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Laura Hope: "Letters from my sisters", 1888 August-1890 December

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5-14
Identifier: Subgroup 1.2.1.

Scope and Contents

Box 6/Folder 5: 10/1/1894 letter to LH is crosswritten, as are many of LH's letters to AH; pencil date on outside of envelope of 11/4/1888 letter corrects date to "1889." Box 6/Folder 6 4/7/1889 letter includes a receipt from "Bo. Of Jewell Brothers (?) - Linen Drapers, Silk Mercers"; Box 6/Folder 7 Many of the letters begin "My dear Larbling," presumably a pet name for LH; Box 6/Folder 9 Many envelopes contain 2 letters. Box 6/Folder 13 10/27/1890 letter addressed to LT, HT ("Nell"-?), VT ("Vi"-?) and AT ("Maman"), presumably from AT's daughter. Letter is in French and signed "Le Dodo d'Ely"

Dates

  • Creation: 1888 August-1890 December

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the File: 175 Linear Feet (213 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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