Correspondence--Lang, Varley--1968-1983

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Correspondence--Lang, Varley--1968-1983

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0267

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h 37 pieces are in this folder. Mr. Lang was a waterman in Tunis Mills, Maryland on the eastern shore. He wrote about watermen and their environment, corresponded with Mr. Beitzell and critiqued Beitzell's material. Mr. Lang's first occupation was as a professor of English at Johns Hopkins and New York State Teachers' College, but he returned to the water and remained there for the rest of his life. He was forthright and seldom minced words. Letter of January 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about a local shucking plant, birds, the weather, and a marine museum in St. Michael's Letter of February 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about sympathizing on the death of Charles Beitzell and other matters Letter of March, 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discussing Blair, the book publisher Letter of May 3, 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about book publishing, birds, and fishing Letter of July 7, 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on the great garden and lack of crabs and other small matters Letter of December 1968 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on the loss of a boat, oysters, crabs, and the sale of Beitzell's book Letter of February 1, 1969 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell commenting on proposed dredging laws and tonging methods Letter of August 21, 1969 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell commenting on crab physiology, and Beitzell's book Letter of October 21, 1969 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discussing his wife's health and mourning ways of life that have passed Letter of December 20, 1969 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell re oyster sales at St. Michaels Letter of February 1970 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about the ice storm and stories of Herring island, now eroded away Letter of April 23, 1970 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on oyster seeding, the cold winter and a great story about eel traps Letter of October 18, 1970 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about crabbing and men of his acquaintance and family Letter of January 3, 1971 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell philosophizing Letter of April 23, 1971 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about the oyster season and otters Letter of October 10, 1971 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discussing the lack of crabs and life as an elder person Letter of December 18, 1971 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discoursing on tonging and passing along a Walter De La Mare poem Letter of February 12, 1972 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell with a long discourse on the oyster wars and building tongs Letter of December 6, 1972 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about tax regulations on employees, their new house, and the Point Lookout book Letter of August 14, 1973 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about the joys of their new home and working the water Letter of March 9, 1974 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about his new garden tractor and the crowds on the water Letter of December 19, 1974 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell reminiscing about oxen and telling tales about oystering and his new dog Letter of April 17, 1975 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about non-traditional oyster culture Letter of December 15, 1975 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about oyster culture and the dog Letter of February 1, 1976 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell encouraging him to recover sensibly and telling dog stories Letter of [1976?] from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell enclosing a clipping about a Hollywood, Maryland oyster thief Letter of March 1976 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell remembering his early days on the water and including a snapshot of Lang and his dog Letter of December 11, 1976 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell saying they have a second St. Bernard and hoping Beitzell is doing ok Letter of [December 1977?] from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell with paragraphs about oystering, boats, and hunting stories Letter of December 13, 1978 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell with a dog story Letter of December 17, 1980 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell with a neighbor story and a discussion of oyster diving Letter of May 26, 1981 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about books and the death of one dog Letter of December 16, 1982 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell saying he had retired from the water and spent his time pleasure sailing instead Letter of August 14, 1983 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about the watermen's strike and the publishing world Letter of December 13, 1983 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell mentioning the Save the Bay conference, taste, and Christmas time

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1968 - 1983

Location

* Untyped Location

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9A [Rack 09, Shelf 3 : Rack 09 : North wall : Archives 2 : Tudor Hall]

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Lang, Varley