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Letter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr, 1942
No full textLetter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr written from Jerome incarceration camp, mentioning responses to newspaper articles covering Japanese American incarceration, anti-Japanese racism among white people in Arkansas, the shooting of a Japanese American Soldier by a white man, and food poisoning.The collection contains seven letters to Farr from Japanese American friends from California incarcerated during World War II. Most of the letters are from Eiko Fujii, beginning shortly after her arrival at Santa Anita Assembly Center in 1942, continuing through her transfer to Denson, Ark., at Jerome incarceration camp, and ending after she left the camps and held a teaching position the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The letters discuss daily life in the camps and her family's physical, psychological, and emotional adjustment to life there; as well as references to Farr's personal and professional life. Also included are photographs collected by Fred S. Farr, depicting Japanese Americans traveling by train and an unidentified incarceration camp
Letter from Carl Hayden to Fred S. Breen
No full textLetter from Carl T. Hayden to Fred S. Breen concerning the expenditure of $100,000 to purchase Bright Angel Trail
Letter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr, June 15, 1942
No full textLetter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr written from Santa Anita Assembly Center, describing arrival and adjustment to life inside the camp. Fujii mentions washing, typhoid shots, children, meals, church services, work.The collection contains seven letters to Farr from Japanese American friends from California incarcerated during World War II. Most of the letters are from Eiko Fujii, beginning shortly after her arrival at Santa Anita Assembly Center in 1942, continuing through her transfer to Denson, Ark., at Jerome incarceration camp, and ending after she left the camps and held a teaching position the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The letters discuss daily life in the camps and her family's physical, psychological, and emotional adjustment to life there; as well as references to Farr's personal and professional life. Also included are photographs collected by Fred S. Farr, depicting Japanese Americans traveling by train and an unidentified incarceration camp
Letter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr, February 16, 1943
No full textLetter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr written from Jerome incarceration camp, referencing a separate letter (chs_685_008) which Fujii says she had hesitated to send.The collection contains seven letters to Farr from Japanese American friends from California incarcerated during World War II. Most of the letters are from Eiko Fujii, beginning shortly after her arrival at Santa Anita Assembly Center in 1942, continuing through her transfer to Denson, Ark., at Jerome incarceration camp, and ending after she left the camps and held a teaching position the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The letters discuss daily life in the camps and her family's physical, psychological, and emotional adjustment to life there; as well as references to Farr's personal and professional life. Also included are photographs collected by Fred S. Farr, depicting Japanese Americans traveling by train and an unidentified incarceration camp
Item 21, Barbara Lynn at Antone's, Austin (black on pink and blue silk screen, 14 x 22 inches), undated
No full textThe Keith Ferguson collection includes artifacts, manuscripts, and audio-visual materials from the childhood and professional career of the internationally respected musician.Keith Ferguson, noted bass guitarist, was born on July 23, 1946. He was raised in the Sixth Ward of Houston, Texas, and graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1964. Ferguson, who played left-handed, worked with Carlos Santana, Johnny Winter, Peter Kaukonen, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn. He was a founding member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and played with groups such as Night Crawlers, Texas Cajun Trio, The Tail Gators, and Big Guitars from Texas.Ferguson was nominated for a Grammy in 1986 for his work with the Big Guitars (a strictly instrumental, Austin-based band). He also won the Austin Music Award for Best Bass Guitar in 1985, and in 1997 he was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame. Keith Ferguson died in Austin on April 29, 1997, of liver failure
Letter from Carl Hayden to Fred S. Breen regarding Sale of Bright Angel Trail
No full textLetter from Carl Hayden to Fred S. Breen regarding Yaki Point, the sale of Bright Angel Trail and the building of a road between Maine and the Grand Canyon
Letter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr, August 24, 1942
No full textLetter from Eiko Fujii to Fred S. Farr written from Santa Anita Assembly Center, describing life inside the camp. Fujii mentions Farr's recent promotion, voting rights, housing in the stables and barracks, illness caused by living in stables, children, food, work and pay. She writes about poor media coverage of a "disturbance," and a camouflage strike.The collection contains seven letters to Farr from Japanese American friends from California incarcerated during World War II. Most of the letters are from Eiko Fujii, beginning shortly after her arrival at Santa Anita Assembly Center in 1942, continuing through her transfer to Denson, Ark., at Jerome incarceration camp, and ending after she left the camps and held a teaching position the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The letters discuss daily life in the camps and her family's physical, psychological, and emotional adjustment to life there; as well as references to Farr's personal and professional life. Also included are photographs collected by Fred S. Farr, depicting Japanese Americans traveling by train and an unidentified incarceration camp
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