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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

John J. Cushing Correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 35
Abstract:

John J. Cushing was an early homeopathic physician in San Francisco. The collection consists of letters to his family.

Dates: 1853-1873, bulk 1853-1857
Found in: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > John J. Cushing Correspondence

Dickins family papers

 Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 302
Abstract: The Dickins Family Papers contains correspondence, writings, legal documents, and other papers relating to Rachel Dickins, Thomas Eden Dickins, and other members of the Dickins family, as well as diaries, poetry, and a collection of fifteenth through seventeenth century charters with seals. Other materials in the collection relate to James Bean, an assistant paymaster with the East India Company in the Philippines in 1764, Captain William Wilkinson, a financial agent to Sir George Hay, and...
Dates: 1449-2000 and undated, bulk 1449-1899
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Dickins family papers

Edward Lear letter to Ann Lear, 1858 May 26

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 2
Call Number: MSS 59
Scope and Contents: Lear writes to his sister Ann, describing his travels through the Eastern Mediterranean. He opens his letter with an apology—for his letters “miserably shabby as they are”—and proceeds to describe his daily travel routine, slow due to his desire to sketch what he sees. He describes the topography of Lebanon, and mentions a Mr. and Mrs. Kilgour, traveling companions and “exceedingly good American people.” At times, “the cold was so great I could not hold my graphite well,” frustrating his...
Dates: 1858 May 26
Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Edward Lear archive > Correspondence

Lee Goebel papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2103
Abstract:

The Lee Goebel papers contain over six hundred letters among Lee Goebel and her friends and family. The papers also include twenty-eight photographs of Goebel and her associates and information on Goebel compiled by Joel Helander.

Dates: 1922-2018, bulk 1941-1946
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Lee Goebel papers