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Bessie & Emmett C. Forsythe papers, 1940-1971

 Series
Identifier: Series II

Scope and Contents

This series features Bessie (née Swope) and Emmett Forsythe's collected correspondence, photography, and her writings and academic work, and other assorted ephemera. The materials in the collection are from as early as 1900, spanning to the early 1970s. The Forsythes' correspondence includes letters written to family members such as Emmett's sister, Irene Hanson, as well as to their daughter and many other correspondents such as the men Emmett Forsythe served with in both World Wars and friends of Bessie Forsythe.

Dates

  • 1940-1971

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Extent

From the Collection: 43 Linear Feet (51 boxes)

Language

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections Collection Descriptions

Contact:
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 United States