Box 6
Contains 11 Results:
Letters to Mother, 1968-1977
Letters to his mother, Rebecca (carbon copies of originals). Speaks about vacations, Sister Ruth's family (three foster children: Candy, Pat, Rosemary), his wife Sylvia's family, his pet goldfish, business, television, spirituality, Quaker meetings, leading Sunday school, his son Arthur's family.
Letters to Grandchildren, 1973-1983
Letters to his grandchildren Marla and Debra, and to his niece Jean about birthdays, school and learning, goodness, growing up, sharing.
Letters to Family, 1970-1984
Letters to family members and friends (John Wollestone, Opal Gooden) about health, etc.
Correspondence with Marlene, 1974-1976
Letters to Marlene (and some to Marlene and Ronnie, her partner; some to Leon from Marlene) about family, parenthood, health, drugs, society.
Brown/Hoffman Letters, 1939-1940
Letters to Leon from Vera Hoffman nee Brown, Leon's longtime friend about her marriage to Carl Hoffman, various life subjects. Photos of Vera, husband Carl, Leon.
Letters to/about wife Sylvia, 1974-1981
Letter to Jesus by Sylvia about unhappy marriage. Notes by Leon about "basic incompatibility" with Sylvia, Sylvia's meanness. Letters to mother about same.
Letters to Others, 1965
Letters to various friends including Beatrice, Rob Meeropol, Ruth Belzer, Marlene and Ronnie DiMarzo, Jane Jennings, Governor Mandel, Senator McGovern. Letters to friends are about health, family, travels, spirituality. Letters to politicians are about militarism and protest.
Vincent Daly, 1964
Correspondence and materials related to the trial of Vincent Daly: Daly was accused and convicted of false pretenses (falsely claiming that he was a psychiatrist when he had no medical degree). Daly was a psychologist who treated Leon's sons. Leon was a witness in Daly's defense.
Letters to Politicians, 1942
Letters to various state and national politicians about militarism/military spending and other social issues. Also letters to various friends and acquaintances about similar political topics. Letters to Leon from various correspondents, including politicians to whom he had written. Newsletter of the National Capital Area Association of Friends.
Miscellaneous Letters, 1966-1981
1981 Letter to General Romer Lucas Garcia of Guatemala about human rights, asking for early amnesty for political prisoners. 1966 handwritten notes about peace.
