Box 2
Container
Contains 35 Results:
Copy of letter from [Charles van Ravenswaay, Missouri Historical Society] to Mrs. A.B. Smith, 227 South Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Confirms that Mrs. Smith will be reimbursed $27.12 for shipping expenses. (1 item), 1957 July 30
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
1957 July 30
Typed letter from Ruth Duell, Meadow Road, Riverside, Connecticut, to Charles [van Ravenswaay]. Expresses her anxiety about the bound volumes of Patience Worth material reaching the Missouri Historical Society. Writes, “I am anxious for two reasons, first because she [Mrs. Smith] is surrounded by persons who are unsympathetic to your having them, and second because I did no work on them there, planning to come to Saint Louis as soon as they were in your possession.” (1 item), [1957 Aug]
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
[1957 Aug]
Letter from Mrs. A.B. Smith, 227 So. Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles, California, to Missouri Historical Society. Inquires about the arrival of the Patience Worth material at the Missouri Historical Society. (2 pages), [1957 Aug]
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
[1957 Aug]
Copy of letter from Marguerite D. Yates, Business Office [Missouri Historical Society], to Mrs. A.B. Smith, 227 South Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Confirms that the box of Patience Worth material has been received. (1 item), 1957 Aug 22
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
1957 Aug 22
Copy of letter from [Charles van Ravenswaay, Missouri Historical Society] to Mrs. A.B. Smith, 227 South Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Thanks Mrs. Smith for sending the Patience Worth papers. (1 item), 1957 Sept 4
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
1957 Sept 4
Copy of letter from [Charles van Ravenswaay, Missouri Historical Society] to Mrs. Charles F. Duell, Meadow Road, Riverside, Connecticut. Confirms that the box of Patience Worth material has been received from Mrs. Smith. (1 page), 1957 Sept 6
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
1957 Sept 6
Materials from a past Missouri Historical Society display on Patience Worth, including item labels with biographical information on Pearl Curran and description of the items that were exhibited. (21 items), ca. 1973
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
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...
Dates:
ca. 1973
Newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch titled “English Psychic Pokes Fun at Our ‘Patience Worth.’” (1 item), 1915 Nov 10
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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...
Dates:
1915 Nov 10
Two copies of newspaper page from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch titled “Spirit World Author; Real or Fake?” (2 items), 1972 Apr 2
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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...
Dates:
1972 Apr 2
Newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat titled “Famed psychic mystery to be remembered.” (1 item), 1973 Apr 28-29
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
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...
Dates:
1973 Apr 28-29