A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane. Crane advises of having sent to Carswell a New York souvenier each year during the holidays but has not heard from him for a "long time". She speaks of Gib Sandefer and other Abilene friends then asks if the situation at Hardin-Simmons is as bad now as he thought when he last wrote. Printed stationery bearing Lilac Hedges Company, Litchfield, Connecticut label. The envelope into which the card was placed is also included in the record, and is addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, postmarked New …
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A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane. Crane advises of having sent to Carswell a New York souvenier each year during the holidays but has not heard from him for a "long time". She speaks of Gib Sandefer and other Abilene friends then asks if the situation at Hardin-Simmons is as bad now as he thought when he last wrote. Printed stationery bearing Lilac Hedges Company, Litchfield, Connecticut label. The envelope into which the card was placed is also included in the record, and is addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, postmarked New York, 1960. The reverse side includes return address From Sarah Anna Simmons Crane, 114 East 90 Street, c/o Venza, New York City.
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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.
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Crane, Sarah Anna Simmons.[Letter and Envelope: From Sarah Anna Simmons Crane to T. N. Carswell - 1960],
letter,
1960;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1399023/:
accessed May 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.