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Full listing > Accession MC2004/635-4| Accession # | MC2004/635-4 | | Topic | Winger, Otho and Winger, Ida: Family Letter Before Tour, 1927, | | Keywords | President, Faculty/Staff, Trip, | | Title | Winger Letter to Family on Board the American Merchant, 1927 | | Location | 118b, Supplement to Large Box 118 (IIS) | | Citation | Winger Letter to Family on Board the American Merchant, 1927 , MC2004/635-4, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | See Archivist's Note | | Scope and Content | Otho and Ida Winger's first letter to family aboard the American Merchant 15 minutes before departure, 1927. 1. One letter and one envelope.
| | Date of Accession | 22 April 2009 | | Bio History Note | This is Ida and Otho Wingers' letter to Ida's family saying the Wingers found their cabin on board the American Merchant that was docked in New York City. The envelope is postmarked, Staten Island, Dec. 23, 6:30 PM, 1927. It appears to the Archivist that Ida wrote the primary letter and that Otho added a line on the bottom. Excerpts: Dear Ones -Just a line to let you know we have a lovely cabin, beautiful upholstered sofa and chair, lavatory, shelf, wardrobe, two beds that look beautifully clean, velbet carpet, electric light....We love you all and bid you a fond goodby... (probably Ida) Just received letter and candy. Thank you - our ship leaves in 15 minutes. God bless you all. (probably Otho)
| | Archivist Note | Provenance: Unknown, in Archives prior to April 2006. The letter and envelope had been encapsulated and an accession number had been given but no paperwork had been done. Description prepared 22 April 2009 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
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