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Items with subject 'Personal Correspondence'
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Mrs. Leonard Simmons Family History Collection
by Unknown (1900 – 1930)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection contains personal papers of Mrs. Leonard Simmons of Madison, MD. The materials range from invitations to weddings, funerals, plays, school functions, retirement parties, and discussions, to miscellaneous tourist pamphlets, postcards, and correspondence from around the Eastern Shore area. Of particular note is a series of greeting cards given by the Bill Nields family, who appeared to have been good friends with the Simmons family.
Myers and Doris Calcott Letters
by Calcott, Doris; Calcott, Myers (1917 – 1951)
9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
These letters were written between 1917 and 1951 by Myers "Jack" Calcott and Doris Gay and chronicle their relationship as it progressed from friends to spouses. Myers and Doris, who were married on June 18, 1929, began writing each other in 1927 and sent many several page letters until Myers' death on July 10, 1951; letters prior to 1927 are primarily from Myers' mother while he was attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as some of Doris' personal letters and school certificates when she lived in Charles Town, West Virginia. Myers' worked for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Corporation after graduating, which meant he moved frequently and was often at sea while Doris and their three daughters remained in Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Newport Beach. Myers served on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Magoffin as a naval reservist. In 1946 they moved into their first permanent home in Salisbury, Maryland but Myers, who had struggled with drinking problems, became a patient at Perry Point Veterans Hospital.
Otis Twilley papers
by Wootten, Orlando (1972 – 2015)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Otis S. Twilley papers documents the economic activities of Otis Twilley as a seed business man in Salisbury, Maryland. Documenting materials include a photocopied newspaper clipping on Twilley as well as a hand-written letter by his daughter regarding additional artifacts related to her father.
Outten-Willey Affair Article
by Redden, R. J. (1900s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains an article by R.J. Redden entitled "Delaware Tidbit: The Outten-Willey Affair." The article goes into great detail over the murder of Somerset County sheriff William Outten by Delaware resident John Willey. The evidence portrayed in this narrative was obtained through court depositions and the Maryland Archives.
Papers of the House of Corrections of the City of Chicago
by House of Corrections of the City of Chicago (1923)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Papers of the House of Corrections of the City of Chicago document the lives and thoughts of inmates at the Chicago/Cook County, Illinois House of Corrections in 1923. These 17 to 21 year old boys wrote confessions, letters about their daily life, memories of their home lives, and completed various assignments that their teacher, Mrs. Hoerr, tasked to them. Many of the assignments, letters, and other writings are revealing of the daily thoughts and activities of the incarcerated peoples, as well as their jobs or lives prior to the House of Corrections as "hobos," "tramps," or "bums."
Patricia Kingsley Letters
by Judy Petsch; Patricia Kingsley (1970 – 1974)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection includes letters from several pre-teen girls to their friend, Patricia Kingsley, from 1970-1974. The girls lived in New Hyde Park and Smithtown, New York. The majority of the letters come from Patricia’s cousin, Judy Pretsch, and talk about dating and daily life. There is a photo of two young girls, unidentified.
Patty Phillips Cotillion Invitation
by Braton, Joseph (1842)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains one invitation addressed to a Patty Phillips to join a cotillion party at the house of Joseph Brattan in 1842.
Paul E. Martin Letters
by B. Edwin Martin; Julia M. Reed; Nettie McComas Martin; Paul E. Martin; Ruth Hare; Shirley Hare (1944 – 1946)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
This collection consists of letters sent to Paul E. Martin during his service in the United States Navy during the Second World War. The letters run from 1944 to 1946, with letters from his future wife Julia M. Reed, parents Edwin and Nettie Martin, sister Ruth Hare, and nieces Shirley and Gloria Hare. There is also correspondence and media related to Martin’s membership in the Freemason fraternal organization. Types of media in the collection include letters, greeting cards, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings.
Pavlick Tschepotkin and Elvira Christophornia Letters
by Christophornia, Elvira; Tschepotkin, Pavlick (1920 – 1923)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These letters were written between 1920 and 1923 by Pavlick Tschepotkin and Elvira Christophornia, White Russian refugees originally from Archangel (Arkhangelsk), and later translated into English and transcribed. The transcribed letters are attached.
Post-Second World War Unidentified Man's Correspondence
by Unknown (1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 24 letters are from "Butch" to "Retta" between September 18 and December 3, 1945. Butch was serving overseas in the Pacific at the end of the Second World War and the last few letters are from occupied Japan.
Records of Perdue Farms, Inc.
by Perdue Farms, Inc.; Perdue, Franklin P. (1790 – 2018)
208 boxes, 4 oversize boxes (99.08 linear feet)
The Records of Perdue Farms, Inc. consist of correspondence, agendas, memoranda, handwritten notes, reports, speeches, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, audio and video documenting the Salisbury, Maryland company Perdue Farms, Inc, which includes both Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness. The collection also houses records pertaining to the Perdue Family, as well as some of Frank P. Perdue's personal papers, dating from 1790 to 2018 (though primarily from 1970 to 2000).
Records of the Board of Trustees of State Universities and Colleges of Maryland
by Board of Trustees of State Universities and Colleges of Maryland; Salisbury State College (1960 – 1987)
9 cartons (9 linear feet)
The records consist of the Board of Trustees of the State Universities and Colleges of Maryland’s minutes from 1960 to 1987. This collection also contains correspondence and documents shared between Salisbury State College and the Board, as well as meeting materials from various schools and businesses in Washington D.C and Maryland that date from 1969-1979.