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Shaw, Frances-Italy, Frances Wells Shaw Travel Diaries with Notes, Receipts, and Ephemera, 1929

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Title Shaw, Frances-Italy, Frances Wells Shaw Travel Diaries with Notes, Receipts, and Ephemera, 1929

Creator Shaw, Frances Wells, 1872-1937

Date 1929

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Cruise ships, Mothers and daughters, Upper class

Description Papers of Frances Wells Shaw of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Bulk consists of material related to the frequent domestic and international travels of Frances Shaw during the first half of the 20th century. Includes her diaries, travel materials and memorabilia, and photographs. Also includes correspondence to and from Frances Shaw and her daughters, plus the diaries of her brother-in-law, Charles T. Atkinson.

User-Contributed Transcription Nov. 1st Syracuse Hotel Esthramis and
Bougday, 1st hue. [[?]] (wood
[[?]]
double
X Best of unsurpassed [[?]]
went to Clerke[[?]] [[?]]
I love by boat. In [[?]] [[?]]
1st cras[[?]] Grand [[?]] - [[?]]
and in [[?]] [[?]] to river, [[?]]
$ 1/2 hr. then 1/2 [[?]] at lovely
Campus to [[?]] [[?]] to
[[?]] of [[?]] (friend of
[[?]] turned into a
[[?]] by [[?]] for [[?]]
[[?]] to escape!) & [[?]]
a lovely [[?]]. clear & deep
& [[?]] & [[?]] slows
would've [[?]]. [[?]] a [[?]]
or youth go swimming there
for [[?]] of [[?]]
[[?]] print [[?]]! [[?]]
( [[?]] by [[?]] ) theile[[?]]
& [[?]] on [[?]] [[?]]
[[?]] & [[?]] ([[?]]
[[?]] & if [[?]] [[?]]
[[?]] Bible [[?]] of [[?]] the [[?]]
the [[?]] in [[?]] & [[?]]

and was full of pleasant ripples, going
back with current in it. I pushed
in to where wind was least &
boatmen put up his oars &
tied a piece of wet cloth to
the oar he had sealed back
across where [[?]]
blue is. [[?]] [[?]]
the streets & is wide. I love it.
So fragrant of warm gums & not pretty here
the boats are so big & [[?]] like
boats. green & red & decorated.
My man cut [[?]] my
strips and it is lovely to
look at & so strong. It
must have been [[?]]
to discover you could
just tie strips to cover &
[[?]] on them.
got a
picture for Jackie.
Had my ordered fish shelli
for my 2 oclock lunce it.
took sweet cheese
& Lewss [[?]]. [[?]]
won't be open to
musee til open. (Nov. 1)
thats why I started [[?]]
at [[?]] instead of $ 4.

Sat Nov. 2. Syracuse in. Lovely day.
By whistle [[?]] [[?]] handsome
in harbor. [[?]] taken
to [[?]] in it toute & now learn
is from Naples to Alexandria.
I suppose if I didn't own
my return ticket-I would be
losing my bag & demanding
quarters!. It is so easy to
travel when you once get started.
& if you want to be quite free
never buy return ticket- &
travel with light Grand luggage.
at a Swiss Cafe.
Binoculars a joy.
At [[?]] bus about 6 ft-9
open mail & all the rest is
sealed in and away from
any possible view of the sea.
You can't see even the top of
a steamer chair! Never for
me after the Patricia! -
Sicily is full of little
Shivere [[?]] [[?]] -
Black bearded watching
Singing up the wall & rolling
on the pavement [[?]] &

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Archival Collection Title Frances Wells Shaw papers

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Call Number Midwest MS ShawF Box 3 Folder 31

BibID 998397608805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 998397608805867_Midwest_MS_ShawF_box_03_fl_31_194.TIF

Unique Identifier NL1Z98I

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