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23 November 1948
Rutledge, Wiley B. (1894-1949)
to D. Lawrence Groner
Discusses a book that Groner mailed to Rutledge. Remarks that it reminded him of scenes from his childhood in eastern Tennessee.
GLC04352.06
2 November 1955
Marshall, Catherine (1914-1983)
to James Jones
Marshall responds to Jones about what her novel, "A Man Called Peter," has meant to him. Marshall is thankful that since her husband's death, God has given her work (i.e. writing) that she loves doing and which helps others.
GLC05508.177
25 November 1946
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
to Ralph Cooper Hutchinson
Writes about returning Hutchinson's biography of General Grant. Mentions that he can no longer make the Army-Navy game because his schedule is too busy. Congratulates Hutchinson, who was president of Lafayette College, on his team's victory....
GLC00456.02
1990/04/25
Bush, George (1924-)
to Dr. F. Terry Hambrecht re: enjoying "The Toy Shop" and a story of Lincoln
Written as President
GLC02793.119
6 February 1959
Allred, Dave (1933-1996)
to Sam Houston Allred
Writes to his brother about a chat he had with Senator John F. Kennedy. Dave had mentioned Sam in their conversation and Kennedy remembered him from the previous summer. Kennedy commented on his namesake, Sam Houston, being featured in his book...
GLC02530.02
Collection of two items related to Dwight D. Eisenhower [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00456
1947-1989
Various
[Group of 41 pieces, including small broadsides, flyers, pamphlets, booklets about Civil Rights topics, 1963-1989] [Decimalized .01-.36]
Collection consisting of 41 items dated 1947 to 1989 related to Civil Rights era. Items include circular letters, donation envelopes, pamphlets, a 33 rpm record, and other materials. A small portion from the collection contain items from...
GLC09641
15 August 1967
Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004)
to Glenn Dumke
Attacks the liberal mind set on college campuses (possibly with the University of California Berkeley in mind) by criticizing the "trash" on campuses and condemning "the excuse of academic freedom & freedom of expression." He also remarks that he...
GLC04929
17 December 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. Atkins thanks Sanders for the story of his adventure getting her book, considering it "one of those cool...
GLC05508.024.03
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
Boone, Pat (1934- )
[To Shirley...]
Excerpt from Boone's autobiography, 'A New Song': "To Shirley [his wife], Clint Davidson was a living example of the Christian life she was looking for. Little did either of us know than that we were about to experience the reality of the presence...
GLC05508.043.02
[In the next few pages...]
Excerpt from Boone's autobiography, 'A New Song.' Boone writes that he will recount "events leading up to this [event not written, possibly related to religion], and then share with you the exciting experiences that have been ours since then." He...
GLC05508.043.03
16 November 1949
Culbertson, Ely (1893-1955)
to Charles L. Wallis
Culbertson discusses why T.S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" is meaningful to him. He cites Eliot's question, "Was it birth or was it death?" and interprets it as a reference to Christ as a moral revolutionist; Christ brought the new Law of...
GLC05508.077
17 October 1966
Edmonds, Walter Dumaux (1851-1924)
to Marshall E. Bean
Written in response to a letter from Bean. Edmonds has been moved by Bean's "unostentatious courage," but is not sure he can comfort him. He writes that he does not believe in God the way the Churches do, but believes in a force of good. He...
GLC05508.094
2 May 1962
Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888-1965)
to George Urban
On the stationary of Faber and Faber. Elliot claims he is too busy to make a broadcast on Radio Free Europe in Eastern Europe. He also rejects Urban's proposal that Elliot speak on religious persecution, because he has not known it himself.
GLC05508.096
28 December 1980
Isherwood, Christopher (1904-1986)
to John Budan
Isherwood writes to John Budan to explain an excerpt from the Bhagavad-Gita, a Hindu religious book written in Sanskrit, which he helped translate into English. The excerpt means that life's only purpose is to find the knowledge that God exists.
GLC05508.147.01
no date
Uris, Leon
[This night is different...]
"This night is different because we celebrate the most important moment in the history of our people. On this night we celebrate their going forth in triumph from slavery to freedom."
GLC05508.248
9 October 1969
Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007)
to students of Marshall E. Bean
Vonnegut thanks the class for the Thanksgiving card and comments they sent him and explains that another "Mr. Bean" was the best teacher he had as a child. He includes a poem from one of his books about how the whole world is doing God's work. The...
GLC05508.250
23 December 1964
Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966)
to Mrs. White
Waugh writes to thank White for her compliments on the book, "Helena," on which Waugh worked hardest but is least popular. Waugh suggests reading her "Life of Ronald Knox," and congratulates White on her recent conversion to Catholicism. Waugh...
GLC05508.257.01
19 July 1865
Waugh writes to White thanking her for new pictures of the revised Catholic mass (after Vatican II, said in the vernacular language), and expresses her dislike of it. She graciously declines White's suggestion to write a book on the martyrs. She...
GLC05508.257.02
20 July 1865
to Lord Bishop
Waugh writes to an unknown bishop declining a proposal of his for writing a work (unknown topic). She discusses martyrs of the English Counter-Reformation.
GLC05508.257.03
7 December 1987
Lear, Norman (1922-)
to Atlee Kohl
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Lear's letter talks about things he would pack for his "spiritual journey": words of Jesus, memories of individuals he's loved in a Christian way, religious writings of George Bernard Shaw and Ralph Waldo...
GLC05508.287.01
circa 1945-1950
unknown (fl. 1945-1950)
[Southwestern American Indian hand-colored prints collection][Decimalized .01-.07]
Collection of seven hand-colored prints related to American Indians located in the Arizona and New Mexico dated approximately 1945-1950. Selected images have identified people as part of the Hopi and Tesuque Pueblo tribe.
GLC09883
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