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Tom began his college years in fall, 1964, at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. He later transferred to the Univ. of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, Illinois, and graduated with a B.A. in English in 1969.
1965: Tom Kruskal, Nate Herman, Tom Adler, and Carmi Simon playing music at The Fret Shop in Harper Court, near 53rd St. in Chicago.
Sept. 1965: Upper Cannon Flats Skiffle Ensemble—Our jug band at Carleton College.
L-R: Phil Schleif; Bill Goodrich; John Bell; Rodney Bellville; Tom Adler; Barry Osborne
1966: Tom Adler: Morris dancing on the quadrangle at the University of Illinois
August, 1967: Tom Adler and his father—perhaps during their trip to New England?
1968: Lee Kaufman (mandolin), Tom Adler (banjo), Bob Sayers (guitar, but pictured here with his fiddle).
As a group, the three were then billed as the "Girl in the Blue Velvet Band."
1968: Univ. of Illinois Campus Folksong Club
Tom Adler's University of Illinois student ID card, 1968-69
1968: Merchant Marine ID – Issued for summer, 1968, when I was to work on an International Harvester ore-boat in the Great Lakes – but it never happened!
June, 1969: graduating from University of Illinois
B.A. in English
June, 1969: At graduation, with brother
Bob (17½ years old)
Diploma: B.A. from University of Illinois
Summer 1969, at home in Chicago:
Tom, wearing western shirt with roses
Aug. 23, 1969: At Peter Adler and Carolyn Watanabe's wedding in Hawaii: L-R: Tom, Bob, [unknown], Peter
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