[Letter from Claude Lloyd to T. N. Carswell - April 11, 1957]

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A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Claude Lloyd, Ashland, New Hampshire, dated April 11, 1957. Lloyd explains why his choice to take a trip back to Abilene rather than going abroad was the right choice. He gives his take, 40 years later, of their friendship early on noting the similarity of their lives regarding both of their wives' borderline insanity. He advises that he enclosed a cheque and requests that Carswell send flowers to Claudine and Ollie Lena Olsen.

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Lloyd, Claude April 11, 1957.

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A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Claude Lloyd, Ashland, New Hampshire, dated April 11, 1957. Lloyd explains why his choice to take a trip back to Abilene rather than going abroad was the right choice. He gives his take, 40 years later, of their friendship early on noting the similarity of their lives regarding both of their wives' borderline insanity. He advises that he enclosed a cheque and requests that Carswell send flowers to Claudine and Ollie Lena Olsen.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Carswell, Series 13, Box 5, Folder 4_0014_0
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1398936

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  • April 11, 1957

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  • Oct. 3, 2021, 10:30 p.m.

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Lloyd, Claude. [Letter from Claude Lloyd to T. N. Carswell - April 11, 1957], letter, April 11, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398936/: accessed January 29, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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