Christmas Card, 1949

Christmas Card sent by the DeShazers to family and friends in the United States, describing their year in Japan and announcing the birth of their son John

Letter May 2, 1949

Letter from Florence and Jacob DeShazer to family in Salem, Oregon, wishing Jacob\u27s mother a happy Mother\u27s Day; describing the family\u27s Easter activities and recent missionary activities; giving an update on the Free Methodist church in Japan; and giving an update on Paul

Letter October 22, 1955

Letter from Jacob and Florence DeShazer to family in Salem, Oregon, thanking them for some unspecified material help; describing the possibility of buying or renting a different house in Wilmore; responding to some news from Salem; and giving an update on the DeShazer kids and a few of the family activities

Letter May 30, 1949

Letter from Florence DeShazer to family in Oregon, describing their recent activities (including a church picnic at a local beach), some of their future plans and a brief update on Paul. A postscript by Jacob giving his greetings is included

Letter September 30, 1955

Letter from Jacob and Florence DeShazer to family in Salem, Oregon, describing their new house in Kentucky, some of their plans, Jacob\u27s impressions of Asbury Theological Seminary, and a supper party the DeShazers had with Japanese students at Asbury. Also included is a brief update on the DeShazer children. The first half of the letter is typewritten by Jacob, the second half handwritten by Florence

Low threshold CW Nc laser oscillator at 1060 nm study

A broad range of characteristics of neodymium/yag lasers were investigated. With Nd:YVO4 crystals, CW 1.06 mu lasers were operated with thresholds a factor of 2 lower than Nd:YAG and with greater slope efficiencies. Thus, the first step in the development of new oscillators suitable for application in high data rate laser communication systems which surpass the present performance of the Nd:YAG laser has been successfully demonstrated

Letter March 28, 1968

Letter from Florence DeShazer to Alice and Margaret Matheny in Toddville, Iowa, describing their daily activities, the progress on the church in Katsuta, and Jacob\u27s speaking engagements

Letter August 1, 1952

Letter from Florence DeShazer to her mother, Alice Matheny, in Toddville, Iowa, describing Jacob\u27s missionary activities; a recent family trip; some of their future plans; and giving an update on John and Paul and on Florence\u27s health during the pregnancy

Letter October 14, 1954

Letter from Florence DeShazer to family in the United States, giving an update on the DeShazer children; describing a Japanese wedding that Jacob and Florence were involved in as the couple\u27s go-betweens; giving a list of Christmas present suggestions; and describing some of the family\u27s day-to-day activities

Letter February 23, 1950

Letter from Florence DeShazer to family in Toddville, Iowa, describing some of the family\u27s daily activities (including their progress on learning Japanese); giving an update on their health and on the progress on the new houses being built; responding to some news from Iowa, describing some new missionary opportunities for Jacob, and giving a brief update on Paul and John