Pen pals
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Anthony Murrello Gulf War letters
Collection — Folder S2940
Identifier: S2940
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters and a holiday card sent by Anthony Murrello to Marjorie Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana during 1990-1991 while serving in the Gulf War.
Dates:
1990-1991
Diane Peka pen pal letters
Collection — Folder S1672
Identifier: S1672
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters written in English ranging from March 1962 to March 1964 that were sent to Diane Peka of Richmond, Indiana from Kyoko Watanabe, a pen pal from Tokyo, Japan. The collection also includes a 1962 photograph of a Japanese girl, presumably Kyoko; a September 24, 1964 letter sent to Peka from Kisako Okubo, another Japanese student looking for a pen pal to help her learn English; and a pencil drawing of a girl in traditional Japanese attire.
Dates:
1962-1964
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Diane Peka pen pal letters
Harding family letters
Collection — Folder S3056
Identifier: S3056
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from Saburoka Ota and T. Ota written in Japan during 1911-1913 as part of a penpal exchange. The letters discuss their experiences attending a Japanese middle school (including subjects taught and structure by terms) and what activities Japanese boys engaged in during their vacations away from school. Some letters discuss matters of dress, customs, language, and Japanese and American variations in these matters. The significance of the death of the Japanese...
Dates:
1911-1913; 1989
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harding family letters
