Correspondence with Zohmah, 1961

Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. 1961. Jean Charlot Collection, Correspondence, "Jean Charlot to Zohmah Day Charlot". Box 2, folder 7.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date from diary: June 26–28, 1961. Two sheets.

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  [letterhead]
  [drawings: anchor, flying fish, sea gull]
  Hawaii • Tahiti • Samoa • Fiji • New Zealand • Australia
  Matson Lines

  Saturday: Writing on deck. The ship is quite good, no more motion than a larger one. We eat at officers mess. Food better than on passenger ships though less fancy. Martin made friends w. watch officer who tells him about the time of

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  large man who came on this same ship w. wife for a vacation in Hawaii, etc.. 12 people can be a lot of people when they are thrown together day and

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  Now they say we may arrive Thursday early instead of Wednesday evening. We shall see. Am doing a sketch of the

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  [letterhead]
  [drawings: anchor, flying fish, sea gull]
  Hawaii • Tahiti • Samoa • Fiji • New Zealand • Australia
  Matson Lines

  Made sketches for a ceramic sculpture of the drummer. Hope to make it when I return. Maybe Johnny could leave w. you the sketch I made in pencil to put in Trudy's book. We don't have any

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  Will try to mail this at the Military Pier in case it is possible.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: June 29, 1961. Dated: "June 29". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "June 29". Text begins:

  June 29.
  Dearest: We arrived yesterday evening at the military dock to unload tanks and others. A few passengers who live in S.F. left the boat there.

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  in art everywhere. All doors are carved in wood, all chimneys topped by heavy plaster cupids and the ceilings are all gessoed w decorations in relief and colored. Winkler kept the place as is, w. the exception of

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 3, 1961. Dated: "July 3". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "July 3". Text begins:

  July 3.
  Dearest:
  As I said in my telegram, Paul and Isami were at the Detroit station to receive us. No Fr. Torzewski, though. Paul has a shiny new car and we put the luggage in it and drove to Farmington.

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  met Mgr Beahan, quite nice. Charles Hannan came to see what we were doing.

  Paul contacted people to put up the scaffold Thursday.

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  reasonable enough provision. I hope you can make it happen.

  Happy it was the girl sewing that got the Fair prize, and happy it was 500. I suppose you received them.

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  them to me. Airfreight may be cheaper than mail.
  Much love. Jean

  Please thank Mrs Walter L. Prock for me for the membership card at the Academy. I frankly did not want a membership because of their selling the Cezanne, but it was a sweet gesture anyhow.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 5, 1961. Dated: "July 5".

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  July 5
  First check out of my Farmington checking account.
  Love Jean

  Fr Torzewski did not come to the station because I had put all details, but not the day of arrival!

  Will see him today. His mamma died last month at 97.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 6, 1961. Dated: "July 6". Two sheets.

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  July 6.
  Dearest:
  The work proceeds. We have the floor of the crypt for a workshop, so that I could lay down the whole ceiling at once. I enlarged one side and am

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  inquire on return schedules. Martin seems resigned to one more year of St Louis and I think the continuity there

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  All I have done up to now is sit on the floor and draw. The others have laid out and squared the paper, and ground colors. We have brushes now. Don't send any.

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  and seems to enjoy the chore. It is a little house full of family photographs and objects d'art. I don't know where the

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 7, 1961. Dated: "July 7". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "July 7". Text begins:

  Friday July 7
  Dearest: Nothing much new. The cartoon for the ceiling was finished yesterday and I began dividing it into day tasks.

  The scaffold is going up. It is of the latest model and adapts itself to the

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  Paul does the washing on 'our' Bendix and Br cooks. We seem pretty much self-sufficient!

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  it did not coincide with those the blueprint had given me. Today when the scaffold is finished we

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  I need Odette address.
  " " both lists (frescos and books) for Br.

  I was sprawling on the floor doing the large cartoon. There were onlookers. One said: "Isn't there an easier way for you to earn a living!"

  Glad Asherman got that award. It should keep

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 9, 1961. Dated: "July 9". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "July 9". Text begins:

  Sunday. July 9
  Dearest: Friday evening Fr. Torzewski paid me a surprise visit. He arrived w. his car filled w quinine water bottles and a bottle of gin. Nice to remember my favorite drink. We tried to make drinks 'at home' but there was no ice in the icebox, so we went to a roadside inn and

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  I feel sorry I had to leave Hawaii when Ann and John were there with us. But maybe I'll see John here, and Ann would still be there when I return?

