Kushi Institute
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Kushi, Aveline, 1923-
- Kushi, Michio, 1926-
- Ohsawa, George
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- Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection
- Date
- 1979-1999, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0619, Series 3
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material created by this educational organization founded in 1978 to offer courses in macrobiotic cooking, philosophy, culture, oriental medicine, and shiatsu massage. There were affiliate organizations in London, Amsterdam, Florence, Antwerp, and Lisbon. Courses included leadership studies (levels one, two, and three) and teacher certification program (testing process based on knowledge, study, and field work), graduate studies, special seminars (The Macrobiotic Way of Life Seminar, part one and two), Berkshire studies (Spiritual Training Seminar, Residential Studies and Experience, Aveline Kushi's Cooking Intensives, Topical Cooking Seminars, and Special Studies) and Introductory Classes (Kushi Institute Community Education).
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use. Series 3: Subseries 3.4: Patient Files (Boxes 16/Folders 20-47; Boxes 17-21) and Subseries 3.8.2: Consultation Files (Boxes 44-47) are restricted for seventy-five years (to 2066). Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Technical Access: Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512993586-1503512993628-8
- Metadata Usage
- CC0