Personal correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Correspondence, typically written letters or notes, from one person to another.
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous Letters from Charles, from Edward Morris (brother), 1934-1935
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888683], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letters exchanged between Esther Morris Rasmussen (1914-1991), her immediate family, and friends, 1930-1980. The collection includes correspondence from Leo. Brown, Jr. to Esther, 1934-1939 and letters from Esther’s five brothers, Richard, Edward, Walter G., Robert S. and Harold during their service in the armed forces during World War II. Included are letters exchanged in early 1945 in regards to Robert’s untimely death in an airplane crash, as well as Harold’s abrupt marriage later in the...
Dates:
1934-1935
Murray Page Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4024
Abstract
The collection contains letters received by Murray Page (1881-1972) while he lived in Berrien Springs, Michigan between the years 1900-1955.
Dates:
1900-1955
Reverend Nicholas Sifferath Papers
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4501
Abstract
This collection is composed of Reverend Nicholas Sifferath’s writing and correspondence during his time as a priest in Michigan. It also includes correspondence from his relatives. The papers themselves encompass the years between 1850 and 1976.
Dates:
1850-1976
Reverend William DeBever Papers
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4500
Abstract
This collection is composed of papers from 1897 to 1919 related to Reverend William DeBever primarily from his time at Nazareth Academy in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Dates:
1897-1919
Rosel Family Letters Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3644
Abstract
This collection contains letters from mostly 1945 within the Rosel family. These letters are mostly between Dale Rosel and his wife Helen.
Dates:
1945-1946
Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4040
Scope and Contents
Ruth Genevieve Van Horn Zuckerman was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 7, 1900 to Samuel H. Van Horn (1875-1938) and Laura J. (Mills) Van Horn (1880-1967). As a young adult, Ruth attended Western Michigan College (1918-1921) and the University of Michigan (1921-1922) to receive a B.A. in English. Continuing her studies, she returned to the University of Michigan (1925-1926) and also attended Columbia University (Summer 1935, Fall 1936-1967) to receive a M.A. in English with a minor in...
Dates:
1936-1985
Scrapbook #3: Of letters and ephemera from the Simm family, 1942-1950
File — Box 10 (AC-2003-081): Series AC-2003-081 [Barcode: 31141023416220]
Identifier: AC-2003-081
Scope and Contents
An ivory-colored scrapbook containing letters from the Simm family to Merze Tate written between September 1942 to May 1950. Most letters were written by Ida Vandaliah (Larkin) Simms, an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member with Merze Tate, concerning Ida's daughter Jacquelyn (born September 9, 1942). Some leaves include birth announcements and invitations to Jacquelyn's christening, black-and-white photgraphs of Tate with baby Jacquelyn, her mother or her father. Some letters are written on...
Dates:
1942-1950
Scrapbook #5: Correspondence from Jean Coston Maloney, approximately 1945-1951
File — Box 10 (AC-2003-081): Series AC-2003-081 [Barcode: 31141023416220]
Identifier: AC-2003-081
Scope and Contents
Ivory-colored scrapbook containing letters from Jean Coston Maloney Lee concerning her daughter Frances Jean Maloney (born 1943), daily life as a music teacher and mother, and comments on the people she meet during her trips. She also mentions her husband Arnold stationed overseas, the birth of her son Arnold, expresses sympathy concerning Merze's nephew, and thanking Merze for gifts to Frances Jean. The letters date roughly from January 1945 to December 1951. Other ephemera includes holiday...
Dates:
approximately 1945-1951
Shepard Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3642
Abstract
This collection contains letters addressed to the Shepard family, Hattie and Esther, a mother and daughter. These letters come from various people and are from 1920’s to the 1940’s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920-1949
Sister Jane Patricia Freeland Collection
Collection
Identifier: exws-sisterjanepatriciafreeland
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the academic work and education of Sister Jane P. Freeland, who was a nun, lover of music, and a medieval scholar recognized worldwide as the translator of medieval religious works never before available in English. The vast majority of the items are drafts of her translations and notebooks full of her jottings. She particularly loved medieval songs and hymns of Abelard.The collections also contains personal material including correspondence with her home...
Dates:
approximately 1970s-2010s