  Paul came back this afternoon and we drove about

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  Hope you received the 3.000. I opened an account here, keeping appr. 1.000 in it. I pay for our rooming accomodations directly out of it, material, etc... The arrangement in the contract leaves the

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 11, 1961. Dated: "July 11". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "July 11". Text begins:

  Tuesday. July 11.
  Dearest:
  Sunday night Martin showed his movie to us and the youngest of the assistants, Fr Humitz. All were much impressed.

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  and be truly helpful.

  The cartoon of Cath. Missourian you sent me is St Paul, with the wrong caption from a cartoon about St Peter! The news about Spoehr is truly great.

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  I don't understand Aldyth samples of color, and she speaks of a green sample you sent me. Maybe I

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 12, 1961. Dated: "July 12".

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  July 12
  Dearest: Martin is happy he got his recorder back. I wrote Spoehr a little note, congratulating the Center on his nomination.

  Brushes and pigment arrived. We now

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  Brother has established us as if we were a small community. He takes care of the cooking. Friday we had tuna casserole. Sunday he baked a chocolate cake. Paul found a Bendix in the basement and does our wash down there.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 13, 1961. Dated: "July 13".

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  July 13
  Dearest:
  Yesterday was our third day. We had quite a number of visitors on top our scaffold. Fr McWilliams, who is on the stout side, astonished us by climbing all the way.

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  prizes, from 1st grade to 7th. There were many nice things, soap sculptures, glass mosiacs, even devices electrically contrived to give questions and answers on religion.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 14, 1961. Dated: "July 14".

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  Friday July 14.
  Yesterday another fresco day. A little easier because the angel was upright when seen from the scaffold. Hannan would like to put a partion between us and the

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  have been my choice! That Spoehr-Kelly affair really stinks. I wonder if some runner-up to the E.W. job invented it!

  Had a letter at this address from Yale U. Press saying all material is now in order and sent to the production dept. and proofs shall be sent to

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 15, 1961. Dated: "July 15".

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  Saturday July 15
  Dearest:
  Received Ann's card with the lava flow. So glad you managed at last to see an eruption. Thank Ann for the picture and the caption 'Wish you were here!'. Maybe a little hot in there.

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  which is very much needed after a week of this kind of work. It is the kind of a restaurant where they put bibs around your neck to eat lobster and it was quite a sight, with

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 17, 1961. Dated: "July 17".

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  Monday July 17
  Dearest:
  Yesterday morning went to mass w Martin and Brother, and Paul also came with us.

  Then something unusual happened: Isami said he would not stay further

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  Yesterday, Br. and Martin went to a family picnic with a family who has a

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 18, 1961. Dated: "July 18".

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  Tuesday. July 18
  Received your letter. Do send me either a slide or a tracing of the Kawelo drawing and I'll make the line drawing for them.

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  coming down into the open, which poses new problems. Hannan suggested a

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 19, 1961. Dated: "July 19". Two sheets.

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  Wednesday July 19
  Dearest:
  If you want us back before Sept. 5 the only way would be to fly. Because I cannot change the schedule of work that is already very tight.

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  And what is that Spanish instead of Latin decision? Truly it does not make sense.

  Why not write a note to Yanowin telling him the film has not arrived.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 20, 1961. Dated: "July 20".

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  Thursday July 20.
  Dearest: Painted another angel. We do the two sides of the ceiling together, alternating a piece to right and one to the left. 26 angels in all, or, as

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  togetherness as a work group. It has nothing to do with efficiency, but a loss of confidence, as if each one of us felt he could leave the job at will. We'll recover I hope, but it makes me sad. I think this is the last fresco I'll paint with volunteers.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 21, 1961. Dated: "July 21".

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  Friday. July 21
  One more fresco day. In the morning, Fr Torzewski passed through and visited. He is to phone tonight to tell us if we go tomorrow to the Shakespeare festival in Canada.

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  are there are quite good, but there is also blank film, which worried him.

  Mr Wilcox (Kam pix.) wrote that he does not want to sell, and to return

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 23, 1961. Dated: "July 23". Two sheets.

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  Sunday 23.
  Dearest:
  Yesterday we had arranged to be with Father Torzewski. He wanted us in Lincoln Park at the end of his Mass at 8.A.M. So Martin

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  lovely small theater, and the presentation was perfect from all points of view.

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  the border about 2.AM and I was quizzed not too gently by the border officer on not having my citizenship papers with me. We arrived in Farmington at 3.a.m. and Father still had 40 minutes

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  Wilcox refused to sell the Kam. picture or did I tell you before.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 24, 1961. Dated: "July 24".

