[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, September 2, 1881] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, September 2, 1881]

Creator

  • Author: Osterhout, Paul
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1881-08-02

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. Paul wrote his friend after receiving two letters from Ora. Paul informed him of the trains he had seen going by that day as he waits to go home and asked for information regarding mutual friends. He went on to write about miscellaneous bits of news he has read and other things he has seen at that station. Pages are labeled out of order.
  • Physical Description: 4 p. ; 28 x 22 cm. + 1 envelope (9 x 16 cm.)

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: letters
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Osterhout, Paul, 1859-1944.
  • Named Person: Osterhout, Ora
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads - Trains
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Travel

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Coverage Date: 1881-08
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Houston County - Lovelady
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Osterhout Papers
    Code: OSTERH

Institution

  • Name: Rice University Woodson Research Center
    Code: RICE

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: RICE_wrc01748
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth243966
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