisaku Ikeda messages addressing Soka schools

-F.200 Daisaku Ikeda’s Peace Proposals: On January 26 every year since 1983, Daisaku Ikeda has authored peace proposals exploring the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges global society faces in the quest to realize peace and human security. Peace Proposals have been presented to the United Nations.

-F.201 Daisaku Ikeda’s Other Proposals: As the founder of Soka University and the Soka schools system, Daisaku Ikeda offers several specific proposals for the reform of the education system. He also offers for environment, the United Nations (UN), nuclear abolition proposals.

-F.210 The New Human Revolution selected articles: Daisaku Ikeda's ongoing novel "The New Human Revolution," which he began writing in 1993, is the history of the progress of the Soka Gakkai following his inauguration in 1960 as its third president, and a record of the modern development of the Soka Gakkai and the SGI. The New Human Revolutionis the sequel to The Human Revolution. Articles in this collection do not represent the entire writings of The New Human Revolution,which is an ongoing series. Articles were selected based on their subject content: Soka education, and the history of the development of the Soka school system. Articles are written in a historical novel format.

-F.250 Select Daisaku Ikeda messages on the topic of Soka education

-F.500 Gifts from Daisaku Ikeda for special SULA/SUA occasions

Processing Information

Record series processed and description prepared bySelena Chau, MLIS, Associate ArchivistJanuary 20, 2016 Revised by Eric Mitsu Kimura, EdD, MLIS, University Archivist and Hanako Redrick, Library Assistant (Archives) 2019 and 2021

Location: Ikeda Library/ Archives Room LB102A. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult: Eric Mitsu Kimura or Hanako Redrick

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