Found 3 collections related to Love letters

Eight miscellaneous letters of the Bird family of East Walpole, Mass., including a letter from F.W. Bird (1809-1894) to his fiancée Rebecca H. Cooke, 1833, and two to Bird, 1847 and 1851, concerning local organizations; three letters to Charles S. Bird, 1910, 1914, and 1942, written from Mexico, Rhodesia and Istanbul, respectively, concerning personal affairs and current events, and one by him, 1917; and a brief letter to Charles Sumner Bird, 1967 from British historian Sir Arthur Bryant. less

The Charles Matlack Price letters are comprised of letters written by Price to his fiancée (later wife), Marguerite Meade Wurzburg between 1918 and 1923, and correspondence between Price and others (1917-1947). Topics discussed include daily life in New York, Price's financial constraints, his military service, and his work. less

Paul N. Craig (1885-1962) was an artist, minister, singer and voice teacher who resided in Independence, Missouri for much of his life. Collection consists of letters dating from 1908 to 1911, written by Craig while an art student in New York City to his future wife Jeannette V. Kelley (1887-1978) at Independence. The bulk of the letters date 1908-1909, documenting his training at the New York School of Art (now Parsons The New School for Design) under the tutelage of Frank Alvah Parsons, his boarding life at the YMCA, his exploration of Manhattan's neighborhoods and its cultural offerings, and other outings. Also discussed are his religious beliefs and attendance at services of various denominations, including those of his own faith, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ), in Brooklyn. Letters for 1910-1911 are less frequent, marking his move to an apartment and employment as a commercial artist. His growing affection for New York City and its impact on his faith and character are discussed throughout. Letters are annotated in pencil with dates matching envelope postmarks. Some musical and church programs, along with a small sketch of Craig with a toothache, are included in the letters. less