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Box 0134.01

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Contains 137 Results:

1928 Sept 19 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 31
Scope and Contents Dear sweet daughter, "I'm wondering if you ever received my letters...so I'm sending this to Coca Cola. Sarah is back at school, Ben-Paul back at Berry. I have a very good class now...This Cedartown valley is full of malaria..I certainly will be away from here before another summer...I'm crazy to see you - Paul said you promised to go to Berry this fall...please make your arrangements to come to Cedartown some Sunday and lets go. Those mountains are lovely in the Fall season. Ben & Paul...
Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1928 Sept. 19 from Mrs. O.L. Reese

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 32
Scope and Contents

Dear sweet Mary (Grandma expresses disappointment that Mary didn't write and advises her how to stay well and not get a cold, enjoy Mary's little visit but noticed she was sick and advised "just give up dates for a week or two...the loss of sleep & rest does you more harm than work." P.S. Will send your 1.00 as soon as I get my ck from Dewel." Love

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

1928 Oct. 3 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dear "Indy Bird" (Mary? - envelope is addressed to Miss Mary Tompkins, Coca Cola)

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 33
Scope and Contents

(writes about family matters)

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

1928 Oct. 6 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to "Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 34
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I sent you a letter Wednesday I think, I might have to call on you again for help on my W. & L. bill...Dewel is so slow and hasn't yet sent any money...I'm keeping up with every cent. I certainly hate like everything to ask you again...It certainly hurts me that I could not help you...when Sarah is through next summer, I will be relieved, and if I'm alive, I will have little extra… $2.00 if you can spare this, I will appreciate it… Love and kisses Grandma"

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

1928 Oct. 7 from Mother to Dear sweet Daughter (Mary 1337 Peachtree Aprt No. 1)

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 35
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(asks Mary to visit for a week so she can get weekend rates on the Seaboard, so looks forward to having Mary all to herself like the old days before Mary moved out. Remarks that she (Mamma) is 50 years old). Writes about the financial juggling to pay for Sarah's dental costs and Ben & Paul expenses at the Berry School. Aff. Mamma) Little newspaper clipping "Sunset' no envelope

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

1928 Nov. 3 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dear Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 36
Scope and Contents

Grandma arranging a regular "beaux" for Mary - Mr. P. W. Reese Cristobal C.Z. Panama - wants Mary to take the mailboat from New Orleans to visit him - according to Grandma "he is not a tight wad and knows exactly how to entertain"

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

1928 Nov. 13 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dear Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 37
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(writes about cakes she is baking for Xmas and hope that Mary can visit P.W. in Panama around Xmas, Grandma is the go between with P.W. and Mary, asks Mary for money until checks come), asks her to visit, tells of Xmas plans.

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

1928 Dec. 22 from Paul Tompkins (Mount Berry, GA) to Mary (56 Flagler Ave, Atlanta) Christmas card

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 39
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"I wish you merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Paul Tompkins" (holly wreath, two birds, balsam branch)

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

1928 Dec. 28 from Mrs. O.L. Reese (monogramed stationery MFR Carrollton, Georgia in gold ink)

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 40
Scope and Contents

Dearest Mary (writes about family matters and misdirected letter to P.W. Reese, resting from cake baking and entertaining for Xmas)

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

1929 Jan. 10 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 41
Scope and Contents

(writes that Ben and Paul left school, Ben is old enough to make his own way but he says he only can do manual labor, for now staying with Grandma but she can't support him in these desparate times, P.W. Reese writes a nice letter and Grandma hopes Mary can visit him sometime in the next months), Love Grandma

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