[Letter to T. N. Carswell from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane, New York, New York.]

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A letter written to Tommy from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane. Crane acknowledges her receipt of the gracious, thoughtful and wise letter from Carswell. Crane advises of an enclosed letter regarding city requirements for the stone to be used as a grave marker. She expresses her relief that Carswell is taking over the details regarding the stone and requests that he write to her any new ideas. Crane expresses her appreciation to Carswell for the gift which was enclosed in his letter and advises of having enjoyed several things with it wishing he were there to enjoy them also. She asks … continued below

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Crane, Sarah Anna Simmons 1961.

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A letter written to Tommy from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane. Crane acknowledges her receipt of the gracious, thoughtful and wise letter from Carswell. Crane advises of an enclosed letter regarding city requirements for the stone to be used as a grave marker. She expresses her relief that Carswell is taking over the details regarding the stone and requests that he write to her any new ideas. Crane expresses her appreciation to Carswell for the gift which was enclosed in his letter and advises of having enjoyed several things with it wishing he were there to enjoy them also. She asks after Mrs. Carswell and for him to remember her to all friends of Abilene and Hardin-Simmons. In a postscript Crane advises that "it is so hot it is difficult to write".

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Carswell, Series 13, Box 5, Folder 5_0009_0
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1399028

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T. N. Carswell Collection

This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.

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Crane, Sarah Anna Simmons. [Letter to T. N. Carswell from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane, New York, New York.], letter, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1399028/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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