Eric Hakon Thomsen papers, 1936-1941.

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Eric Hakon Thomsen papers, 1936-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122445475

Correspondence with John Steinbeck, 1936-1940, including 3 cards, 4 letters, and 1 telegram from Steinbeck to Thomsen, 2 letters from Carol Steinbeck to Thomsen, and carbons of 2 letters from Thomsen to Steinbeck. Letters make reference to the migrant camps and both Tom Collins and Ray Strong. Included is one file about the John Steinbeck Committee, a short-lived California farm labor advocacy society, 1939, and references to the Associated Farmers. There are numerous notes about the letters and files by Mrs. Erik Thomsen, the daughter-in-law of Eric H. Thomsen.

4 folders.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714700

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Collins, Tom, 1897-

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Tom Collins is particularly noted for his time as the Federal Government Camp Manager of the Arvin/ Weedpatch camp in California from 1935-1937 which housed dust bowl agricultural migrants during the great depression. His association with and aid in background research for author John Steinbeck significantly influenced the novel The Grapes of Wrath and led to him being one of the two indidividuals the book was dedicated to. Born out of wedlock, raised in a Catholic orphanage, and drawn at on...

John Steinbeck Committee.

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United States. Resettlement Administration

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Thomsen, Eric Hakon.

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Worked under the Resettlement Administration, 1936-1937, to improve conditions of migrants in California during the Depression; friend and colleague of John Steinbeck, for whom he helped research Grapes of Wrath. From the description of Eric Hakon Thomsen papers, 1936-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445475 ...

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...

Associated Farmers (Organization)

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Strong, Ray, 1905-

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Painter, mural painter; San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Ray Strong, 1993 Sept. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78470398 Strong, Ray, 1905, Painter, mural painter of San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Ray Strong, 1993 Sept. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400276 Painter, mural painter; San Francisco, Calif.; b. 1905. Fr...