Journal » Enid Collins
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Who Used it when it was Green?
When Cynthia and I were little we needed a place to keep our toys. Our parents bought two military surplus footlockers. In those days after the second world war there was a lot of military surplus. I remember going to my little friend Gary Stokes house and he had all...
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3. Frederic Collins
Frederic Charles Collins Jr. Born in Akron, Ohio October 7, 1910. Cynthia, three years older than me gave names to every person and animal. Naturally as the little brother I said everything the way she did. So our name for our dad was Bawa. No one knew why she called him that; the...
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2. Enid Collins - The Cinderella Story
After our mother’s death Cynthia and I discovered her journal. In it she bared her feelings so blatantly that I wondered how I missed the outward signs of such strong internally kept emotions. Her great natural strength was often tested and found wanting in events which she could not control, or...
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1. My Mother Enid Collins
My mother, the famous handbag designer of the 1960’s would be 98 years old today. Her colorful jeweled totes and box bags were in every major department store in the country. She was my art teacher and inspiration in my own work, and it was her faith and the way she...