Manuscripts

Vincent Scanlon letters

Description: Letters written by Vincent Scanlon between April 1898 and August 1902, from several different California cities. All appear to have been written to the same woman, Margaret, who was his romantic interest in 1898 and his wife by 1902. The first two letters, written in 1898 from San Jose, include content about courtship, family relationships, Scanlon's hopes for the future, and his uneasiness about the fact that Margaret works in an office, and a labor strike may interfere with her job. The last three letters, all written in 1902 from San Francisco and Oakland, include references to their family life and Vincent's weariness about his job search, which routinely proved unsuccessful. There are also five canceled stamps which appear to have been cut from the letters' envelopes, though the envelopes themselves are not included.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1898-1902
Call number: mssScanlon
Creator: Scanlon, Vincent(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Maryanne Colvey, November 2019.
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