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What A Beautiful Rainy Sunday!, Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

What A Beautiful Rainy Sunday!, Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing reading, Sarah's writing.


I Had Such A Nice Time With Dear Alice Howe..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

I Had Such A Nice Time With Dear Alice Howe..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing visit with Alice Howe, hats.


I Should Think Our Parrot Would Have Thought..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

I Should Think Our Parrot Would Have Thought..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing artists John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey, Jean Francois Rafaelli, Francois Millet; upholstery.


The Pride Of Rome Seems To Have Fallen..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

The Pride Of Rome Seems To Have Fallen..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing Sarah's work, French diplomats, invitation for her nephew (Theodore) to visit.


The Visits Seem To Go On Most Smiling..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

The Visits Seem To Go On Most Smiling..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing Annie Fields's teeth.


This Has Been A Most Trying Day..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

This Has Been A Most Trying Day..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing the weather, visitors.


I Was Getting Dressed And Thought I Should Write You..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

I Was Getting Dressed And Thought I Should Write You..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing visiting Susan Barley Cabot, reading.


A Nice Cool East Windy Day..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

A Nice Cool East Windy Day..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing staying with Annie Fields in Manchester-by-the-Sea.


I Found That I Had Forgotten About The Gig..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

I Found That I Had Forgotten About The Gig..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing Tosy (a dog), visitors, White Murder Trial.


Cora And I Have Been To Carrie's To Dinner..., Sarah Orne Jewett Mar 2018

Cora And I Have Been To Carrie's To Dinner..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing dinner with Carrie Jewett, social plans.


I Have Been Wanting To Write To You For Some Time., Dodie [Unknown] Feb 2018

I Have Been Wanting To Write To You For Some Time., Dodie [Unknown]

Sandra Featherman Correspondence

Handwritten letter from Dodie to Sandra Featherman congratulating Featherman on her retirement and thanking her for the honorary degree.


For The Cobweb Club: Mottoes, Margaret J. M. Sweat Feb 2018

For The Cobweb Club: Mottoes, Margaret J. M. Sweat

Annals of the Cobweb Club

Ribbon-bound booklet containing handwritten mottoes for the Cobweb Club.


Your Messages Of Springtime Happiness Came..., Sue Mcconkey Feb 2018

Your Messages Of Springtime Happiness Came..., Sue Mcconkey

Sue McConkey Papers

Handwritten letter from Sue McConkey.


Should I Call Her Or Just Show Up?, Donna M. Loring Feb 2018

Should I Call Her Or Just Show Up?, Donna M. Loring

Donna M. Loring Correspondence

Handwritten note between Donna Loring and Deb, regarding a meeting, showing both answer and reply.


Letter From Mollie Lee Clifford To Daughter Margaret ("Marty")., Mollie Lee Clifford Feb 2017

Letter From Mollie Lee Clifford To Daughter Margaret ("Marty")., Mollie Lee Clifford

Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection (Multi-Page Items)

Handwritten letter from Mollie Lee Clifford to her daughter Margaret ("Marty"), in which she discusses Nana's health, visiting plans, and other happenings.


Hedrick, Joan D. Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life: Biography Paper, Alexandra Padalino Jan 2016

Hedrick, Joan D. Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life: Biography Paper, Alexandra Padalino

Writing Across the Curriculum

This essay explores the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s life with the use of the biography, Harriet Beecher Stowe: a life by Joan D. Hedrick, along with three primary source letters that further argue her importance in the 19th century as an abolitionist.


Marriage And Gender: A History Through Letters, Victoria Kern May 2015

Marriage And Gender: A History Through Letters, Victoria Kern

Senior Honors Projects

Research on the evolution of marriage can be found quite easily, but the opportunity to see into the lives of married couples from the past is rare. Through the analysis of letters between my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, I provide a glimpse of what being married has meant throughout the 20th Century for heterosexual couples. Societal ideas about what makes a marriage ideal have changed over time, but they have always been closely linked with gender expectations (Berk, 2013), so a feminist approach to the analysis of the evolution of marriage is used with my family’s letters as a …


Collection Info Tags Jan 2014

Collection Info Tags

Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection (Multi-Page Items)

Informational tags used in the exhibit "Sincerely Yours" which included letters from a variety of people. The tags include biographical and hisotrical information about the writers of the letters and their holdings at MWWC.


