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Nell Dorr, Westport, Connecticut, to John Van Nostrand Dorr. February 27, 1946.

Nell Dorr Papers

Object Details

  • Date

    February 27, 1946

  • Genre/Form

    Letters

  • Accession Number

    A2008.045.01.02.04.006.012

  • Description

    Autograph letter signed. Tells about her train trip from Connecticut to Texas to visit her daughter Barbara and her family and says she is empty handed, so she got off the train in St. Louis to find a pet shop and get little yellow lovebird for Robin who was expecting a grasshopper. Says the family was there to greet her and Robin was very happy with his gift. Reports that his [John Dorr’s] letter was awaiting her and there were little notes and gifts as well as flowers filling her room. Tells that the children look very well and are “a joy to my heart. Says she wants John and herself to be a refuge others can come to and that she sees John “moving mountains” to make that happen.

  • 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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