California State University, Fresno - University Journal
October 2008Vol. 12 No. 2
Nancy YoudelmanNancy Youdelman
(Art and Design) was recently featured in the Fresno Bee for her "Letters to Allen" art display. Youdelman purchased the letters on eBay and incorporated them into her art. The letters reveal the life of Allen H. Watkins, a young man living in Greensboro, N.C., in the 1930s.

Incidentally, Youdelman was contacted by Howard Watkins, a local man interested in the letters for genealogical purposes who believes that he and Youdelman may actually be related. Youdelman also has been contacted by John A. Watkins, the son of the man whose letters she purchased, who told her that Allen met Amelia Earhart in the early '30s.

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