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LetterEntry/Object ID
2014.031.0066Scope and Content
Carbon copy of a typed letter to Mrs. Dorothy Pasco of Buena Park, California from Sheldon Rankin, dated February 9, 1956.
It is in regards to the loan of a school bell for an exhibit. The copy was sent to his mother with some attachments. 8-1/2" x 11"
Attached to the letter is a short note on 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" paper with the heading "From the desk of SHELDON RANKIN" -
Dear Mother:
Enc. is a copy of the letter I sent Mrs. Pasco, also a card recd today. The bell is on its way.
Will B over just as soon as I have a "night at home -- "
love fat son.
Also attached to the letter/correspondence is a post card with a black and white picture of a teacher in an old school setting:
The message on the back reads:
Dear Mr. Rankin,
Rec'd your welcome letter. Sorry to hear of your Mother's accident. Would love to have her Add. so I can drop her a card now & then.
Sincerely
Dorothy M. Pascoe
Knotts Berry Farm.
The card is addressed to Mr. Sheldon Rankin, 1920 Magnolia Way, Walnut Creek, Calif.
It is postmarked "Westminster, February 29, 1956, 5 PM" with a two-cent cancelled stamp.
Across the top is written: "Dorothy Pasco - Ghost Town School Teacher." [Perhaps the woman on the front of the card?]Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