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  July 24
  Dearest:
  I wrote the 'fan' in Tucson who liked a picture of mine. Could you send her the list of books illustrated:
  Mrs Th. J. Steele
  5725 Adams St.
  Tucson 15, Arizona

  Enclosed picture of my giving prizes to children, from Catholic paper.

  Tuesday. July 25
  Yesterday was not a routine work day. We tried to fit the next two

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  with brown paper, and I redesigned two days work. From now on I have

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 26, 1961. Dated: "Wednesday 26".

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  Wednesday 26.
  Another angel painted yesterday. It is the first redesigned task to fit the corrected measurements. Now only today's drawing is ready ahead of time, and I have to redesign all the rest of the ceiling!

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  about its loss. It would have been nice to have it but I am not a museum!

  I told you I wrote a short note to Alex Spoehr on his nomination. No answer. He must be very busy. Turnbull looks wonderful in the photograph.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 27, 1961. Dated: "July 27".

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  Thursday July 27.
  Yesterday we touched bottom, that is the lower edge of the ceiling, for the first time. There are brick columns that cut that edge in a sort of a doily scallops manner, very disagreeable, so we end on a straight line over that, and

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  I'd rather let the Kam. portrait rest a while. Maybe its owner will change his mind.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 28, 1961. Dated: "Friday 28".

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  Friday 28.
  We had a big piece yesterday. And also the cleaning woman in the house. She is to come again Saturday.

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  all concerned.

  Had a letter from Winkler, very nice, saying he enjoyed our stay.

  Yesterday we went after work to the Botsford Inn, where I had taken Paul once before.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 29, 1961. Dated: "July 29".

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  Saturday July 29.
  Dearest:
  Yesterday we finished the ceiling panel on the left. Had a jinx on measurements to the last minute, but it is all right now. One of the angels is now a baby angel because I had to shrink him to fit the corner!

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  the cleaning woman cleaning the old place for a new tenant.

  No work today. We plan to go to Detroit. Have to buy tracing paper, and go to American Express and I.B.M. Martin will give his color films to develop.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 30, 1961. Dated: "July 30".

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  Sunday July 30.
  Dearest:
  I am writing from the new house. It is bigger than the other one, and more luxurious, though to be four in it we had to add two folding beds. But there are carpets and of course T.V. and a Hi-Fi or its equivalent.

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  The people were still in the new place and rather hectic packing for Europe. So we went to dinner and a farm auction. Martin bought two albums of records: Bing Crosby and Amos and Andy type thing that he considers antiques.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: July 31, 1961. Dated: "July 31".

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  July 31. Monday
  Dearest:
  Mass at 8.15 yesterday. We walked from the new house. It is a little further away from the church, but not much.

  Martin played his records. He is happy to have a Hi-Fi to play them on: mostly Amos and Andy ca 1930 and John McCormick in Irish songs!

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  There is a water-color of a Hawaiian Drummer, large, that could be right for Quinn. I had made it for Georgie, who thought she had a customer for it.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 1, 1961. Dated: "August 1".

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  Tuesday August 1
  Dearest:
  Enclosed check. I kept a thousand in the account here. Mgr Beehan's check was 4.000.

  Yesterday we worked on angels on the right panel of the ceiling, going to bottom for the first time. Except time retouching,

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  Ann Spoehr letter is nice but I wrote from here to Alex direct, and would have expected some acknowledgment. He must be awfully busy.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 2, 1961. Dated: "Wednesday August 2".

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  Wednesday August 2
  We did a nice piece yesterday, with an angel in pink. Br. is now good with drapes. Martin does mostly skies.

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  move boards off the scaffold when the photographers come. Will have to put them back again for retouchings with lime.

  We want to celebrate the completion of the ceiling with a steak dinner at

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 3, 1961. Dated: "Thursday August 2".

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  Thursday August 2
  Finished second panel ceiling, with two details still to be taken out and repainted. It was a large piece but

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  early for Detroit. There are always things to be done there, Amer. Express, photo films, etc... Then to the station at

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 4, 1961. Dated: August 4, 1961. Text begins:

  Friday. August 4 1961
  Dearest:
  We expect John today. It was nice to hear your voice yesterday and sweet of Aldyth to tell you she would phone.

  Yesterday we were on the first piece of the

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  seems to please Mgr Beehan.

  Our little house is fine. Only Brother and I have equable temperaments, however, with Paul and Martin less so. Maybe Johnny's presence will balance us. But it is

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 5, 1961. Dated: "August 5".

