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30 July 1963
Wetmore, Nellie Joe (fl. 1963)
to Dad
Nellie writes briefly to her father. She thanks him for his American Express card that he sent and says she is going to the casino to learn to play roulette.
GLC09573.01.24
to Mr. H. D. Wetmore
Nellie writes from the Swiss airport before traveling to Interlaken. Rod is with Nellie now. He is seeing a blonde U.S. girl. Nellie and Rod have agreed to meet again in Frankfurt. She received a credit card and two letters from Davis. Nellie says...
GLC09573.01.25
1 August 1963
Nellie writes from Interlaken first. Here, she meets Rod and has time to catch up with him. He gets along well with the group, and they all go bike riding; but, Nellie's bike does not work properly, so she shops instead. She is excited to send...
GLC09573.01.26
4 August 1963
Nellie traveled down the Rhein river to Bonn. The country side was covered with vineyards or fruit orchards. In Bonn, she went for a city tour and met with political leaders. On the flight to West Berlin, there is turbulence, and Nellie says she does...
GLC09573.01.28
8 August 1963
to Bets, Davis, Jack, and Mike
Nellie has half the afternoon free, so she is getting her hair done. One of the women in her group lost her luggage. She has spent $100 on the American Express card and says to watch for packages. She says Copenhagen is beautiful and is going on a...
GLC09573.01.29
20 May 1986
Baucom, Mrs. Ivan C.
to Mr. and Mrs. Davis Wetmore
She writes that the weather is cool and the birds have begun migrating. She looks forward to seeing them.
GLC09573.01.31
10 May 2002
Unknown
Photograph of Sylvia Weiner
Photograph of a ceremony where Sylvia Weiner is made senior citizen of the year. Sylvia is standing with Bruce Nyman and another man
GLC09414.1658
2002-2008
A photograph of Sylvia Wiener in a wheelchair
GLC09414.1667
A photograph of Sylvia Wiener in a wheelchair in front of the Cove House hotel
GLC09414.1668
Photograph of View
View from the window of a hotel room possibly Cove House
GLC09414.1669
A photograph of Sylvia Wiener in a wheelchair in front of the Cove House hotel waiving to the camera
GLC09414.1670
Photograph Inside the hotel room.
View of the inside of a hotel room possibly Cove House
GLC09414.1671
Photograph of a flower.
A photograph of a flower
GLC09414.1672
Photograph of the living room in the suite.
View from the inside of a hotel room possibly Cove House, Sylvia sits in the doorway in a wheelchair facing out.
GLC09414.1673
Photograph of young girl with brown hair.
Photograph of a unidentified young brown haired girl holding a cup
GLC09414.1674
Photograph of Sylvia Weiner in a wheelchair outside
GLC09414.1675
6 December [1951?]
Needham, Mary (b.1883)
Letter by Henry Needham's widow
Needham, a journalist for Collier's was killed in a plane crash while covering WWI.
GLC03663.05
18 February 1969
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926-)
Pardon for Brian L. Butcher convicted of uninsured use of motor vehicle
GLC03934
1946
Graham, Lorenz (1902-1989)
How God Fix Jonah
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock. Illustrated with prints from wood engravings by Letterio Calapai, an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Signed by Graham on the dedication page; dedicated to Graham's sister Shirley Graham Du Bois, an...
GLC06121
30 September 1962
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967)
Fight for freedom: the story of the NAACP
Published by W. W. Norton & Company. Signed on the front flyleaf by Hughes, who inscribed the copy to Raymond Johnson. Signed and inscribed 30 September 1962 on the inner back cover by Evangeline Upshur Truman in Little Rock, Arkansas. Foreword...
GLC06123
28 June 1949
Shearer, Daphne
to Mrs. Florence Hilldring
From Newsreel Association of Great Britain and Ireland, sending a Silver Fruit bowl to Mrs. Hilldring as a gift in appreciation of the usage of Hilldring's film of the sinking of the Princess Astrid.
GLC06196.009
29 June 1949
Reebach, L
to Mrs. Florence Hilldring.
International News Photographs thanking Mrs. J. Hilldring for the usage of her film of the sinking of the Princess Astrid.
GLC06196.010
1955/04/12
Hilldring, John H. (1895-1974)
To: Mr. Hiram S. Gans.
Sending a reservation for the tickets for the dinner and asking if Mrs. Hilldring can have a seat at one of the floor tables rather than being seated at the speaker's table.
GLC06196.064
1955/04/14
Gans, Hiram S. (fl. 1954-1955)
To: John H. Hilldring.
Responding to Hilldring's letter and informing Hilldring that he does not have to make reservations for the dinner since he and his wife are the guests of honor. Gans says he can arrange for Mrs. Hilldring to sit at the floor table with Mrs. Gans...
GLC06196.066
1948/07/08
Dewey, Thomas E. (1902-1971)
to Mary M. McBride re: thanks for letter, radio
On stationery as governor.
GLC05264.06
16 November 1993
Atkins, Susan (1948- )
to Kregg Sanders
Atkins writes to Sanders from prison while serving time for her part in the Tate-LaBianca murders committed while a member of the Manson family. She discusses making a birthday present for her sister-in-law, her typewriter, a new sewing project, and...
GLC05508.024.01
18 November 1993
Atkins writes to Sanders from prison while serving time for her part in the Tate-LaBianca murders committed while a member of the Manson family. Atkins continues a previous letter (GLC05508.024.01), commenting that she feels a connection with her...
