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1954 Mar 7, portcard, RPTC, Athens, Greece, to Marry Margaret Sandborn, Alton, New Hampshire

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Letters from Robert P. Tristram Coffin to his mother, Alice M. Coffin, and his sister, Annie Coffin (Mrs. Harold Sanborn). Some letters include a page from Ruth Coffin. There is also a 1954 postcard from Coffin to his niece, Mary Margaret Sandborn [Ewert]. The letters describe family matters and aspects of daily life including descriptions of Coffin's travel, comments on the world events, news of exams taken, lectures attended, and poems sold. There are also seven photographs of Coffin dating from 1915 to the 1940s. For additional Coffin material in Bowdoin College Special Collections & Archives, see the Robert Peter Tristram Coffin Collection and the Robert Tristram Coffin National Parent-Teacher Magazine correspondence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915-1954, undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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