Description:
Summaries of letters between Charles Edwin Davis and Ruth Backschmid during World War II.
Brief description: James L. Davis is a retired journalist who lives in Austin, Texas. He is a 1964 graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in journalism and government and graduate studies in Mexican history at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His long and varied journalism career involved covering everything from major hurricanes to government and politics. He also received two professional fellowships to write stories about Mexico and Central America. He is married to Jan Demetri, a Certified Public Accountant.Rachel K. Davis is the daughter of James L. Davis. She lives in Austin, Texas and is on the staff of the State Bar of Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Women's Studies from Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas, in 1995. She then attended the University of Texas-Austin and received a certificate as a legal assistant, which led to a grant-funded position with the Texas Justice Court Center before joining the State Bar.