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Henry Blake Fuller letters to Louise Lawrence Venus Washburn
Manuscripts
The Henry Blake Fuller letters consist primarily of letters from Henry Blake Fuller to Louise Lawrence Venus Washburn, a childhood friend in Chicago, from 1873 to before 1929. There are also two notes from other friends of Fuller's Anna Morgan and Clara Ray, to Louise Washburn. Miscellaneous items in the collection include three photographs of Fuller and one of Washburn, a musical score to a song written by Fuller, eight fragments (one of which is a letter written in code), and printed material (mostly reviews of Fuller's work and that of other literary authors). Fuller's letters include correspondence written from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts; and Chicago, Illinois; which describe the cities, social activities (including the 1893 Chicago Exposition), and his life and work. There are also detailed letters from Fuller's travels, primarily from his first two trips to Europe, in 1879 and 1883, but also from a trip to Northern Africa and later European trips. He describes his sightseeing, European architecture and art, a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore, and the work and stature of William Dean Howells (1837-1920) and Henry James (1843-1916).
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Rebecca Fuller letter to Ruth Fuller
Manuscripts
John T. Fuller wrote these eleven letters to his mother, Ruth Fuller, while he was working as chief engineer for the De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa from 1904 to 1906. In these letters he discusses his activities in the diamond mining operations, mining disasters, as well as his life in Kimberley. There is one letter written by John T. Fuller's wife, Rebecca, to her mother-in-law. Also with the letters is a postcard with an image of the cut-open Wesselton mine, a ticket to an event at the Town Hall in Kimberley, and a newspaper clipping with a sarcastic poem about the De Beers company.
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John T. Fuller letters to Ruth Fuller
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John T. Fuller wrote these eleven letters to his mother, Ruth Fuller, while he was working as chief engineer for the De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa from 1904 to 1906. In these letters he discusses his activities in the diamond mining operations, mining disasters, as well as his life in Kimberley. There is one letter written by John T. Fuller's wife, Rebecca, to her mother-in-law. Also with the letters is a postcard with an image of the cut-open Wesselton mine, a ticket to an event at the Town Hall in Kimberley, and a newspaper clipping with a sarcastic poem about the De Beers company.
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John T. Fuller letters
Manuscripts
John T. Fuller wrote these eleven letters to his mother, Ruth Fuller, while he was working as chief engineer for the De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa from 1904 to 1906. In these letters he discusses his activities in the diamond mining operations, mining disasters, as well as his life in Kimberley. There is one letter written by John T. Fuller's wife, Rebecca, to her mother-in-law. Also with the letters is a postcard with an image of the cut-open Wesselton mine, a ticket to an event at the Town Hall in Kimberley, and a newspaper clipping with a sarcastic poem about the De Beers company.
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Ephemera
Manuscripts
John T. Fuller wrote these eleven letters to his mother, Ruth Fuller, while he was working as chief engineer for the De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa from 1904 to 1906. In these letters he discusses his activities in the diamond mining operations, mining disasters, as well as his life in Kimberley. There is one letter written by John T. Fuller's wife, Rebecca, to her mother-in-law. Also with the letters is a postcard with an image of the cut-open Wesselton mine, a ticket to an event at the Town Hall in Kimberley, and a newspaper clipping with a sarcastic poem about the De Beers company.
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Correspondence
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John T. Fuller wrote these eleven letters to his mother, Ruth Fuller, while he was working as chief engineer for the De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa from 1904 to 1906. In these letters he discusses his activities in the diamond mining operations, mining disasters, as well as his life in Kimberley. There is one letter written by John T. Fuller's wife, Rebecca, to her mother-in-law. Also with the letters is a postcard with an image of the cut-open Wesselton mine, a ticket to an event at the Town Hall in Kimberley, and a newspaper clipping with a sarcastic poem about the De Beers company.
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