Carter, Vetabelle Phillips

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The 1900 correspondence includes three letters from eleven-year-old Vetabelle Elizabeth Phillips of Drummond and Granite Mountain, Montana to her cousin Ernestine (last name not included) of Ashland, Oregon. The letters are concerned with her day-to-day activities with her parents and cousin Verner, including fishing and obtaining candy. The August 15 letter includes a note from Vetabelle's mother Lena Phillips concerning Vetabelle's homesickness.

Scope and Contents The 1903 collection consists of correspondence of Fred Mortimer Carter, husband of Vetabelle Elizabeth Carter (nee Phillips), of Wilmington, Massachusetts. The letters relate to Carter's effort to secure employment as a railroad engineer. The correspondence includes letters from various railroad companies, including the Pennsylvania, the Michigan Central, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and the Northern Central. The collection includes a letter from S.E. Barney of the Sheffield...

Scope and Contents The 1904 collection consists of correspondence of Fred Mortimer Carter, husband of Vetabelle Elizabeth Carter (nee Phillips), of Wilmington, Massachusetts. The letters relate to Carter's effort to secure employment as a railroad engineer. The correspondence includes letters from various railroad companies, including the Pennsylvania, the Michigan Central, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and the Northern Central. The collection includes a letter from S.E. Barney of the Sheffield...

Scope and Contents The 1909 correspondence bulks with letters to Fred Mortimer Carter, Jr. of Ellensburg, Washington, regarding financial matters. The majority of the correspondence is from attorney Chester W. Clark of Boston and J.H. Avery of Milton, New Hampshire, about money loaned to Carter. The correspondence includes letters from Yale University regarding repayment of Carter's debt to that institution. The correspondence includes two postcards addressed to J.E. Steele of Talent, Oregon, from Vetabelle...

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The 1913 correspondence consists of a letter and a postcard photograph. The letter is from a Clyde (last name not provided) of the Randolph and Mattice Dental office in Seattle Washington to Vetabelle Phillips of Seattle. The postcard is addressed to Moss E.E. Edwards of Ashland, Oregon from C.C. Tolman of Seward, Alaska.

Scope and Contents Family correspondence comprises the 1917 collection. The primary addressees include Mr. and Mrs. F. Mortimer "Nick" Carter (nee Veta Elisabeth "Vetabelle" Phillips) and Mrs. L.A. Phillips (nee Lena Anderson) of Ashland, Oregon. The correspondence delves into financial matters but bulks with personal family affairs. Of interest is correspondence regarding the family's involvement in World War I. The correspondence includes a letter from Alvah Henderson of the USS San Diego to Mrs. Carter...

Scope and Contents The 1919 correspondence consists of family letters and clippings. The collection bulks with letters addressed to Mrs. F.M. Vetabelle Elizabeth Carter (nee Phillips) of Ashland, Oregon. Most of the letters dwell on day-to-day family news. The correspondence includes a series of personal letters between Mrs. Carter and her husband, Frederick Mortimer Carter, as he traveled for business. The letters are cordial. Mr. Carter addresses Mrs. Carter as "Dearest Lil' Bunny and signs "Brownie" to...

Scope and Contents The 1920 collection consists of personal correspondence and memorabilia. As with previous years, the primary recipient of letters was Mrs. Fred M. "Vetabelle" Carter (nee Phillips) of Madera and Redding, California. Among the authors is Ralph, who wrote to Mrs. Carter from the Panama Canal Zone as a crewman aboard the U.S.S. New Hampshire. Ralph describes a trip to Los Angeles, where he toured movie sets in the pioneering days of Hollywood. Extended relatives who wrote to Mrs. Carter in...

Scope and Contents The 1921 collection consists of personal correspondence and memorabilia. As with previous years, the primary recipient of letters was Mrs. Fred M. "Vetabelle" Carter (nee Phillips) of Madera and Redding, California. The most frequent author is "Mother" of Ashland, Oregon (Vetabelle's mother was Lena Anderson Phillips). Memorabilia includes a miniature account ledger and a Christmas card with private humor. The collection includes a photocopied clipping from the Madera,...

Scope and Contents The 1922 correspondence consists of business correspondence, advertising, family letters, and financial records. Frederick M. Carter is the primary recipient of business correspondence. As in previous collections, friendly correspondents address F.M. Carter as "Ted" or "Nick." The collection includes multiple mail advertisements for various consumer products and services. Vetabelle Elisabeth Phillips Carter of San Francisco and Litchfield, Lassen County, California, received most...