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Letters and a postcard to his parents from Dartmouth College, 1931-01

 Folder: 7, Box: 1
Part of MS-685: Richard Campen student letters

Description

Contains 6 handwritten letters and a postcard on the topic of purchasing skis, learning how to ski from a friend, breakfast with friends, adjusting back to school, George Russell’s talk on “personalities in the Irish literary world,” math exam, reading period and mid-year exam schedule, Winter Carnival schedule, playing bridge with his friends, varsity sports game schedules, reading novels such as Gulliver’s Travels and Shakespeare’s plays to prepare for English exam, skiing, skating, English mid-year exam, reading Forum magazine, friend’s visit to Dartmouth, physical education exam, Industrial Society exam, hair care, his friend George Frankel’s visit and conversation about his career in insurance sale, reading Rabelais, cold weather, chemistry exam, skiing with the Outing Club members, conversation about earthquake with a friend who took a geography class and watching the play “Little Accident” and “New Moon,” and weekend ski trip after exam.

Dates

  • 1931-01

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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