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Nell Dorr to John Van Nostrand Dorr. n.d.

Nell Dorr Papers

Object Details

  • Date

    n.d.

  • Genre/Form

    Letters

  • Accession Number

    A2008.045.01.02.04.012.008

  • Description

    Autograph letter signed. Says another anniversary of their marriage has slipped away while they are busy “getting ready” and expresses her hope that they will still have their health and love when they are ready. Tells him that she felt lonely when he called from the party. Says she feels like “the mother” and he is “the small boy who wants to be with the gang.” Reports that Babs wants to visit in September and she hopes she [Dorr] can help her. Tells that Bet just heard on the radio that Paris has “surrendered … to the Allies” and “this tragedy” is ending.

  • Credit Line

    Nell Dorr Papers, Amon Carter Museum of American Art Archives, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Preferred Citation

    Nell Dorr Papers, Amon Carter Museum of American Art Archives, Fort Worth, Texas.

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