GLC05508.024.02
17 December 1993
Atkins writes to Sanders from prison while serving time for her part in the Tate-LaBianca murders committed while a member of the Manson family. Atkins thanks Sanders for the story of his adventure getting her book, considering it "one of those cool...
GLC05508.024.03
1977
Child of Satan, Child of God
Paperback copy of Atkins' book and book plate.
GLC05508.024.04
1989
Bailey, Pearl (1918-1990)
Between You and Me [inscribed to Lena Horne]
Inscribed to singer Lena Horne on the title page: "My darling, beautiful sister -- Keep a firm, loose arm -- and know that God is ever present -- You are His -- nothing is more important[.] I love you[.] Sister Pearl --"
GLC05508.026
circa 1975
Boles, Tiffany (fl. 1975)
to unknown
Boles writes: "I cannot sign the enclosed pin-up of me because it is not me anymore. I have become a Christian and do not enjoy that image of me carried on." Written in blue felt tip pen.
GLC05508.041
11 August 1975
Mata, Maureen (fl. 1975)
to Mr. Luetge
Maureen Mata, at Pat Boone's office, writes a cover letter for items sent to Luetge: "As requested, we enclose the three pages taken from Pat Boone's book A NEW SONG autographed."
GLC05508.043.01
28 August 1957
Kai-Shek, Madame Chiang (1897-2003)
to Mrs. C. L. McDaniel
She was glad to learn her article "The Power of Prayer," published in Reader's Digest, inspired McDaniel and the members of her church. The article is a condensation of her book "The Sure Victory." She mentions that Dr. Norman Vincent Peale...
GLC05508.067
22 September 1972
Joy, Leatrice (1894-1985)
to Alan Brock
Joy discusses death and grieving. She writes that we must act as the person who died would have liked us to behave. On the verso she writes: Death does not extinguish the light--it puts out the candle, for the dawn has come."
GLC05508.152.01
circa 1971
Joy writes Brock a belated thank you note for decorated shells he gave her. She passes on a few sentiments she recently heard and enjoyed. She writes on stationary of the Christian Science Publishing Society, with Hymn 346 by John Marriott from the...
GLC05508.152.02
n.d.
[Photograph of Leatrice Joy]
A photograph of Leatrice Joy. On the photograph written in pen is the message: "To Dick Gratefully Yours Leatrice Joy."
GLC05508.152.02.01
circa 1971-1972
Joy writes a Christmas card: "God is ever near; if he isn't--who moved?"
GLC05508.152.03
Joy writes a Christmas card and quotes the "Bethlehem Echo." She thanks her correspondent for the shells and quotes a recent, Christian lecture she heard. The card has a 1641 quote by Johann Rist on it.
GLC05508.152.04
Joy writes Brock to thank him for the picture and writes a quote: "Death does not extinguish the light--it puts out the candle for the dawn has come."
GLC05508.152.05
Joy sends an article on the Lord's Prayer that she enjoyed to her friends. It has an autographed note on the first page.
GLC05508.152.06
Joy writes a Christmas card to Brock and thanks him for all his notes; she promises to keep up with news from her end.
GLC05508.152.07
circa 1958
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (fl. ca. 1958)
[God wants a different thing from each of us...]
Kennedy writes a sentiment: "God wants a different thing from each of us, laborious or easy, conspicuous or quite private, but something which only we can do and for which we were created."
GLC05508.156
14 February 1992
King, Bernice (1963-)
[Lord have mercy on us for...]
Quotation from Dr. Bernice King's speech celebrating the birthday of her father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She asks the Lord's forgiveness for celebrating when so many people are without jobs or health care.
GLC05508.159
2 June 1971
Kuhlman, Kathryn (1907-1976)
to Mrs. Hassell
Kuhlman quotes Nahum 1:7, offers a healing prayer, and urges Hassell to have faith that the Lord will cure her cancer.
GLC05508.164
15 January 1978
Love, Bessie (1898-1986)
Love thanks Brock for a Christmas card and the piece about his mother. She offers condolence, and suggests reading Christian Science literature as a means to heal his grief.
GLC05508.171
24 October 1950
MacArthur, Douglas (1880-1964)
to Mary Cushman
Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and...
GLC05508.173
29 March 1967
Mansfield, Jayne (1933-1967)
to Mrs. Nice
Mansfield thanks Nice for her concern for Zoltan, Mansfield's son. She also writes: "I have always had a great belief in my fellow man, but I am now fully assured that the heavens above have succeeded in creating a beautiful earth upon which to live...
GLC05508.175
9 November 1958
Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
to Miss O'Brien
Roosevelt writes a letter to O'Brien and encloses a copy of her favorite prayer. The prayer implores God to place a restlessness in our hearts that will cause us to strive for "far-off goals," engage in tasks so difficult that they require Divine...
GLC05508.217
circa 1987-1989
Leigh, Janet (fl. ca. 1987-1989)
to Atlee Kohl
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Leigh discusses the influence religion has had on her and her belief in God. As she matured, a structure to house her God, labels, and denominations became unnecessary because, she believes, the Supreme Being...
GLC05508.276
3 November 1988
Cartland, Barbara (1902-2000)
Response to a solicitation by Kohl. Cartland sends a poetic prayer about eternal life.
GLC05508.279
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