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Postcards to his mother from Hanover, NH, 1916-02

 Folder: 36, Box: 1
Part of MS-598: Amos H. Knowlton student letters

Description

Contains 8 cards on the topics of feeling sick, reading German philosophical essays, visit to a tailor’s shop, errands, purchasing stationery, laundry, talking a walk with his friend, what his friends are up to, room selection for the following year, canceling his plan to move to a different room next year, suitemates being loud, desire to move to a new room, his satisfaction with his current room in every aspect except for the loud neighbors, peers moving in and out of the rooms at his place, sending laundry home, ski jumping event, reading for German class, watching dance with his friend, his friend feeling sick, constant visits from his friend keep him from doing his work, Deutscher Verein (German Club) meeting and taking a group photo, receiving cookies from home, a friend having an appendicitis, friends returning on campus and celebrating by drinking, receiving Deutscher Verein (German Club) photo, purchasing a second-hand book and asking for a book along with his laundry.

Dates

  • 1916-02

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Unrestricted.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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