Letter: Willard Seiberling to the Seiberling Family

Name/Title

Letter: Willard Seiberling to the Seiberling Family

Entry/Object ID

A 2025.16.b1.f5.30

Description

The letter is addressed to "Family." The letter is titled "Letter #12." The top half of the letter is a recap of taking the reader on the first half of the Seiberling-Davis troupe's European trip as covered in letters #1 to #7 and invites the reader to join for an evening at Stan Hywet for the last half as covered in letters #7 through #10. The writer shares plans for the evening before Thanksgiving in sharing the remainder of the trip, along with cocktail hour and dinner. The letter is signed "Family Tours, Inc." with signatures from Willard Seiberling as the official guide and Anne & Rees Davis as narrators. The bottom half of the letter is an RSVP coupon to send back to the writer. In the top left corner of the letter is a handwritten "Irene" in black ink.

Subject Person/Organization

Seiberling, Willard Penfield, Davis, Mary Anne Seiberling, Davis, Rees Howell Jr.

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Katrina Neff

Acquisition

Accession

A 2025.16

Source or Donor

Unknown

Acquisition Method

Found

Letter Details

Letter Date

Nov 9, 1954

Sender

Name

Willard Seiberling and Anne & Rees Davis

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

Irene Letter #12 Akron, Ohio Nov. 9, 1954 Dear Family: On November 24, the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Day, you will be able to resume your travels with the Seiberling-Davis troupe. On Saturday, October 9, we took you on the first half of our European trip as far as Nuremberg, as covered by our family letters #1 to #7. Now we must get you back to the U.S.A. So don’t miss the last half of our trip, as covered in letters #7 through #10. We’ll follow the same general procedure as before, with the family arriving at Stan Hywet at 5:45 p.m. During the Cocktail Hour we’ll visit the romantic, medieval town of Rothenburg. At Würzburg we’ll go through the mighty fortress that was impregnable for several centuries. We’ll visit the inviting castle of Mespelbrunn where members of the Mespelbrunn family have lived continuously since the castle was built back in 1412. Then, before going to dinner, we shall call on our Seiberling relatives in Gernsbach. Our visit with the Carl Seiberlings was the high point of our trip, so don’t miss this part of the show that comes before dinner. After dinner you will go down the Rhine by steamer and come back by car, visiting castles and ruins along both banks. You will visit the old towns of Miltenberg, Michelstadt and Heidelberg. On the way back to Switzerland you will drive through the famous Schwarzwald. Then, after I have flown home, Anne and Rees will take you on their trip through France and into Spain. Please use the coupon below to let us know if we may count on you as travelling companions for the last half of our trip. Family Tours, Inc. Willard Seiberling_____ Official Guide Anne & Rees Davis____ Narrators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willard Seiberling, Anne and Rees Davis, Jr. 727 Merriman Road, Akron 3, Ohio Please count us in  Sorry, count us out  Signed: ___________________________

Transcriber

Cindi Roke

Language

English

Create Date

May 4, 2026

Update Date

July 17, 2026