[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 4, 1880] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 4, 1880]

Creator

  • Author: Osterhout, Gertrude
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1880-11-04

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to update her father on her life at school. Gertrude informed him of her report of her grades and the two demerits she received for mistakes in housekeeping. She mentioned an incident where the girls scared a new boarder and another where the other girls were not allowed to go to a nearby party, so they lit firecrackers to attract the boys.
  • Physical Description: [4] p. ; 41 x 13 cm., folded to 21 x 13 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: letters
  • Named Person: Osterhout, Gertrude
  • Named Person: Osterhout, John Patterson
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education - Colleges and Universities - Baylor University
  • Keyword: demerits
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Customs - Parties
  • Keyword: firecrackers
  • Keyword: grades
  • Keyword: report cards

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Version: [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 4, 1880], RICE_wrc01835

Collection

  • Name: Osterhout Papers
    Code: OSTERH

Institution

  • Name: Austin College
    Code: ASTC

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: ASTC_003-076-02
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth255561
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