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Charles A. Morse correspondence concerning life in South Dakota
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Title
Charles A. Morse correspondence concerning life in South Dakota, 1874-1907.
Physical Description
0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
Box 1 contains the correspondence. Box 2 contains envelopes, the photograph, the clippings, and the printed ephemera.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Charles A. Morse was a resident of Faulkton, South Dakota, where his father, George A. Morse, was mayor, and his brother, A. W. Morse, was a banker.
Mabel A. Rogers Morse was a resident of Amesbury, Massachusetts who relocated to Faulkton, South Dakota following her marriage to Charles A. Morse in the 1890s.
Summary
Autograph letters, signed, between Charles A. Morse and his fiancée and wife, Mabel A. Rogers Morse. The bulk of the letters were written from Charles to Mabel from Faulkton, South Dakota. Morse describes his life in the West, his family's prosperity, his literary and philosophical ideals, and his engagement with the local Christian community. Letters from Mabel to Charles and among Mabel, Charles, and members of Mabel's family are also included, as is an undated photograph of an unidentified man; printed ephemera from local events in Faulkton,1865-1901; and newspaper clippings about local events, 1891.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2014
References
Charles A. Morse Correspondence Concerning Life in South Dakota. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Charles A. Morse Correspondence Concerning Life in South Dakota. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Genre/Form
Photographic prints - South Dakota - 19th century.
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