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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred Cavileer, Jr. Correspondence, 1942-1948

 Collection
Identifier: 044
Collection Overview The Alfred Cavileer Jr. correspondence consists mainly of letters written by or to Cavileer while he was serving in the military during World War II. The largest portion of the collection consists of letters written by Cavileer to his mother, Mrs. Alfred Cavileer. Many of the letters are very detailed and provide interesting information about Cavileer’s daily routines, activities, and surroundings. Another frequent correspondent is Cavileer’s brother, Robert. Some letters are addressed to both...
Dates: 1942-1948

Thomas Wentworth Higginson Papers, 1850-1907

 Collection
Identifier: 103
Collection Overview This collection comprises letters written to and by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a manuscript of a portion of his book Cheerful Yesterdays, and pamphlets written by Higginson. The letters include discussion of Higginson's time in England and work with the Cambridge Public Library. The manuscript contains the second chapter of Higginson's memoir, Cheerful Yesterdays, “A Child of the College.” The pamphlets include speeches, sermons, reminiscences, and essays; topics covered include slavery and...
Dates: 1850-1907

Isaac W. Taylor VFW Post No. 2443 Records, 1932-1999

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 131
Scope and Contents This collection contains the contents of two scrapbooks related to the VFW Isaac W. Taylor Post #2443. The first scrapbook was compiled around 1932 or 1933, recording the events of the year 1932, the first year of the post’s existence. It includes officer lists, voting processes and results, details of post-sponsored events, obituaries, correspondence, and photographs of officers. Also included in the scrapbook were loose pages added at a later date, including a history written around 1945,...
Dates: 1932-1999; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1948

Library Retirement Acceptance Letter

 Digital Work
Identifier: 097_00_01_003

Library Retirement Resolution

 Digital Work
Identifier: 097_00_01_004

James Russell Lowell Papers, 1885-1886

 Collection
Identifier: 104
Collection Overview This collection contains one letter and one manuscript, both written by James Russell Lowell. The letter includes a list of selected works by Lowell. The manuscript comprises a draft of Lowell’s essay The Progress of the World.
Dates: 1885-1886

Henry M. Nevin Correspondence, 1942-1948

 Collection
Identifier: 043
Collection Overview The Henry M. Nevin correspondence consists of letters, postcards, and V-mail written by or to Nevin while he was serving in the military during World War II. The largest portion of the collection consists of letters and V-mail written by Nevin to his mother, Elizabeth (Mrs. Frederick Nevin). Many of the letters are very detailed and provide interesting information about Nevin’s daily routines, activities, and surroundings. There are about 40 letters and V-mails written by Nevin’s mother to him...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1942-1948