Paul David Irwin Maier (1874-1936) and Anna Shinn Maier (1874-1941): correspondence, 1931 July-1932 & n.d.

Letters written while P.D.I.M. is on a trip to Algonquin Park, Ontario, where he stayed at the Highland Park Hotel.

The subjects of A.S.M.’s letter generally concern daily life in Harriton. P.D.I.M. describes the numerous activities in which he and W.M.M. engaged around the hotel.

Some highlights include:

Highland Park Hotel, Algonquin Park, 1931 7/22. [P.D.I.M. forwards A.S.M. a note from W.M.M., in which he expresses his regret in failing to pack more clothes, comments on the experience in general, “and one thing I do appreciate at this hotel is the atmosphere—the pleasantest of any hotel I have ever been in with no exceptions,” and describes his father’s well being and his frustrating reluctance to relax: “I think he is better but it is hard to tell—if only he would stop worrying about everything”]