Letters from Sam
Click on the underlined texts to see the letters and some explanation.
Warren Eyster
Letters to and From Warren Eyster
Sam and Warren met at the University of Virginia after both returning from the Navy. They met in a writing class. They remained best friends for the rest of their lives
Fuentes Papers
UCLA purchased a number of letters and manuscripts concerning Sam’s translations of Carlos Fuentes’ novels. As their friendship grew Sam took more and more of writer/editor role in shaping the novels. He did the same thing with Herb Bix’s book, original about a period of Japan’s history during World War II, Sam thought that wouldn’t be interesting to many people and proposed the book become a biography of Hirohito. He edited every page and the faxes flew back and forth from Millboro to Japan. The book went on to win a Pulitizer prize. Sam’s Fuentes papers can be found here: