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Edwin Hesby to Pearl Lewison, Letter, May 28, 1936

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Title	Edwin Hesby to Pearl Lewison, Letter, May 28, 1936
Creator	Hesby, Edwin
Date Created	1936-05-28
Subject (FAST)	Love-letters Depressions Nineteen thirties Middle West Farmers Small cities Dating (Social customs) High school seniors Portrait photography Dinners and dining Award presentations
Subject (Places)	Arlington (Kingsbury, SD) Sioux Rapids (Buena Vista, IA)
Subject (Local)	Drama--High schools Plays--High schools High school senior--Drama Families--Suppers Bob Halcomf Sioux Falls College (Sioux Falls, S.D.)--President Award night Participation point
Item Description	Edwin Hesby writes to Pearl Lewison at the end of May 1936, updating her on the recent events in Arlington, South Dakota. The majority of the letter is devoted to recounting the recent high school graduation festivities of the youngest Hesby sister. Edwin devotes half of the third and fourth pages to telling Pearl how much he misses her, appreciates her photo and loved the time they recently spent together.
Collection Description	This letter is part of the larger Edwin and Pearl (Lewison) Hesby Collection, available at the Center for Western Studies. The collection consists of correspondences, diaries, scrapbooks, financial documents, and photo albums. The collection is largely centered on Pearl Lewison. Pearl's personal records begin around 1918 when she graduated from Sioux Rapids High School and continue until her death in 1981. Of particular interest are Pearl's diaries, which start in 1933 and continue until 1980, and her correspondence. Correspondence including depression era love letters from Edwin to Pearl, while Edwin was farming in Arlington, South Dakota (1936-1939).
Type	Letter
Format - Digital	text/pdf
Identifier	30498_B1_F1_A001
Language	English
Collection	Hesby, Edwin and Pearl (Lewison) Collection
Contributing Institution	Center for Western Studies, Augustana University
Rights	This item maybe protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rightsholder(s) for instances falling under "fair use" as defined in United States copyright law. For other uses obtaining permission from the rightsholder(s) and the Center for Western Studies is required. Credit lines should appear immediately adjacent to the image or on a separate acknowledgments page and must read, “Courtesy Center for Western Studies, Augustana University."
OCLC number	982700376

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