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Box 3243.001

 Container

Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence - Outgoing, 1908

 File — Box: 3243.001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection primarily contains the courtship letters of Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens dating from 1908 to 1913 when they were married. During this time, Ira worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Postal Office. Each week he traveled to Newry, Pennsylvania, to visit Grace. Both are avid Republicans. In 1909, the subject of war with Japan is covered. They also write about Coca-Cola, new automobiles, and the installation of a telephone.There are several other letters to Grace...
Dates: 1905-1945; 1908-1913

Correspondence - Outgoing, January-April 1909

 File — Box: 3243.001, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection primarily contains the courtship letters of Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens dating from 1908 to 1913 when they were married. During this time, Ira worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Postal Office. Each week he traveled to Newry, Pennsylvania, to visit Grace. Both are avid Republicans. In 1909, the subject of war with Japan is covered. They also write about Coca-Cola, new automobiles, and the installation of a telephone.There are several other letters to Grace...
Dates: 1905-1945; 1908-1913

Correspondence - Outgoing, May-June 1909

 File — Box: 3243.001, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection primarily contains the courtship letters of Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens dating from 1908 to 1913 when they were married. During this time, Ira worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Postal Office. Each week he traveled to Newry, Pennsylvania, to visit Grace. Both are avid Republicans. In 1909, the subject of war with Japan is covered. They also write about Coca-Cola, new automobiles, and the installation of a telephone.There are several other letters to Grace...
Dates: 1905-1945; 1908-1913

Correspondence - Outgoing, July-September 1909

 File — Box: 3243.001, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection primarily contains the courtship letters of Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens dating from 1908 to 1913 when they were married. During this time, Ira worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Postal Office. Each week he traveled to Newry, Pennsylvania, to visit Grace. Both are avid Republicans. In 1909, the subject of war with Japan is covered. They also write about Coca-Cola, new automobiles, and the installation of a telephone.There are several other letters to Grace...
Dates: 1905-1945; 1908-1913

Correspondence - Outgoing, October-December 1909

 File — Box: 3243.001, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection primarily contains the courtship letters of Ira Keagy and Grace Lykens dating from 1908 to 1913 when they were married. During this time, Ira worked in Altoona, Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Postal Office. Each week he traveled to Newry, Pennsylvania, to visit Grace. Both are avid Republicans. In 1909, the subject of war with Japan is covered. They also write about Coca-Cola, new automobiles, and the installation of a telephone.There are several other letters to Grace...
Dates: 1905-1945; 1908-1913