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Box 3

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

"Leon's Sayings" revisions, 1940-1992

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Progressive revisions of a numbered list of "Leon's Sayings," some copies with instructions to "mark the insights and sayings that are significant to you with a check mark. Mark with two check marks the ones that are very significant."

Dates: 1940-1992

Essays on Economic Subjects; Miscellaneous Papers, 1945-1952

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Letters about economic policy to politicians and newspaper editors; letter Eleanor Roosevelt to Lillian Kanegis; Letters to Lillian Kanegis from various officials about her winning essay and peace treaty writing contests; essays on economic subjects, with notes, by Leon and Lillian Kanegis.

Dates: 1945-1952

Peace Activity, 1969-1977

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, printed material related to the draft, conscientious objectors, anti-militarism. Including materials from National Service Board for Religious Objectors.

Dates: 1969-1977

Messages in Quaker Meeting for Worship, 1968-1992

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Notes, letters to daughter Diana, recounting times Kanegis was moved to speak at meeting. Spiritual insights.

Dates: 1968-1992

Correspondence between Leon and Lillian, 1944-1951

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Letters from Leon to Lillian, 1944-51 and undated; Leters Lillian to Leon 1943-50; holiday cards.

Dates: 1944-1951

Marriage to Lillian Hayman, 1943-1947

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with the Clerk of the Marriage Court regarding the choice to get legally married, common law marriage. Correspondence with members of Florida Avenue Meeting for worship regarding marriage. Marriage invitations/announcements. Correspondence to friends and family members about early married life.

Dates: 1943-1947

Lillian H. Kanegis Spiritual Writings, 1932-1951

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Writings by Lillian Kanegis about spiritual topics including good will and the will to live; notes from Meeting; correspondence.

Dates: 1932-1951

Miscellaneous Personal Papers, 1932-1981

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

High school diploma, newspaper clippings, Leon's application to the University of Chicago, various correspondence, lottery ticket.

Dates: 1932-1981

Testimonials-Press Typewriter, 1971-1984

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Customer reviews and testimonials about Leon Kanegis's typewriter cleaning and servicing business. Yellow pages advertisement for the business.

Dates: 1971-1984

Spiritual Insights-Comments of Andrew von Salis, 1980

 File — Box: 3
Scope and Contents

Letter to Leon Kanegis: response of Andrew Von Salis to reading "Spiritual Insights and Sayings of Leon Kanegis," with the sayings he found meaningful copied out.

Dates: 1980