S. Floyd Mori photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1234
Scope and Contents
The S. Floyd Mori photograph collection consists of 2 boxes. Box 1 contains 313 color photographs, including 3 albums, primarily related to Mori's involvement in and leadership of the Japanese American Citizens' League and his golfing. Box 2 contains 1 oversize picture of Mori. The collection dates from 1960 to 2005.
Dates
- 1960-2005
Creator
- Mori, S. Floyd (Shiro Floyd), 1939- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the S. Floyd Mori photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the S. Floyd Mori photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Shiro Floyd Mori (1939-) was born in Murray, Utah in 1939. His parents were immigrants to the United States from Kagoshima, Japan. He is the seventh of eight children. The family later moved to Crescent (Sandy), Utah, where they farmed and where Floyd grew up. He attended schools in the Salt Lake Valley. After graduation from Jordan High School, where he became an All-State baseball player, he spent six months on active duty with the United States Army at Fort Ord, California, and was in the Army Reserve for several years. Between 1959 and 1961, Mori served a two-year missiong to Hawaii for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mori attended the University of Southern California and Santa Monica City College in the Los Angeles area and later attended Brigham Young University, from which he received a Bachelors (1964) and a Masters degree (1965) in Economics, Asian Studies, and Political Science.
Mori taught economics at Chabot College in Hayward, California, for ten years. During that time he became involved in politics and in 1972 he was elected City Councilman (1972) and Mayor of the City of Pleasanton, California, in the Bay Area. In March, 1975, Mori was elected to the California State Assembly. He served for six years in that capacity. During his legislative career, Mori authored legislation on tax reform, the unitary tax, spousal rape law, equality in women's college athletics, the creation of the Office of International Trade, and chaired the Oversight Committee to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Mori was instrumental in the creation of a Japanese Businessman Advisory Council to the Governor. After his legislative service, he served one year as Director of the Office of International Trade in California. Mori worked closely with the Japanese government in monitoring the med-fly problem in California and participated in several United States and Japanese business associations.
In 1983, Mori returned to Utah, where he initially worked as an executive vice president in a home building company and later in international business. Later, he became an International business consultant and served as president of Mori-Silva International. The company works primarily with American companies doing business in Japan. Some of the companies which he has advised are Subway Sandwiches, Pennzoil, Union Pacific Resources, Market Star, Hitachi, Sony, Panasonic, Itochu, and others. Mori also does consulting work in government relations. He has served as the Utah Trade Representative to Japan.
Mori is an avid golver; as a result, he became part owner of a golf retail store and driving range. He has been active in various community, political, civic, and church organizations including Boy Scouts, youth sports, and inner-city ·service work. He has been on the Utah Governor's Asian Advisory Board and Small Business Administration Advisory Committee as well as serving on several municipal and regional boards in California. He also served on the Salt Lake County Mayor's Task Force on Golf.
Throughout his life, Mori has been active in building Japanese American community in addition to his work in international relations with Japan. In particular, he is a leader in the Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL), having served four year terms as national vice president and as president. Mori has served on the local chapter board of JACL for over twenty years. He served as president of the board of Alpine Country Club and is on the JACL Credit Union board as well as various other boards. He recently served in a bishopric of the LDS Church. He and his wife, Irene, have five children and nine grandchildren.
Mori taught economics at Chabot College in Hayward, California, for ten years. During that time he became involved in politics and in 1972 he was elected City Councilman (1972) and Mayor of the City of Pleasanton, California, in the Bay Area. In March, 1975, Mori was elected to the California State Assembly. He served for six years in that capacity. During his legislative career, Mori authored legislation on tax reform, the unitary tax, spousal rape law, equality in women's college athletics, the creation of the Office of International Trade, and chaired the Oversight Committee to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Mori was instrumental in the creation of a Japanese Businessman Advisory Council to the Governor. After his legislative service, he served one year as Director of the Office of International Trade in California. Mori worked closely with the Japanese government in monitoring the med-fly problem in California and participated in several United States and Japanese business associations.
In 1983, Mori returned to Utah, where he initially worked as an executive vice president in a home building company and later in international business. Later, he became an International business consultant and served as president of Mori-Silva International. The company works primarily with American companies doing business in Japan. Some of the companies which he has advised are Subway Sandwiches, Pennzoil, Union Pacific Resources, Market Star, Hitachi, Sony, Panasonic, Itochu, and others. Mori also does consulting work in government relations. He has served as the Utah Trade Representative to Japan.
Mori is an avid golver; as a result, he became part owner of a golf retail store and driving range. He has been active in various community, political, civic, and church organizations including Boy Scouts, youth sports, and inner-city ·service work. He has been on the Utah Governor's Asian Advisory Board and Small Business Administration Advisory Committee as well as serving on several municipal and regional boards in California. He also served on the Salt Lake County Mayor's Task Force on Golf.
Throughout his life, Mori has been active in building Japanese American community in addition to his work in international relations with Japan. In particular, he is a leader in the Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL), having served four year terms as national vice president and as president. Mori has served on the local chapter board of JACL for over twenty years. He served as president of the board of Alpine Country Club and is on the JACL Credit Union board as well as various other boards. He recently served in a bishopric of the LDS Church. He and his wife, Irene, have five children and nine grandchildren.
Extent
2 Boxes
Abstract
S. Floyd Mori (1939-) is a Japanese American politician and businessman. The S. Floyd Mori photograph collection contains material related to Mori's life and his inovlvement in the Japanese American Citizens' League.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by S. Floyd Mori in 2005.
Separated Materials
See also the S. Floyd Mori papers (ACCN 2203) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Mori, S. Floyd (Shiro Floyd), 1939- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the S. Floyd Mori photograph collection, 1960-2005
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu