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Correspondence

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: III

Scope and Contents

  1. 1891-1922; Blair, Nellie Thatcher, to "Mimi," Luna Young Thatcher (Mother)
  2. Continuation of mother-daughter correspondence. November 10, 1893, Nellie congratulates her pa, who was elected mayor of Logan. Many thank you letters for gifts, i.e., turkeys, chickens, etc. From 1894 to 1898 there is an interval in the correspondence, and then it continues. Nellie says she would like to telephone her mother but hates to have her mother go to the bank to answer the phone. Discusses hired girls. Thanks her many times for coming to stay with the children. Nellie sends her sewing to Logan with a description of what she wants done and a Sister Christiansen does the sewing. September 2, 1902, Nellie writes from Denver where she and George have gone with their family to be in the play , which is booked to run one week, and are going on to Lincoln, Council Bluffs, and Omaha by the middle of the month. Business has been poor and they are staying in hotels and eating in restaurants. Notes they came on the trip quite shabby and were going to replenish in Denver, but they are just getting shabbier. Lapse in correspondence from 1905-1920. September 21, 1920, Nellie writes from Hollywood, California, where she is living in an apartment with her sons Phillip, George, and Millington, and her daughter, Virginia. They are trying to find a house. The boys are not in "pictures," but working outdoors and in a store. Birthday letters are sent to "Mimi" on her seventy-ninth and eightieth birthdays.

Dates

  • 1836-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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