Letters

Abstract The Collection consists of documents, diaries, letters, books, calendars, newspapers, photographs, artifacts and audiovisual media pertaining to Kikuyo Morimoto Nakatani, a Japanese-born woman who lived in Isleton, CA. During World War II, her family was incarcerated in the Minidoka and Tule Lake War Relocation Centers. After the war, she moved to Los Angeles and studied tea with Madame Sosei Matsumoto, and became a tea master acknowledged by the Urasenke Headquarters in Japan. The...

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Contains passports, news clippings, letters, notes and audio cassettes pertaining to Michael Savvides, former editor of the Greek Tribune and long-time activist in Cyprus affairs.

Abstract Joye Harold Severaid specialized in mammology and the natural history of the Sacramento area. An active conservationist, Dr. Severaid served on the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Zoological Society and co-edited the society’s bulletin. He also served as President and Chair of the Save the American River Association and was the CSUS representative to the 58th National Audubon Society Convention in 1962. The collection consists of reports, correspondence, diaries, maps, photographs and...

Scope and Contents Contains a large collection of one family's Greek American correspondence, during the 1920s-1990s. Specifically, they are a Northern California family (primarily Lodi and Lockeford).Michael Stamos [born circa 1890?] died of heart disease in [1968?]. By [1972?], Myrtle was married to Nick Diatsos. Her name was Mary Myrtle Diatsos.The primary correspondent is Myrtle Stamos, who is married to Michael Stamos. Myrtle was a daughter to P.J. Pappas and his wife "Mama". ...