Name/Title
Letter, Phyllis WestoverEntry/Object ID
2019.3.307Tags
1930sScope and Content
Letter from young Phyllis Westover to "Grandma Galley" dated [?][?][?] 6th 1939, believed to be written by Esther Galley-Westover
Transcription:
‘Dear Grandma,
Next Xmas you
you are coming to see us
when you get better
I’m glad you can
come and I’ll show you
my little hot water
bottle and my little
turtle sponge I take a
bath with. Dear Grandma,
I’m glad you are coming
I’m having a good time
at nursery school.
played on the jungle gym and
in the doll house . I met [?]ilian
from my nursery school when
I was going da[?][?]to[?][?]. I
guess I have a secret and its
going[?] to be about the cradle and
my Shirley Temple doll in the
cradle. Amelia[?] lets me play
her suit case. I paint at
nursery school and I have lots of
toys here at home and I am very
happy . I’m glad [?][?][?] [?][?][?] it
in the new apartment. we have a [?][?][?]
place. With love from Phyllis with
all my heart.
(dictated word by word)’Location
Location
Room
1970s roomBuilding
John Stark Edwards HouseDate
December 23, 2024Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Westover, PhyllisResearch Notes
Research Type
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