Cisney, Barbara (Sc 2252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2010

Cisney, Barbara (Sc 2252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2252. "Bevie W. Cain," and "Civil War Letters of Bevie Cain," two papers written by Barbara Cisney for Western Kentucky University history classes and based primarily on a collection of Cain's letters held in WKU's Special Collections Library (SC 2251).


Friendship Of My Soul. Selected Letters By Elizabeth Ann Seton 1803-1809, Betty Ann Mcneil Jan 2010

Friendship Of My Soul. Selected Letters By Elizabeth Ann Seton 1803-1809, Betty Ann Mcneil

Mission and Ministry Publications

            Friendship of My Soul presents selected letters of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton during a period which became pivotal for her vocation in life and journey of faith. Elizabeth Seton writes to key correspondentson matters of family, faith, and friendship. The women with whom shecorresponded included a sister-in-law, the wife of her husband’s businessassociate, and a life-long friend. Each woman shared her heart and soul withthe other as they mutually supported one another during ebb and flow ofthe tides of their lives. 


I Am Embarrassed That It Has Taken Me So Long To Write..., [Unclear] Aug 2006

I Am Embarrassed That It Has Taken Me So Long To Write..., [Unclear]

Sandra Featherman Correspondence

Handwritten letter to Sandra Featherman on the occasion of her retirement.


You Are Such An Amazing Lady!, Louise Parker James May 2004

You Are Such An Amazing Lady!, Louise Parker James

Sandra Featherman Correspondence

Handwritten note from Louise Parker James to Sandra Featherman on the occasion of her retirement.


Letter From Donna Loring To Beverly C. Daggett And Patrick Colwell, November 20, 2003., Donna M. Loring Nov 2003

Letter From Donna Loring To Beverly C. Daggett And Patrick Colwell, November 20, 2003., Donna M. Loring

Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection (Multi-Page Items)

Two page typed letter from Donna Loring to Beverly C. Daggett and Patrick Colwell, dated November 20, 2003, urging them to approve a "State of the Tribes Address" to a Joint Legislative Session.


Will The Jt Rules Be Voted On Before The Caucus?, Donna M. Loring Jan 2003

Will The Jt Rules Be Voted On Before The Caucus?, Donna M. Loring

Donna M. Loring Correspondence

Handwritten note between Donna Loring and Bill, regarding legislative matters, showing both sides of the conversation.


Congratulations On The Success Of The First Address Of Tribal Leaders..., Lib Butler Mar 2002

Congratulations On The Success Of The First Address Of Tribal Leaders..., Lib Butler

Donna M. Loring Correspondence

Handwritten letter from Lib Butler to Donna Loring congratulating Loring on her involvement in state-tribal relations.


What A Joy To Be In Such Splendid Company..., Fred Rogers Jul 1992

What A Joy To Be In Such Splendid Company..., Fred Rogers

May Sarton Book and Journal Inserts

Handwritten note from Mister Rogers to May Sarton regarding inclusion in a book.


Letter From May Sarton To Eleanor, February 15, 1963., May Sarton Feb 1963

Letter From May Sarton To Eleanor, February 15, 1963., May Sarton

Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection (Multi-Page Items)

Typed letter from May Sarton to Eleanor, dated February 15, 1963, in which she discusses valentines, aging and writing poetry.


Ua3/3/1 Correspondence, Thomas Stone, Kelly Thompson, Margaret Munday Nov 1959

Ua3/3/1 Correspondence, Thomas Stone, Kelly Thompson, Margaret Munday

WKU Administration Documents

Cover letter from Thomas Stone to Kelly Thompson regarding a letter of the first African American WKU student Margaret Munday. Munday's letter relates her experience as the first African American student teacher at the WKU Training School.


Letter To Merriss Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, March 2, 1934, Roger Walcutt Mar 1934

Letter To Merriss Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, March 2, 1934, Roger Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Letter from Roscoe Walcutt regarding the appraisal of O. B. Cornell's estate.


Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, October 24, 1933, Roscoe Walcutt, Geneva Cornell Oct 1933

Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, October 24, 1933, Roscoe Walcutt, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt, with two additional letters that explain the settlement of Otto B. Cornell's estate.