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Correspondence, 1944 Aug. 19 - 1962 Aug 3.

Item Info

Title:
  • Correspondence, 1944 Aug. 19 - 1962 Aug 3.
Description:

  • Six letters regarding the collection and transfer of Mary McCornack Thompson's diaries after her death in 1936. The first five letters are by Mr. William L. Thompson (Mary's husband) to his nieces Margaret and Jay Urice, who are locating and collecting Mary's diaries. The letters are all handwritten, with some typed copies. The sixth letter is from Jay Urice to Mr. Julian Fowler, a librarian at Oberlin College, about having Mary's diaries sent to Oberlin. Arranged chronologically.

Date:
  • 1944 to 1962
Series Tesim:
Subject:
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r3qx8n
Digital Collection:
Women's Travel Diaries
Language:
  • English
Identifier:
  • duke:74919
  • wtddy01091
  • ark:/87924/r3qx8n
  • 55e0c132-0749-47e9-83a7-887ed8d7dbd7
Source Collection:
Mary McCornack Thompson Diaries
Extent:
  • 21 pages
Provenance:
  • The Mary McCornack Thompson Diaries were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2004. Originally, the papers of Mary McCornack Thompson were at Oberlin College, but were reacquired by the family at an unknown date.
Rights:
Free Re-UseNo Copyright - United States
Sponsor:
Adopted by Anne T’73 and Bill Newton

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