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Jane Howe letters to Margaret M. Byard
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Jane Howe letters to Margaret M. Byard, 1955-1960.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
Each letter is accompanied by a photocopy. A photocopy of a note featuring a journal citation is not accompanied by the original.
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Margaret B. Stearns, 2019.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Jane Howe (1913-2006), born Mary Jane Wild in Loveland, Colorado, was educated at Brown University. She married diplomat Walter Howe (1907-1966), who served as Director of the United States Operations Missions to Colombia from 1954-1956 and as United States Ambassador to Chile from 1958-1961. The Howes had four sons, and resided in Connecticut and Virginia prior to and after their service in South America.
Margaret Mather Byard (1910-2005) was a Scottish-American literary historian, teacher, and musician. After graduating from Smith College in 1933, she married lawyer Spencer Byard (1908-1992) and, in 1962, obtained a PhD in English from Columbia University.
Summary
Nine autograph manuscript letters from Jane Howe to her friend Margaret M. Byard sent from Bogotá, Colombia, 1955-1956, and from Santiago, Chile, 1958-1960, describing her social and family life as the wife of an American diplomat in South America during the Cold War. Howe discusses her social obligations and outings, the activities of her husband Walter Howe, local sentiments towards the United States, news of her children, and reading recommendations. Also present are a partial typescript draft of a letter from Byard to Howe, 1958, and a typescript list titled "Books for Jane 1950's".
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
November 04, 2019
References
Jane Howe Letters to Margaret M. Byard. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Jane Howe Letters to Margaret M. Byard. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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