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Letter from Julius A. Barr to his mother, November 13, 1933. Discusses his children Gene and JoAnn, financial problems in the family, and other personal news. Two handwritten pages.

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, August 8, 1934. Discusses the weather in Pittsburg (Pennsylvania) and Cheyenne (Wyoming) and shares news about his children, JoAnn and Gene. Two typed pages.

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, October 20, 1934. Discusses a return trip home, his future travel back to China, and news about the family. One typed page.

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his mother, October 31, 1934. Discusses his upcoming trip back to China and his current work at the Boeing Company. Two handwritten pages.

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, November 21, 1934. Discusses the Barr family's travels to Shanghai, China via the SS President Grant. Four handwritten pages on American Mail Line stationery.

Photograph of JoAnn and Gene Barr with their nanny ("Amah"), China, 1936.Inscription on verso: "Jo Ann Barr / Gene Barr / With their Amah -- Peking or Nanking China / 1936."

Photograph of JoAnn and Gene Barr playing with a rickshaw, China, circa 1936.Inscription on verso: "JoAnn & Gene in Gene's birthday ricksha [sic] / Present from Amah & boys / Their house in background / 1936."

Photograph of Julius A. Barr with his children, Gene and JoAnn, outside their house, China, January 1936. Inscription on verso: "Julius + kids / Jan 1936 / Their home."

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, April 1936. The first part of the letter, dated April 26th, discusses the Barr family's experiences in China. She mentions Julius Barr's and Royal Leonard's piloting jobs for Chiang Kai-shek, her…

Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, August 30, 1936. Discusses evacuating from Nanjing to Hankou (China) with the children, Julius's continued work in Nanjing evacuating officials via a Sikorsky S-43 aircraft, and her fears about the…