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From William Keyserling                                                                              , 1930-1935

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Updates Jennie (who is in Bartonsville, PA) about the children, farms, cotton crops and Beaufort relatives; mentions Leon and Herbert's cross country automobile trip; discusses Beth's future; talks about his house servants and contemplates having a live-in cook; informs Jennie that business will once again make it impossible for him to join her in NY; description of Herbert's life as a teenager in Beaufort (boat races, boxing bouts and street dances); discusses Herbert preparation for College of Charleston; Williams views on national politics (1932); descriptions of the children's visits and comments on Leon's career and possible work with the Rockefeller Foundation; discusses plight of the farmers and blames the government; discusses his brother Joe's death and decision to be buried in NY; describes installation of a telephone line to Sam's Point; mentions Leon's work with Sen. Wagner and correspondence from Milton Schreiber re. his upcoming wedding with Rosalyn; discusses the weather and its effect on crops; describes visits with Rosalyn in New York and Beth and Leon in Washington, DC; mentions his election as President of SC Produce Association; comments on rehabilitation work at St. Helena and discussion of problems with the rural rehabilitation program; writes that he cannot stay long up north because he is concerned something bad will happen to his farm; Jennie Keyserling died in Sept., 1935.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1935

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 9.0 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Yiddish

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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