Anna Shinn Maier & Paul David Irwin Maier, 1929 Summer
Scope and Contents
Letters are to A.S.M. and P.D.I.M. while traveling in Europe with friends during the summer of 1929. The exact itinerary of the trip is described in the letter written 1929 7/16, but briefly includes Monte Carlo, Genoa, Rome, Florence, Lake Como, Venice, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Mainz, Cologne, Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and Paris.
Some highlights include:
Harriton, PA. 1929 ?/? (first letter). [“We have met our future roommates. They are men of about 35, one being a Jew from his appearances, the other probably a Dutchman. Pretty tough luck I call it.”]
Harriton, PA. 1929 8/12. [“I am enjoying myself immensely and am ever so glad that I came abroad. I hate to think of returning and getting down to work. This way of living surely makes you feel independent and free.”]
Dates
- Creation: 1929 Summer
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
5 items
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