Cambridge Buddhist Association Recordings, 1957-1967 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, Cambridge Buddhist Association, Hisamatsu, Shinʼichi, 1889-1980, and Watts, Alan, 1915-1973
Abstract:
Twenty-two quarter-inch open reel audio tapes related to lectures recorded at the Cambridge Buddhist Association, Cambridge, MA. Includes recordings related to Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, D.T. Suzuki, and Alan Watts.
Extent:
22 audiovisual items
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11565

Background

Scope and content:

Twenty-two quarter-inch open reel audio tapes related to lectures recorded at the Cambridge Buddhist Association, Cambridge, MA. Includes recordings related to Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, D.T. Suzuki, and Alan Watts.

Biographical / historical:

The Cambridge Buddhist Association was informally founded in 1957 when D.T. Suzuki moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts and befriended John and Elsie Mitchell, who ran a vast library of books on Buddhism and held zazen for various practitioners. The institution was incorporated in 1959 and remains active. In 1979 Maurine Stuart, a Rinzai rōshi, became President of the organization, and several influential Buddhist teachers in the United States have been members. -- Wikipedia

Acquisition information:
The Cambridge Buddhist Association Recordings were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2017.
Processing information:

Processed by Craig Breaden, December 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0099

Arrangement:

Chronological where dates are available.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Zen Buddhists
Zen Buddhism
Format:
Audiovisual materials
Audiotapes
Names:
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro
Hisamatsu, Shinʼichi, 1889-1980
Watts, Alan, 1915-1973

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