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Box 0134.01

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Contains 137 Results:

1929 June 13 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 62
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(Grandma writes about Mary spending money on Sarah and Sarah not going to Cedartown to be with Mother, Grandma asks come home soon)

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

1929 June 18 from Ben Tompkins (Salt Fork, Okla.)

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 63
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Dear Sister (writes that he is fine driving a tractor and combine thrashing 300 acres, sent pictures that she should pass on to Mama, write soon because he is moving on to Kansas)Love Ben

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

1929 June 20 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 64
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(Grandma writes about money loaned from Sarah and how miserable she is, Sarah is staying with the Barbers, found a letter she wrote but forgot to mail) (two letters) Love Grandma

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

1929 June ? from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 65
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(Grandma writes she appreciates Mary writing her, writes that Sarah is being paid by Mrs. Barber to help around the house so Sarah stays there, likes Jim for being good natured, Sarah looking for dress from Edna)

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

1929 July 2 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 66
Scope and Contents

(Grandma writes about the clothes and shoes Mary has fixed up Sarah with, waiting for money - maybe by September Grandma will be out of debt , come visit with Jim, Sarah likes Jim.)

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

1929 July 4 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 67
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Grandma writes she hopes Mary is over her sick spree, Sarah is off to a picnic, talks about hats and how nice the Panama hats are, come visit when you are well. Love Grandma

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

1929 July 8 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 68
Scope and Contents

Grandma talks about family and friends, Sarah going to Smyrna for a visit and gives matrimonial advice to Mary

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

1929 July 16 from MFR to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 69
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writes about Sarah getting ready for trip with the Barbers, she sure is having a good time before the hard reality of going to work hits, enclosed newspaper article about a Carrollton boy saving the life of coworker.

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

1929 July 27 from Ben (Sidney, Neb.) to Dear Sister

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 70
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writes that he has followed the harvest to Neb. now will start back to Georgia, made good money in Okla. but in Sidney the town is flooded with Mexicans, relates how he traveled from Kansas to Colo. Springs, Pike's Peak, beautiful scenery. Lots of Love, Ben

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

1929 Sept. 25 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Sweet Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 71
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Thanks Mary for invitation to come live with her but Grandma refuses saying she is too old to move and the house can't be rented in its bad condition and Uncle Bill is ill and will go to hospital for operation, writes Mary to visit soon

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