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Letters, 1905-1908

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: id233711

Scope and Contents

1891 August 4 Ruth Elizabeth Thompson is born to Elizabeth Hubbard Thompson and Evert M. Thompson, with older brothers Harold and Lyman. By 1905 the family is residing in a house on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis.

1905 April Ruth begins keeping a ‘memory book’, while attending Tudor Hall School for Girls in Indianapolis. August Ruth goes to camp at Lake Maxinkuckee in Indiana.

1907 June/July Ruth visits relatives in Cincinnati and Paducah. August Ruth spends a month with the family of her schoolmate Winona Montgomery at Lake Wawasee in Indiana. 1908 July/August Ruth spends two weeks with Winona’s family at Lake Wawasee.

December 3 Ruth begins music lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music, Indianapolis.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1908

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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