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  Saturday August 5.
  Yesterday Johnny arrived. In the morning all we did was clean up plates, tidy the studio, and trace pieces for next week. Then around noon left for Detroit. Did a few chores: Amer. Express, I.B.M. The others went to a movie and I to the Museum. Don't want to tire my eyes uselessly.

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  On Martin's last date w. Mary, Paul said or did something that offended Martin who has been in bad humor since. It makes for a difficult situation and I hope it changes quickly. John's

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 7, 1961. Dated: "August 7".

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  Monday August 7.
  Dearest:
  John send you a telegram he was well arrived. I asked in it for the name of my woman correspondent at U. Texas Press. I have an important answer ready but can't find her letter. I don't want to garble the name.

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  to take. That counts.

  He talked to Martin about going with him. This would be next Sunday. This would

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 8, 1961. Dated: "August 8".

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  Tuesday August 8
  Dearest:
  Martin made a real effort to make-up with Paul and I think succeeded. He even went to Mass with Br. yesterday, etc... I am glad this is patched up.

  Yesterday Martin went to Detroit to

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  Johnny helped and, as was his habit when in Centerville, whistled as he worked.

  Received U. Texas Lady's letter + a little note from Ann on back.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 9, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 9".

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  Wednesday Aug. 9
  Dearest:
  We painted yesterday the first piece that was not an angel, the Christ of the Ascension in the center of the wall. He is all in white which makes difficult the work, with nothing to hide.

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  of the floor themselves. I don't see how we could do it. The wall can be built by

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 10, 1961. Dated: "August 10".

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  Thursday August 10.
  Dearest:
  Yesterday we did the St Peter and got to the bottom fo the wall. Had two 'surprise' helpers, two girls who are art teachers, I think, and had been watching us for a while before they volunteered to help. Pretty good at it, too. It came handy because

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  movies we had beginning with the Tahara fresco one. Also the Farmington fresco in course, though it is not edited yet.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 11, 1961. Dated: "August 11".

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  Friday August 11
  Dearest:
  We did the St James that faces the St Peter. Charles Hannan brought the Catholic newspaper photog. and reporter and they took a photo. I asked for glossy prints for you. Hope we get them.

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  came also. Martin was attentive. I received the new Hawaiian book w. a note from Aldyth. It is very good looking.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 12, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 12". Two sheets.

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  Saturday Aug. 12
  Dearest:
  Yesterday worked on the prophet and angel in background, between St Peter and Mary. To suggest distance, the personnages were painted all in blue. As the sky there lightens to pink, it was a curious palette of baby blues and

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  The house is very large and the grounds are ancient farm w. a bathing pool that could be a small lake, perhaps ancient

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  Fr Trere after the party was going back to Detroit and took Fr. Philip w. him, back to his friends.

  John and Martin now plan to leave by train tomorrow Sunday. I would

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 13, 1961. Dated: "August 13".

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  Sunday August 13
  Dearest:
  Yesterday the parish had accumulated services they try not to give on our work days not to disturb us. So there were two marriages and one burial in the church!

  We were in the crypt, however, and packed

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  buildings by a Japanese architect that we had seen featured in Time of Life. The newest idea of thin shells with rococo effects of decoration. Very charming.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 14, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 14".

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  Monday Aug. 14
  Dearest:
  Yesterday went to Mass w. John and Martin. Then we packed for both of them. I kept the soft leather bag only. John insisted on keeping gobs of our used tracing paper and made a rather messy package of it.

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  he looked quite Biblical. I think the boys were glad to travel together. They'll have

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 15, 1961. Dated: "Tuesday 15".

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  Tuesday 15
  Today Feast of the Assumption. Just returned from 7h. Mass. Could'nt help looking through it at the fresco. The same thing seems to happen that happened at Centerville: the stained glass windows, chunk glass mostly in deep reds and blues, seem killed by the nearby neutral colors of the wall, rather than vice versa. I don't know why.

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  about tonight.

  If we have time, we shall take Brother to the Ford Museum, with all the transported buildings. He has not seen it yet.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 16, 1961. Dated: "August 16". Two sheets.

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  Wednesday August 16
  Yesterday Feast of the Assumption, so could not work on the fresco, too many services.

  Mass at 7h. Then we left for Detroit. American Express where I picked our return tickers etc.. (including L.A. hotel reservation for the one night we shall be there). Photo shop to get some Martin slides.

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  Then home for a rest. In the evening, after the 7.P.M. mass, Father had invited the parishioners to stay and see the films on fresco. When we

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  Put the St Francis tile flat against the wooden wall. It is all right by me.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 17, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 17".

