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Box 2

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

John, Hyannisport, to Ruth, Maxinkuckee Lake, Culver, Indiana, 1914 August 4

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237291
Scope and Contents

Remembers that it’s Ruth’s birthday; mentions his activities, and the war; encloses a New York Times clipping with a picture of a wedding party; signs: “John Hardenburgh”.

Dates: 1914 August 4
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

John, Hyannisport, to Ruth, Maxinkuckee Lake, Culver, Indiana, 1914 August 21

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237292
Scope and Contents

Acknowledges receiving her letter; regrets she has been sick; describes his activities.

Dates: 1914 August 21
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

F. C. S., Greenville, Michigan, to Ruth, Maxinkuckee Lake, Culver, Indiana, 1914 August 31

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237293
Scope and Contents

Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.

Dates: 1914 August 31
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

Frederick C. Shafer, Greenville, Michigan, to Mrs. E. H. Thompson, Maxinkuckee Lake, 1914 August 31

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237294
Scope and Contents

Regrets he cannot accept her invitation for the weekend.

Dates: 1914 August 31
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

John, Hyannisport, to Ruth, Lake Maxinkuckee, but forwarded to Indianapolis, 1914 September 18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237295
Scope and Contents

Announces his departure for New York on the 24th, and his intention to send Ruth some chrysalises.

Dates: 1914 September 18
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

John, Hyannisport, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 September 24

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237296
Scope and Contents

Announces his intention to send three chrysalids, which should be butterflies in about a week; provides his New York address.

Dates: 1914 September 24
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

John, Philadelphia, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 October 1

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237297
Scope and Contents

Announces his intention to go to Washington tomorrow or Saturday.

Dates: 1914 October 1
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

John, Washington, D.C., to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 October 5

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237298
Scope and Contents

Declares he will be glad to see Ruth.

Dates: 1914 October 5
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

F. C. S., Grand Rapids, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 October 17

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237300
Scope and Contents

Acknowledges her welcomed letter; discusses his work with locks and hinges.

Dates: 1914 October 17
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

F., Grand Rapids, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 November 3

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237301
Scope and Contents

Declares that her “fine letter. . .rings so much like a true friend”. In the same envelope is apparently a draft of the letter Ruth had sent Fred, in which she mentions their “tramp” the previous Sunday and her auto trip with friends to Brazil, Indiana.

Dates: 1914 November 3
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

Helen Bailey Mayo, Marion, Indiana, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 November 28

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237302
Scope and Contents

Much about her activities and their relationship.

Dates: 1914 November 28
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

F. C. S., Belding, Michigan, to Ruth, Indianapolis, 1914 December 3

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id237303
Scope and Contents

Describes his mood as “in the dumps” and business as “on the blink”.

Dates: 1914 December 3
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916 / Letters

Letters, 1914 August-December

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id233899
Scope and Contents

July/Sept Ruth and her mother vacation at Lake Maxinkuckee.

Fall Ruth makes a little money by selling fruit jellies, handkerchiefs, and baskets.

Dates: 1914 August-December
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Ruth Thompson Papers / Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1905-1916