Box 4257.010

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Letter from Ruth Miller of Adelphi, Iowa, to a friend dicussing family and school news. She also tells of almost being left by her family at the fair grounds.

Scope and Contents Letters written by William Penn Houston from Camp Custer in Battle Creek Michigan, and Los Angeles, California, and Dorothy Carroll Houston of Cincinnati, Ohio, and from family and friends over the course of their courtship, marriage, and the birth of their daughter Jane. After courting Dorothy, marrying her, and fathering a daughter, William abruptly left for California, leaving Dorothy with little money. She wrote him three letters rebuking him for his behavior and alluding to an episode...

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Letter to Catherine Olson of Saum, Minnesota, for her "beau" in Kelliher, Minnesota, asking her why she hasn't written and how much he gets ribbed by his friends when he writes to her.

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Letter written by Mrs. N. Weese of Little York, Illinois, to her friend Madeline Lowe of Des Moines, Iowa, sharing news of family and friends.

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Letter from Jen Latto visiting in West Farmington, Ohio, to her husband Victor in Lorain, Ohio, tell him about her visit with family.

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Letter from George of Chicago, Illinois, to Myrtle letting her know he arrived safely and that because of a coal shortage he is unable to heat the entire house he recommends that she remain where she is.

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Letter from Myra L. DeHart of Urbana, Illinois, to W. R. Courtney, also of Urbana, explaining that her hectic schedule will not enable her to teach a Daisy Chain Class but recommends Baptist graduate student, Sue Hutchinson. DeHart explains that she is too busy with several organizations and, in what spare time she has, is helping take care of influenza patients.

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Letter from Byrdena od Marion, Ohio, to Glenn Daft of Griswald, Iowa, responding to a previous letter from Daft about a planned visit with her family over the holidays and telling him the whole family was very excited about his visit and entreating him to stay as long as possible.

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Letter written by Gennie of Harpers Ferry, Iowa, to Regina Wiedner at the Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, discussing general news of mutual friends. She also passes along get well wishes from another mutual friend, Helene.

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Letters written by Agnes Blazek (née Zacek) of Chicago, Illinois, to her boyfriend and later husband Fred Blazek while he was in the military and stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. Most of the letters lament that Fred doesn't write and several imply that he must have another love interest. There are also three letters to Fred from Jeannette Schubert in 1921, prior to his marriage to Agnes.

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Letters written by Agnes Blazek (née Zacek) of Chicago, Illinois, to her boyfriend and later husband Fred Blazek while he was in the military and stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. Most of the letters lament that Fred doesn't write and several imply that he must have another love interest. There are also three letters to Fred from Jeannette Schubert in 1921, prior to his marriage to Agnes.

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Letters written by Agnes Blazek (née Zacek) of Chicago, Illinois, to her boyfriend and later husband Fred Blazek while he was in the military and stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. Most of the letters lament that Fred doesn't write and several imply that he must have another love interest. There are also three letters to Fred from Jeannette Schubert in 1921, prior to his marriage to Agnes.

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Letters written by Agnes Blazek (née Zacek) of Chicago, Illinois, to her boyfriend and later husband Fred Blazek while he was in the military and stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. Most of the letters lament that Fred doesn't write and several imply that he must have another love interest. There are also three letters to Fred from Jeannette Schubert in 1921, prior to his marriage to Agnes.

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Letters written by Agnes Blazek (née Zacek) of Chicago, Illinois, to her boyfriend and later husband Fred Blazek while he was in the military and stationed at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. Most of the letters lament that Fred doesn't write and several imply that he must have another love interest. There are also three letters to Fred from Jeannette Schubert in 1921, prior to his marriage to Agnes.

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Letter from Mama in Louisville, Kentucky, to her son Albert Ewing who was a student in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes of about the political situation in Louisville saying that the only way to a Democratic Party victory in the fall will be through the women. She also passes on news about friends and family, business, and some photographs she received.

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Letters from Mabel Segerstrom of Rockford, Illinois, to her husband David Segerstrom, while she is away at a religious camp at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She mentions all the people she has met and describes her surroundings and activities.

Most of the letters are written in English but one complete letter and a portion of another are in Swedish.

Scope and Contents Four letters from different writers to Jennie W. Miller of Champaign, Illinois. The first letter, writtein in 1920, from Edna W. G., also of Champaign, praising Miller as the best Sunday school teacher. The second letter, written in 1923, by Sara M. Himrod of Oakhaven, Arkansas, thanking her for inviting the Himrods to Champaign for their son's graduation excercises. The third, written by Jennie Whitmore of Burbank, Ohio, in 1924, to thank her kindness in taking in Whitmore's son. The last...

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Letter and photographs from Genevive of Evanston, Illinois, to Mr. L. W. Baswell, talking about the fun they had with their families while on vacation in Indiana.

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Letter from Lillian Doherty of West McHenry, Illinois, to Harold Knox, a student at the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Indiana, telling him about her dull Sunday afternoon and news about the various activities of mutaual friends as well as the pastor's exhortations of marriage.

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Love letters from Lewis George Richter of Chicago and Elmhurst, Illinois, to his sweetheart Ernestine "Erna" Genevieve Kosman, telling her of his love for her, as well as camping trips, school, and work.

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Letter from Aunt Libbie of Angola, Indiana, to her niece, about planned visits and inviting her niece to come when she gets out of school.

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Letters to Mrs. Katie Smith of San Jose, California, from her husband in Kearney, Nebraska, in June 1923.

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Letter from Al in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Henry and his family talking about his work and family members, as well as wishing them a Happy New Year.

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Letter from Mrs. Peterson of Wabasha, Minnesota, to Mrs. Hansen on Christmas Day, mentioning her children and her hope to maintain her correspondence with Mrs. Hansen in the future.

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Letters written to Viola (Ola) Stockton Peatt of Dexter, Michigan, by friends in Lapeer and Mason, Michigan. Each letter gives news about the health and well-being of family members as well as their own issues. Viola Stockford married Thomas A. Peatt in 1911; they were divorced by 1920 and she resumed using her maiden name.

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Letter from C. C. Stught of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to Lurie Baker of Verona, Kentucky, telling her of his new job at a distillery, dances he attended, and expressed a wish to see her soon and get a kiss.

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Letters to Edith E. Schuetze of Waukesha, Wisconsion, and later, Hollywood, California, from two men, Eddie and Jim, both describing their loneliness while apart from her. There is also a magazine clipping from Collier's of a house desgined by Aymar Embury II.

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Letter from Carrie Kickels of Iowa Falls, Iowa, to Lily E. Markley of Mason City, Iowa, giving Markley with an update on her numerous maladies.

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Letter from Herschel Tiffany of Kansas City, Missouri, to his wife in Paducah, Kentucky. The letters is written on the back of a blank statement for Tiffany Garage, Don and Herschel Tiffany, owners, and Tiffany tells her about the business and about various friends.

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Letters to George Haglund of Red Oak, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. One letter was from the endowment fund committee of the Grand Lodge of Iowa in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, asking him, as head of the equivalent committee in his home branch, to assist in soliciting contributions to the fund from his branch's members. The other letter was from his father, J. W. Haglund, updating on financial matters while George was in Chicago.

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Letter from Rodie G. Bach of Cleveland, Ohio. to Lee Godsey of Columbus, Ohio, their recent visit and future vacation plans.