Letter from Alice Stone to Bobby Stone, 1920 August 26

Collection Name:

Stone Family Correspondence

Title:

Letter from Alice Stone to Bobby Stone, 1920 August 26

Creator:

Stone, Alice, 1876-1969

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2003.007

Object ID:

2003.007.05.04

Date:

1920/08/26

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Alice Stone to her husband, Robert "Bobby" Stone, dated August 26, 1920. In the letter, Alice talks about Prince Street politics before spending the rest of the letter detailing her day and providing updates on the children. She notes they went swimming yesterday and that she had to help Mrs. G. back in. Alice goes on to tell of the motor boat Richard built on the lawn, where he played with Ellen (first mate) all day. She also tells of a party Ellen recently threw for her dolls, which included a pudding made from bread crumbs, string beans, sugar, and cucumber juice. She ends the letter with a description of the sky the night before.

Subjects:

Correspondence, Children, Weather, Leisure, Swimming

Locations:

North Edgecomb, ME

People:

Stone, Alice, 1876-1969, Stone, Robert Bowditch, 1877-1945, Stone, Richard, 1912, Eppelsheimer, Ellen Stone, 1913-2002

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Ellen Eppelsheimer.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1