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Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-882)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-882)
Letter from Taliesin. Kan is making progress and gaining skills at Taniesin, especially in carpentry, as he is learning skills from a carpenter's son (Marcus Weston, also mentioned in letter ddr-densho-329-881). He is also enjoying listening to records with the other fellows and dusting off his piano skills. Mr. Wright encourages him to join the chorus. …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-868)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-868)
Letter from New York. Kan has received word that Frank Lloyd Wright has an apprenticeship opening and would like to interview him, so he is planning to travel to Wisconsin for the interview. He has some guilt about leaving Myaida's Garden Clinic so soon when they are clearly benefiting from his business savvy. Also shares anecdotes …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-871)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-871)
Letter from Chicago. Kan is on his way to interview with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. He talks about driving his Ford, and the places he is passing through: visiting the zoo with Mary Fujii in Chicago, Niagara Falls, impressions of the landscapes as he drives through Ohio and Indiana on his way to Wisconsin. On …
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-857)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-857)
Letter from New York. Mostly discusses relations with Kan's employer (landscape architect Shogo Myaida) on the gardening job he's doing for the World's Fair. Feels extorted by his boss (landscape architect Nagao Sakurai). Frustrated that Sakurai also wants him to act as a Japanese interpreter; struggles because his Japanese isn't very good. Gives a detailed account …
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