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Tramp letter

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8713

Scope and Contents

Materials include an original handwritten letter from "Tramp." In the letter, the writer, a woman, ends an affair with a married man citing her desire to try to live a decent life. She uses a nickname, "Tramp" and does not address the recepient of the letter by name. There is no date on the letter. The letter has a dried flower glued on it. Date of production not identified.

Dates

  • date of production not identified

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Tramp letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folded sheet (4 pages) ; 56 x 36 cm folded to 23 x 18 cm

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Provenance and custodial history is unknown.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquistion is unknown.

Appraisal

Orphaned Manuscripts collection development policy, February 2014.

Processing Information

Processed; Zoë Brimhall, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator, 2015.

Title
Register of Tramp letter
Status
Completed
Author
Zoë Brimhall
Date
2015 March 12
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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