Name/Title
Correspondence relating to death of president William McKinley, 1901Entry/Object ID
2011.23.3Description
Acc. No. 11.23.3 A, B
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: 1901
Object: Card: mourning
Description: A card printed on heavy-stock paper with a message typeset on a white solid background with black colored border.
Size: L-3 1/2” x W-4 1/2”
History of Object:
(A) Acknowledgement card from the bereaved Mrs. William McKinley dated September, 1901, sent to student Neill Wilson of Alameda, in gratitude for his expression of sympathy. A hand-written note on the verso states: "Aunt Margaret sent Mrs. McKinley a copy of my 'McKinley poem'; Mrs. McKinley sent her this card in return. Neill C. Wilson.".
(B) A hand-written letter in sepia-colored ink.
This letter is a poem written by Neill Wilson in memory of the martyred President, William McKinley, dated September 18, 1901.
L-8” x W-5”
The Alameda City Directory for 1912 lists Margaret Wilson (Aunt Margaret) residing at 2124 Santa Clara Avenue.
Acquired from: Bruce Wilson
Date: 05/07/11
