Thomas & Agnes Rockrise Collection ddr-densho-335

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doc "My Japanese Husband" Manuscript (ddr-densho-335-1)
Chapters 1-6 and chapters 11-13 of Agnes Rockrise's manuscript of "My Japanese Husband".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-1/
Portrait of Agnes Asbury Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-2)
img Portrait of Agnes Asbury Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-2)
This photograph of Agnes Asbury Rockrise was included with her manuscript about her husband, Thomas S Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-2/
Letter from Harry W. Pedicord to Houghton Mifflin Company (ddr-densho-335-3)
doc Letter from Harry W. Pedicord to Houghton Mifflin Company (ddr-densho-335-3)
Harry W. Pedicord writes a letter of recommendation for Agnes Rockrise for the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-3/
Manuscript synopsis (ddr-densho-335-4)
doc Manuscript synopsis (ddr-densho-335-4)
A synopsis of Agnes Rockrise's manuscript.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-4/
Manuscript synopsis of
doc Manuscript synopsis of "My Japanese Husband" (ddr-densho-335-5)
A chapter by chapter synopsis of "My Japanese Husband" by Agnes Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-5/
doc "My Japanese Husband" Manuscript (ddr-densho-335-6)
Manuscript of Agnes Rockrise's manuscript of "My Japanese Husband" starting at chapter 3.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-6/
Transcript of conversation between Agnes and Thomas Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-7)
doc Transcript of conversation between Agnes and Thomas Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-7)
Agnes Rockrise records what Thomas said to her after an unsuccessful treatment for his tuberculosis on March 7, 1926.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-7/
Fire pot donors (ddr-densho-335-8)
doc Fire pot donors (ddr-densho-335-8)
Upon returning to his hometown, Yamagata, during a trip to Japan in 1921, Thomas Rockrise was gifted an iron fire pot from a welcome committee. The Yamagata region was known for its work in decorative iron. This hero's welcome contrasted greatly with his departure over twenty years earlier when Thomas left in disgrace after making a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-8/
Tsumanuma family tree (ddr-densho-335-9)
doc Tsumanuma family tree (ddr-densho-335-9)
A family tree of Thomas Rockrise's family. All of the familial relationships are listed in relations to Thomas's son, George. The family tree lists George's aunts, first cousins and one second nephew.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-9/
Note from Thomas Rockrise to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-10)
doc Note from Thomas Rockrise to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-10)
A short note from Thomas Rockrise to his wife, Agnes, affirming his love their son, George.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-10/
Letter from Lorimer Rich (ddr-densho-335-11)
doc Letter from Lorimer Rich (ddr-densho-335-11)
A letter written by Lorimer Rich and notarized by Frances M. Englander states that verifies the identity of George T. Rockrise. George at the time was trying to join the armed forces and realized that the legal name on his birth certificate did not match the name he had gone by his whole life. In this …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-11/
To My Iwahiko (ddr-densho-335-12)
doc To My Iwahiko (ddr-densho-335-12)
A poem written by Agnes Rockrise on her way to Odensburg, New York where Thomas (Iwahiko) Rockrise was hospitalized due to his tuberculosis and mental illness.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-12/
Letter from Takuo Endo to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-13)
doc Letter from Takuo Endo to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-13)
Takuo Endo, a nephew of Thomas & Agnes Rockrise, writes to Agnes for the first time. He asks after his cousin, George, and invites the family to visit Japan the following year.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-13/
Letter from Takuo Endo to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-14)
doc Letter from Takuo Endo to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-14)
Takuo Endo writes to Agnes Rockrise of his memories of learning of George's birth and the Rockrise family photograph his grandmother kept. He then shares that he has a three year old daughter and that he currently works for the Tokyo Imperial University Hospital and teaches pediatrics.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-14/
Letter from Agnes Rockrise to M. Kunasaki (ddr-densho-335-15)
doc Letter from Agnes Rockrise to M. Kunasaki (ddr-densho-335-15)
Agnes Rockrise (signed Agnes Tsumanuma) writes to M. Kunasaki or the Nippon Architects' Association in Tokyo, Japan to thank him for sending her a copies of the "Nippon Architect" which features Thomas Rockrise's work.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-15/
Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-16)
doc Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-16)
A brief account of life of Thomas Rockrise (Iwahiko Tsumanuma) including his architectual work finished in Japan during his two trips there in 1920 and 1921. These projects include Kawasaki Hospital in Kobe; Colonial home for a business man, Mr. Uenaka, in Tokyo; Private Museum for Tokushichi Nomura, Esq., in Kyoto; Nanying office building, Nanking Road, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-16/
Draft of Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-17)
doc Draft of Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-17)
Agnus Rockrise sends a rough draft of the life of her husband, Thomas Rockrise (Iwahiko Tsumanuma), to Dr. Tatsuzo Sare. This rough draft is used to created a printed version later in Japanese with photographs of Thomas Rockrise's work in Japan in 1920 and 1921.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-17/
A Parliament House for Japan (ddr-densho-335-18)
doc A Parliament House for Japan (ddr-densho-335-18)
A plan created by Thomas S. Rockrise for a parliament house for Japan. Most likely designed as part of a university thesis by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-18/
A Parliament House for Japan (ddr-densho-335-19)
doc A Parliament House for Japan (ddr-densho-335-19)
A front view of a plan for a parliament house for Japan. Most likely designed as part of a university thesis by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-19/
Section of Rotunda of State Capitol (ddr-densho-335-20)
doc Section of Rotunda of State Capitol (ddr-densho-335-20)
A cross section look at a plan for a rotunda of a state capitol. Most likely designed as part of a university thesis by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-20/
Rotunda of a State Capitol (ddr-densho-335-21)
doc Rotunda of a State Capitol (ddr-densho-335-21)
A top down view of a state capitol rotunda. Most likely designed as part of a university thesis by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-21/
Studies for arcaded window (ddr-densho-335-22)
doc Studies for arcaded window (ddr-densho-335-22)
Two different designs for arcaded window. Most likely designed as part of a university thesis by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-22/
Small Protestant church (ddr-densho-335-23)
doc Small Protestant church (ddr-densho-335-23)
A design and floor plan of a small Protestant church most likely created for a thesis project at Syracuse University by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-23/
A winter circus (ddr-densho-335-24)
doc A winter circus (ddr-densho-335-24)
An elevation and floor plan view of a winter circus most likely designed as part of a thesis project at Syracuse University by Thomas Rockrise.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-24/
Letter of recommendation (ddr-densho-335-25)
doc Letter of recommendation (ddr-densho-335-25)
Letter of recommendation for Tennessee Earle, mother of Agnes Rockrise, for the position of nurse. The recommendation written by the house mother of St. Luke's Hospital, G. S. Baker.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-25/

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