Laura Kephart to Leonard W. Kephart, April 13, 1945

Laura Kephart to Leonard W. Kephart, April 13, 1945

Cornell University

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 -- Family

Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954

Kephart, Leonard W. (Leonard Wheeler), 1892-1988

Weddings

In this letter of April 13, 1945, Laura Kephart writes her son Leonard Kephart the day after the 58th anniversary of her marriage to Horace. She mentions that F. D. R. has died and she is happy he is out of the White House. She shares details of Susie’s wedding that Cornelia shared with her. Susie is Laura’s granddaughter. She talks about how Cornell has changed under the direction of Ezra Day and how the campus is overrun with Army and Navy men. She updates him on friends and relatives including Lucy, Manton, David, and Howard.

Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954

Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection

1945-04-13

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

letters (correspondence)

eng

Text

71310

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71310

Tompkins County (N.Y.)

3.75" x 6.5" (dimension)

5(pages)

8.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

Horace Kephart