Name/Title
Personal Papers and CorrespondenceEntry/Object ID
2018.258.126Scope and Content
A collection of personal papers and correspondence belonging to Rollie McKenna. This box includes information pertaining to properties held by Rollie and her father, Henry S. Thorne. (Bang Bang Club in the Bahamas and in Stonington). There are copies of wills - one by Rollie and some by members of the Willson family. Rollie's Navy paperwork is in this box, as is information and materials related to her wedding to Henry Dickson McKenna in 1945. There is a small folder of letters written by Rollie, but the primary bulk of this box is personal correspondence - or letters to Rollie between1957 and 1989. These include letters from friends like John Malcolm Brinnin, Laetitia Cerio, Rollie's mother Bel, and more. There is also a large collection of Christmas Cards from the 1980s. The last items in this box are related to Rollie's time at Vassar and include reunion information and Vassar Journal for Undergraduate Studies copies. There is also a magazine for Saint Mary's School in 1934, in which Rollie appears as the Editor.Collection
Rollie McKenna