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| Title | Lyall Merry to Charles and Effie Merry. Letter. July 14, 1917 |
| Creator | Merry, Lyall B. |
| Date Created | 1917-07-14 |
| Subject (FAST) |
Man-woman relationships Dating (Social customs) Dinners and dining Photographs World War (1912-1918) Mothers and sons Fathers Mothers of soldiers Soldiers |
| Subject (Places) |
Lincoln (Burleigh, ND) Dickinson (Stark, ND) Glendive (Dawson, MT) North Dakota |
| Subject (Local) |
wage paycheck dating |
| Item Description | Lyall Merry writes to Charles and Effie Merry (his parents) on July 14, 1918. He says he is fine and has been having a good time as of late. In the first paragraph, he updates his parents on his relationship with the “Glendive girl” and recent correspondence from a lady in Dickinson, North Dakota. He explains his plan for his paycheck and what his parents should do with his Missoula (Montana) photos he is sending along. |
| Collection Description | This is a part of the larger Robert Kolbe collection, available at the Center for Western Studies. The collection consists of a variety of material and items from an Athol Mabee Photographic Postcard Collection and letters to photographs and books. The photos are of a variety of subjects including: family events and real estate. Three books are included in this collection: ''North Dakota History'' Number 1 from January 1953, ''Uwikapun'' [Indian missionary text, published in German language], and ''The German Baptists in North America'' by A.J. Ramaker. Correspondence ranges from a 1890 letter from William Woodward Pfrimmer of Indiana to a soldier's World War One correspondence back to his family in North Dakota (the Merry letters). |
| Type | Letter |
| Format - Digital | Text/PDF |
| Format - Medium | Paper, handwritten |
| Identifier | 30289_B1_F29_A001 |
| Language | English |
| Collection | Kolbe, Robert Collection |
| Contributing Institution | Center for Western Studies, Augustana University |
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| OCLC number | 982700162 |
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