Correspondence: Personal Letters, Illustrated, 1893 - 1897
Scope and Contents
April 12, 1893. To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. Discusses a story he wrote and other family matters. Illustrated with pen sketches of men and horses.
June 9, 1897. Providence, R.I. (Goodwin was a Student at the Rhode Island School of Design.) To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. Talks about his brother Ray’s bicycle racing and of going to see Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Asks her to send any Remington illustrations she finds in illustrated papers. Illustrated with pen sketches of American Indians, a vaquero and a cavalryman.
June 20, 1897. Providence, R.I. To Papa from Philip R. Goodwin. Answers questions re: clothing for school and other family business. Mentions illustrations he was working on. Illustrated with colored pen sketches of American Indians.
July 18, 1897. (Providence, R.I.). To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. Discusses possible trip home for the summer. Eating arrangements in Providence and bicycles. Illustrated with pen sketches of men on bicycles.
July 25, 1897. Providence, R.I. To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. Letter discusses a planned trip to Brooklyn and bicycling. Illustrated with pen sketches of men and bicycles and a man on a ship’s deck.
October 10, 1897. Providence, R.I. To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. Acknowledges the receipt of a bicycle spoke and talks a bit about his classes and other matters. Illustrated with a colored ink sketch of and Indian on horseback and another horse.
November 4, 1897. Providence, R.I. To Mamma from Philip R. Goodwin. One page of a letter in which Goodwin tells of his Uncle William Goodwin’s refusal to set Ray up in the bicycle business. Illustrated with a pencil sketch of Indians on horseback.
Dates
- Created: 1893 - 1897
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Philip R. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository