[Letter from Valin Woodward to Robert Beaton, December 18, 1956]

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Letter from Dr. Valin Woodward to the president of the Tarrant County Medical Society asking that they file information about his brother (Mortimer) who has just died and was also a member of the group. He outlines a brief biography of his brother's life, particularly in relation to his health after having a kidney removed in 1926 and then moving to New Mexico due to tuberculosis.

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Woodward, Valin R. December 18, 1956.

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  • Main Title: [Letter from Valin Woodward to Robert Beaton, December 18, 1956]
  • Added Title: Re.: Mortimer Lee Woodward, Jul 28, 1885, Dec 6, 1956

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Letter from Dr. Valin Woodward to the president of the Tarrant County Medical Society asking that they file information about his brother (Mortimer) who has just died and was also a member of the group. He outlines a brief biography of his brother's life, particularly in relation to his health after having a kidney removed in 1926 and then moving to New Mexico due to tuberculosis.

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[1] p.

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This letter is printed on professional letterhead naming the author (Valin R. Woodward, A.B., M.D.) as the Managing Editor of the Texas Compatriot, the organizational newsletter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

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  • Preferred Citation: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Records (AR0758), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Woodward, Valin R. [Letter from Valin Woodward to Robert Beaton, December 18, 1956], letter, December 18, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1764175/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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