Collection: Eleanor Drenth Dodson Letters | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters written in the 1940s to Eleanor ("Ellie" or "Elly") Drenth Dodson of Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California. The letters are primarily from her mother, Mabel Anderson Drenth, who lived in Fresno, California. There are also a few letters to Dodson from her sister Annabel Drenth, as well as two or three to her husband Peter. One of the letters to Peter is to announce the birth of a friend's "son and heir" and includes an Australian nickel to buy a cigar.

Dates

1942 - 1946

Creator

Dodson, Eleanor Drenth (Correspondent, Person)

Biographical / Historical

Eleanor ("Elly" or "Ellie") Drenth, youngest daughter of Ben and Mabel Anderson Drenth, was born on January 27, 1916, in Fresno, California. She married Roy E. ("Peter" or "Pete") Dodson in the early 1940s and had three sons: Howard, Donald, and Arthur. She died on January 26, 2001, one day before her eighty-fifth birthday.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Letters written in the 1940s to Eleanor ("Ellie" or "Elly") Drenth Dodson of Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California, from her mother, Mabel Anderson Drenth, who lived in Fresno, California.

General

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