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Violet Frazier, of Point Arena, California, United States of America.

Archive Collections / Johnson, James Eric / Series AA159/2 / Violet Frazier, of Point Arena, California, United States of America.

This item contains the following correspondence:

  1. 16 November 1979. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing travel to Australia and mineral specimen exchange, and offering specimens for exchange from various locations in the USA. Two pages.

  2. 3 March 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing travel to Australia and mineral specimen exchange. Two pages.

  3. 18 March 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson sent with package of mineral specimens for exchange. Attached to the letter is a one page handwritten list of minerals under the heading 'Sent to Adelaide 3/8/1980'. Two pages.

  4. 23 April 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral specimen exchange and enclosing a printed list of minerals available for exchange. Two pages.

  5. 3 June 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral specimen exchange, travel to Australia, and mineral collecting. Two pages.

  6. 27 June 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral specimens sent to Johnson, Frazier's mineral collecting activities, and a meeting of California micromount collectors. Attached to the letter is a two page handwritten list of mineral specimens sent to Johnson. Four pages.

  7. 27 June 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing Mt St Helens and volcanic activity in eastern USA. One page.

  8. 23 September 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral specimens exchanged, meeting of California micromount collectors. One page.

  9. 15 October 1980. Handwritten list of minerals under the heading 'Sent the Fraziers'. One page.

  10. 28 October 1980. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral collection and mineral specimens exchanged. One page.

  11. 23 March 1981. Handwritten list of minerals under the heading 'Fraziers, sent Mar 23, 81'. One page.

  12. 3 April 1981. Handwritten letter to Johnson acknowledging receipt of mineral specimens and discussing travel to Australia. Three pages.

  13. 11 April 1981. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing shipment of a book to Johnson by sea-mail and mineral specimen exchange. One page.

  14. 20 April 1981. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing mineral collection and specimens for exchange. One page.

  15. 28 March 1981. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing travel to Australia, micromount mineral collecting and exchange. One page.

  16. 3 December 1982. Handwritten letter to Johnson discussing correspondence, photographic microscope, and identification of mineral specimens. Attached to the letter is a one page handwritten list of specimens sent to Johnson. One page.



Australian locations mentioned in this correspondence include Reaphook Hill (SA) and Mount Isa (QLD).

Individuals mentioned in this correspondence include Milton Speckels, Bill Wise, Bill Sweetman, Jessie Hardman, Betty Clark, Betty Carpenter, Bill Hunt, Bob Mudra, John Cowles, Bob Curtis, and Michael Kokinos.

Creator: Johnson, James Eric
Control: AA 159/2/16
Date Range:  16 November, 1979  -  03 December, 1982
Quantity:  0.3cm,   16   correspondence
Formats: General Correspondence, Photocopied Documents
Series:  AA159/2
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