Box 5

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Mary Ann was taking heavy load of classes and in May gave birth to a daughter, Katherine Hunn Kegler. She majored in Anthropology, enjoyed archeological digs

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Includes a draft of letter from Katherine Hunn Karsner, not sent, distressed that daughter hadn't written for two months. Mary Ann sent a long letter at the end of May and was finishing her graduation requirements.

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Mary Ann graduated in May 1963. Her mother continued to fret about the lack of communication. In March, Ted sent a hurried note that they were fine, that Fairbanks was not badly damaged by the Great Earthquake, but emergency traffic was being diverted from Anchorage. Ted continued his classwork, and Mary Ann started to pursue a Master's degree.

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Both Mary Ann and Ted were involved with archeological field work for the University of Alaska. They moved to Anchorage for Ted's job. August 1967 letter mentioned evacuees arriving from Fairbanks which had been hit by an earthquake followed by a tsunami. Undated draft of letter to public school in defense of son Charley.

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Affectionate poetry/letters to Aunt Polly (Lydia Hunn Williamson).

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Mary Ann mentioned fires and her and Ted's work with Fire Departments. In a letter to her daughter, Jan. 28, Katherine Hunn Karson wrote that they intended to move to the Harned in Moylan by November, with plans to move to Kennett when necessary. She advised that Mary Ann should be prepared to take with her anything she wants out of storage. Mary Ann visited in June.

Scope and Contents In 1971, Katherine instructed Mary Ann to deliver Granny's (Lydia J. Hunn) diaries to Swarthmore College and her father's books to the Pennsylvania Historical Society. And to arrange to ship whatever she wanted to her home in Alaska, the remaining furniture was in storage. There was controversy in Alaska regarding the pipeline, and the family planned a trip to the West Coast and Hawaii. In the summer, Mary Ann worked as a field archeologist for the Alaska Environmental Group. In August...

Scope and Contents The Clerk of Central Philadelphia followed up to encourage communication with the Keglers. Bain Bainbridge of Friends World Committee wrote to ask for directory information about the Anchorage worship group. The Meeting handled a memorial service for a member and was helping the family. Mary Ann assured her mother that her children had been taught to appreciate the family heritage and the family material that was stored in Philadelphia. She wrote loving poems in appreciation of her...

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From her nephew Ben Keller and others. Benjamin Keller was the only child of Katherine's older sister, Ann who died in 1926, and he spent time in his childhood with his aunt and cousin Mary Ann.