Guide to the Winnie and Oscar Larson Letters MSS.2549
Larson, Winnie and Oscar
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Haldy
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October, 2009.
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Winnie and Oscar Larson Letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.2549
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (3 Letters, 3 Envelopes)
- Dates:
1954-1961
- Abstract:
Three different parties, two friends and an aunt, each write letters to Winnie and Oscar Larson of Souix Falls, and later of Bridgewater, South Dakota, about church groups and the health of acquaintances, with a pair of references to a cabin-leasing business.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Winnie and Oscar Larson Letters, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.
Biographical/Historical note
Winnie and Oscar Larson lived in Sioux Falls, and later in Bridgewater, South Dakota, and received letters from friends and relatives in Bridgewater and Selby, South Dakota, and according to one letterhead, from St. Louis, Illinois. The letters suggest that the Larsons operated a cabin-leasing business for tourists.
Scope and Contents note
Contains daily social news from friends and family members about church groups and the health of acquaintances, with a pair of references to a cabin-leasing business. One of the letters is typewritten.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Amanda Haldy, 2009.
Winnie and Oscar Larson Letters Box SC0025 Folder 2549.01