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personal correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Correspondence, typically written letters or notes, from one person to another.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Family letters, 1900

 File — Box 01: Series MSS049:01 [Barcode: 35138008124486], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS049:01.14
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900

Anderson - Phillips family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-049
Scope and Contents

The Anderson-Phillips family papers consist of personal correspondence between family members. The letters cover topics such as daily life, mining in Kodiak, Vetabelle Carter's invention, World War I, and the Great Depression.

Dates: 1852-1946