personal correspondence

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 1910 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 about money loaned to Carter. The correspondence includes a photograph postcard, addressed to E. Edwards of Ashland, Oregon postmarked from Seward, Alaska, of two domesticated bear cubs.

Scope and Contents The 1911 collection consists of the personal letters of Fred Mortimer "Nick" Carter, Jr. of Ellensburg, Washington. The correspondence includes letters from attorney Chester W. Clark of Boston about money loaned to Carter. There are also letters from two of Carter's romantic interests, a Gertrude (no last name) of Walla Walla, Washington, and a "Midgy" of Haverhill, Massachusetts. While most of the letters are of a personal nature, one letter decribes Midgy's first experience seeing an...

Scope and Contents Two letters comprise the 1912 correspondence. One is from Chester Tolman to Crit Tolman, both sons of John Crit Tolman and Mary Hannah "Minnie" Tolman (nee Phillips). The letter describes Chester Tolman's experiences in Port Moller Bay, Alaska, surveying locations for a cannery. This letter includes the story of a bear attack he survived while hunting. The second is from L.C. Wishard, proprietor of The Club Cigar Store of Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Fred Mortimer "Nick" Carter Junior...

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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.

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One letter from Chester Clark of Wilmington, Massachusetts to F.M. Carter, Jr. is in the 1914 correspondence.

Scope and Contents The 1915 correspondence includes family newspaper letters, clippings, photographs, and a postcard. Fay Phillips and Walter Anderson Phillips wrote their mother, Lena Anderson Phillips of Ashland, Oregon, describing a trip to Niagara Falls and New York City with Professor Vining. The clippings, from the Ashland Tiding, announce Professor Vining's visit to Ashland with Fay Phillips. Two letters addressed to F.M. "Nick" Carter of Ellenburg, Washington, concern business matters. Two...

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The 1916 collection includes two photograph postcards from Geo and Emma (last names not provided). A postcard addressed to E.J. Steele of Ashland, Oregon features the Pacific Highway in Ashland, Oregon Another addressed to Mrs. Fred Chapin features Lithia Park in Ashland.

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 1918 collection consists of family letters and memorabilia. Much of the correspondence refers to the death of Walter B. Phillips, Senior. A letter from Chester T (Tolman) of Portage Bay, Alaska, to his Grandmother sends his regrets upon the death of her husband (given the time frame, the departed is likely the elder Walter B. Phillips). There is a letter to F.M. Carter of Ashland, Oregon, from Konrad Schmid of Lowell, Arizona, regarding the property of Walter B. Phillips in his...