[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Peggy Carswell - March 12, 1932]
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A letter written to "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], from "Daddy" [T. N. Carswell], dated March 12, 1932. Carswell acknowledges the receipt of her letter with Uncle Milt's letter enclosed in which Milt praises her ability to address it herself and how smart she must be to keep up with her work when she has to be out of school so much. He teases that she is smart like him and he will show her his Simmon's grades he kept to prove he is smart but that Mother had her own destroyed. He discusses the cold weather and advises of his …
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A letter written to "Baby Doll" [Peggy Carswell], from "Daddy" [T. N. Carswell], dated March 12, 1932. Carswell acknowledges the receipt of her letter with Uncle Milt's letter enclosed in which Milt praises her ability to address it herself and how smart she must be to keep up with her work when she has to be out of school so much. He teases that she is smart like him and he will show her his Simmon's grades he kept to prove he is smart but that Mother had her own destroyed. He discusses the cold weather and advises of his travel plans to Seymour for the Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Peggy Carswell - March 12, 1932],
letter,
March 12, 1932;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397999/:
accessed June 6, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.