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  Thursday Aug. 17
  Dearest:
  Yesterday I answered on St Francis tiles: put them aginst the wood wall if you find it easier.

  It was the last day of the fresco and it was the figure of Our Lady of Sorrows that we

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  yesterday but the mortar was too fresh to trace or paint. Will do it today, just a

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 18, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 18".

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  Friday Aug. 18
  Dearest:
  Yesterday the scaffold men came and took it down and we could look for the first time at the mural as a whole. The last piece

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  we were at the rectory at 5h.30. He showed me his upstairs, bedrooms, etc.. for the first time. Then we went for a long drive in beautiful country, to an Inn called Dove Gable for dinner. I had lamb chops.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 19, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 19".

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  Saturday Aug. 19
  Last full day in Farmington!
  Paul is leaving today. Brother is taking me to the Station tomorrow but is the last one to stay here. Until Wednesday because of a retreat he does'nt want to disturb in the Order's House he is going to at St. Louis.

  Yesterday we went to Detroit early, to the Archives of America Art.

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  to your name so I did'nt have to endorse it to mail it. Also his accounting of previous payments and

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 20, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 20".

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  Sunday Aug. 20.
  Last morning in Farmington.

  Yesterday Br. and I hitched a ride with Paul who was going home after breakfast. He lives now in Ashley, where his mother lives. And passes by Toledo.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 22, 1961. Dated: "Aug 22".

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  Tuesday Aug 22
  I arrived Pittsburgh Monday about 1.15 AM. Had taken coach knowing I could'nt go to bed! John and Martin were at the station. We drove to the Oratory and to bed.

  The Oratory is a very solid stone building, built originally for the President of a Carnegie Corporation. Well built and

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  The afternoon went to Museum which is a combination Natural History Museum, Library and Art Musuem. The art section

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 23, 1961. Dated: "August 23". Two sheets.

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  Sheet 1 of 2. Dated: "August 23". Text begins:

  Wednesday August 23
  Dearest:
  To answer about Ann: Like you I cannot agree that she should go and see Ken overnight. Even if she and him understood her point fo view, certainly her friends would not. If he wants to come and see her, this at least would mean his interest in her but the other gesture is truly what is called cheapening. They both should have enough common sense to see that!

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  The date is of my own choice, and there is nothing he can do to change it!

  The few days I am passing here with Johnny are I think quite needed.

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  I am sure Ann should finish at St Mary's. At least we know the boys she sees there! Remember we were worried about those she met in Hawaii! Also I would like at least for one of my children to graduate properly!

  Send Kistler's address if it can reach me in time!

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 24, 1961. Dated: "August 24".

  Text begins:

  Thursday August 24
  Dearest:
  Got yesterday our Pittsburgh-Chicago tickets, leaving Sunday. We can check our luggage now direct to L.A. I wrote also this Miss Silsbee if she wants to see us, we'll be there!

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  Pittsburgh U. chapel on the campus. It is interdenominational in theorie but in practice has not been use.

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 25, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 25".

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  Friday Aug. 25
  Dearest:
  The weather here is very different. This morning it rained hard. Yesterday was sunny but with a kind of continuous smog hanging in the air.

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  considered the Greenwich Village of Pittsburgh. Truly a picturesque spot and its inhabitants looking enough like young artists look.

  Pittsburgh is full of enormous public buildings, Masonic temples, soldiers memorials, etc.. in huge classical styles. All of that is very blackened by soot, a memorial to the

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 26, 1961. Dated: "August 26".

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  Saturday August 26.
  Dearest:
  Yesterday went on errands w. John, to get mats for sketches I had made of Cardinal Newman, nails to hang pictures for today's reception, etc... Then we went to a Museum of Arts and Crafts, not very

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 27, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 27".

  Text begins:

  Sunday Aug. 27.
  Dearest:
  Yesterday went with John to do a few errands connected with the reception that evening. Then had lunch at what is the Greenwich Village of Pittsburgh, called Shadyside.

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  Have begun to pack. I decided on the night train and we have pullman reservations, so should arrive in Chicago not too tired.
  Love Jean

  P.S. Train goes to L.A all

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  Correspondence with Zohmah. Jean Charlot. Date: August 30, 1961. Dated: "Aug. 30".

  Text begins:

  [letterhead]
  The Statler Hilton
  completely air conditioned
  Los Angeles 17, Calif.

  Aug. 30.
  Dearest:
  We arrived this morning in L.A after a restful trip. Lynton was at the station. He took

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  will phone Matson to find out how we get there.
  See you soon. xx Jean

  Luggage was routed a longer way than

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