Letters of Francis, Peter, Marilyn, Ann, Christopher and John Bacon
Scope and Contents
Francis R. Bacon (1888-1965) letters (a few to him), speeches, transcripts of property deeds, photos, include:
Letters from Leipzig, documents, testimonials, photos. ca. 15 items.
These all relate to the period beginning in 1920 when Bacon served in the child feeding program in Germany under the auspices of the AFSC, becoming director in 1922, with the exception of one letter in 1965 on the use of the family burial plot. One letter to him (1958) discusses the erection of Cumberland (or Budd's) Furnace
Christopher Bacon's letters to his grandparents, Allen and Margaret Bacon, ca. 1994-2001. ca. 20 items;
Maya Ann Bacon (Annie) letters and information re to family members from Central America and Swarthmore College, 1990s-2003. ca 20 items;
John Bacon letters to family and autobiographical sketch, 2002-2003. ca. 5 items.
Peter Bacon letters to parents while in school in Falaise, France and then California, 19602s, 1980s. ca. 50 items.
Peter Bacon and Marilyn Bacon letters to Margaret and Allen Bacon, some from the ashram where they live in CA, 1970s-1990s & n.d.. two folders, ca. 90 items;
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