World War II

Abstract

The Costa G. Couvaras papers (1913-1987) consist of biographical materials, correspondence, photos, newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to Costa Couvaras. In particular, it contains materials relating to his involvement in the OSS Mission Pericles, which took place in Greece during 1944-1945. It also includes information regarding the book in which Couvaras wrote about the mission.

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...

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". ...