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Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1933-1941

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Title Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1933-1941

Creator Walden, May, 1865-1960

Date 1933-1941

Language English

Subjects Depressions, Mothers and daughters, Socialist Party (U.S.)

Description Forms part of the Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library).

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription Aron Park _ Jan 10th. 1941 Professor John J. Seammons, Living Literature, W.R.U.W. Boston, Mass. Dear Sir, I listened with much interest last evening to your talk on Living Literature. I have for years looked out of my windows and have seen beautiful things made more beautiful by the varied changes of the seen light and shadows on vines and trees and clouds. I look on my mantle, and see an old pewter mug with a glass bottom that brings to mind an old English gentleman who gave it to me, and who taught me to appreciate Art in many forms, and to see beauty in many things, hitherto unsuspected of me. The old pewter mug, not kept bright and shiny, but tarnished by years of service, was given as a prize to this man- he was proud of his Irish ancestry and insisted upon being called Shammus, which he said means James- for winning a rowing contest on the Thames and, he said, was presented by Charles Dickens.

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Archival Collection Title May Walden papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Walden M Box 4 Folder 134

BibID 991703478805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020, Transcribe: complete

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 01/19/2021

Filename 991703478805867_midwest_ms_walden_m_box_004_fl_134_010_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL15PNZ

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