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Box 0134.01

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Contains 137 Results:

1929 Sept. 27 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 72
Scope and Contents

Tells Mary she will make the cakes requested, complains about how demanding Sarah is and the boys are back with their Mother.

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

1929 Oct. 1 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 73
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Rec'd your ck but would have returned it except that Grandma is "busted" - can't tell when she will get her pension money, Bill leaving tomorrow for hospital, worries about Bill, remarks about Mary buying another coat, complains about pouring rain, come and visit, get Jim to drive you. Love, G—

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

1929 Oct. 7 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 74
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Writes she was looking for Mary and Jim but got the message about Jim's car. The Spenses visited Bill in hospital and said he is fine, the regular nurses stay at the hospital 33 hrs. a shift.

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

1929 Oct 9 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 75
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Talking about Bill's 5th day in hospital. Very sick from after effects of ether.

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

1929 Oct. 15 from Mrs. K.R. Tompins to Dear sweet daughter

 Item — Box: 0134.01, Item: 76
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thanks for check, will send some to Sarah who is doing well, Ben is back in school doing better than Paul both are Sophomores, made a black crepe dress - asks Mary for hose, will send letter to Bill, reads a lot. Aff. Mamma

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

1929 Oct. 23 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 77
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Talked about making little Bill a suit from old green cape – it's cute as can be. It didn't cost her more than 60 cents. Talked about a hospital bill costing $170. Bill wants to return to work on Monday. Mary should come if Jim can get his car.

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

1929 Oct. 29 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 78
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Talked about her cake material to be sure to examine the fruit carefully – sometimes it's not fresh, but left over from last year.

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

1929 Nov. 4 from Mrs. K.R. Tompkins to Dear sweet daughter

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 79
Scope and Contents notes that Mary writes a letter exactly to the point. Sarah still at the Barbers. Mother talks about making a heavy winter coat, asks what are Sarah's Christmas plans that it would cost $20. 00 for Sarah to come home. Paul brings a Chattanooga paper home which has a columnist that does genealogy searches "Dropped Stitches" - to create interest in southern history - she wrote her to find out about "Auntie" (possibly Aline Reese Blondner), Mamma has book "Refined Sensitive Women of Tennessee"...
Dates: 1918-1931
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence / Series 1: Correspondence 1918-1931

1929 Nov. 28 from Mrs. O.L. Reese to Dearest Mary

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 80
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talks about the Xmas cakes - their weight, who gets them, cakes are her best ever, will be ripe and mellow for Xmas as gifts, hopes Jim's new job is profitable and he like it. Hasn't gotten money since Oct. 1

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

1930 April 30 (Airmail envelope - 1st to leave Canal Zone, pilot is Col. Charles A. Lindbergh)

 File — Box: 0134.01, Item: 81
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(Airmail envelope - 1st to leave Canal Zone, pilot is Col. Charles A. Lindbergh) from Peter (Reese) (Cristobal, Panama Railroad Company letterhead) to Dear Mary - Talks about sending a letter by first air-mail – it was taken by Lindburgh – Have written two letters within past month & you have not seen fit to answer. With Love, Peter (lower left corner torn off)

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