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Walter Goodman letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2508
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Scope and Contents

Contains admissions of love and longing from a Walter Goodman, who misses the recipient, Miss Corinne Acklen, and hopes to visit her within in the next week.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858-1859

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Corinne Acklen lived in Huntsville, Alabama, and married Walter Goodman on May 18, 1859.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains letters from Walter Goodman in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to his sweetheart, Corinne Acklen, in Huntsville, Alabama, with hopes to see her soon.

Provenance

Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.

Processed by

Amanda Haldy, 2009; Patrick Adcock, October 2013

Source

Title
Guide to the Walter Goodman Letters
Status
Completed
Date
August 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513