Transcription, Friday, At Home. Those present: Mrs. D. R. Francis, Mr. Wade Chance, Mrs. F. W. Richardson, Florence Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Francis, and The Family. Patience Worth is asked what the world needs most, comments on Mr. Chance’s mother, criticizes Mrs. Curran’s transcription of her words, and is asked if the United States should join the Great War. (7 pages), 1916 Apr 7

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence of Pearl Curran and miscellaneous material relating to her career; 29 typescript volumes of dialogues between Patience Worth and the family and friends of Pearl Curran, 1913-1937; loose typescripts of selected dialogues, 1916-1928; one bound volume titled “Odds and Ends” of miscellaneous writings, poems, etc. by Patience Worth; a typescript by Casper Yost of Patience Worth’s The First Book of Panda, 1915-1916; partial typescript manuscripts of Patience Worth’s works Redwing and The Merry Tale; a book of poetry written by Patience Worth for members of the Parrish family; loose poems written for Mrs. Dudley French and others; original and photocopy newspaper clippings regarding Pearl Curran and Patience Worth; a photograph of Pearl Curran’s gravesite; and correspondence of the Missouri Historical Society with donor Mrs. A.B. Smith.