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Box 0134.01

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Contains 137 Results:

1931 June 14 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins to Dearest sweet daughter

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 112
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Pleased about Mary taking a correspondence course. Hopes she will be successful. She reads the Journal everyday, wished she could read Mary Knights stories. Ben went to Oklahoma to work. Paul wants to go out to Oklahome too but Ben says there is no work Paul could do - wishes Mary and Sarah could get him some work, Cedartown is full of idle people, bootleggers, ignorance, laziness, the big Goodyear mill is only running ½ time. Write soon, tell Sarah to write Aff – Mamma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 June 17 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 113
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Have been busy making underwear slips & "slip-ins". Know Mary is busy all the time with her course – busy all the time – everything worthwhile is hard work. Garden is a failure but chickens a success, wishes her success in New York. Tell Sarah she owes me a letter. Love to Jim. Love, Grandma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 June 19 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 114
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Wants Mary & Sarah to come home for the 4th & her birthday. Very hot and not much rain. Hasn't heard from PeeWee (P.W.? in Panama) G---

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 June 26 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 115
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Talks about a relative with 4 kids coming to visit and Grandma wants Mary and Sarah to see them. Sure that P.W. will send some money. Dave says not to bother. Tell Sarah to write of her plans. Be sure to write me tomorrow. Hurridly - Love Grandma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 June 28 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins to Dearest sweet daughter

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 116
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writes about reading a biography of Chopin and relates him with Poe in their intensity of expression and goes on about her feelings of come to her home after work, writes that Paul is in Akron (Ohio) and wants him out of there as she thinks he is associated with the wrong class of people,refers to writing the book of her life. Aff. Mamma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 July 15 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 117
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writes she understands that Sarah and Mary couldn't come because they were going to St. Simon, Mary takes her vacation when she finished her course and Sarah after Aug. 15, reports on her garden - got rain - figs are bigger than ever, chickens fine, nearly out of debt if she gets money from Pee Wee and if "Pete" sends $50. Tell Jim "howdy" Love, Grandma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 July 17 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins to Dearest sweet daughter

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 118
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reports that Paul is now staying with Springer Tompkins' family - Springer is old Humphrey's son, Ben says he is doing well shipping melons to New England, write very soon. Aff. Mamma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 July 21 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins to My dear Mother (Mrs. O.L. Reese)

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 119
Scope and Contents writes about Auntie (Aline Reese Blondner, Nashville) who has died to leave her body in Nashville temporarily and after the financial panic passes the younger generation get enough money to have her buried in Carrollton. Reese Adamson nephew buried her in charity and won't pay for a newspaper announcement of death, Kate reports that she has the programs of Aline performing with Damarosch Orchestra in Nashville and New York, will write to Dr. Stevens for manner of death and write an article…...
Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 July 26 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 120
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writes about making preserves from fig and peaches, reports receiving a letter from Bull (Reese) Adamson sent on to Mary's Mother (apparently about death of Aline Reese Blondner), Mother says she will write article about "Auntie's" death and Grandma will insert it in Carrollton newspaper… Hurridly & Love, Grandma

Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1931 July 29 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 121
Scope and Contents Has been busy all week working with peaches and tomatoes – peaches are only 25 cents a bushel. In a few days we will have watermelons and am going to make preserves. After the birthday, I will begin to make relish, provided I can get some sweet pepper, mine is a complete failure. I do these things more to kill time than any thing else – besides, I like to do it. And things are so cheap. Grandma acknowledges she is concerned about "Auntie" but says she was 60 years is Nashville and it was the...
Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931