Box 5

Letters to Margaret Middleton Rivers from friends and grandchildren, Christmas and thank you cards, letters from Paul Mason about depression, and other correspondence.

A letter from Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) to family members about the acceptance of the L. Mendel Rivers collection at the College of Charleston, a letter from the Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. L. Mendel Rivers about the Decommissioning Ceremony, with pictures from the North Pole included, correspondence concerning the book Mendel, and other correspondence.

Christmas cards with photographs, a letter from the Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. L. Mendel Rivers, correspondence concerning the book Mendel, and other correspondence.

A letter from Ashley Farrow to Margaret Middleton Rivers, a former neighbor at Wappoo Heights, a thank you letter from Dorothy (her sister), a letter to Fannie from Margaret, and other correspondence.

Poem drafts by Margaret Middleton Rivers and letters and cards from Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) to Marwee.

A card concerning the Margaret Middleton Rivers Center for Children and Families, a letter to Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) about the book Mendel, and a letter from Fabian Schupper to Peg thanking her for an invitation to a party.

A letter from the Director of the L. Mendel Rivers Library at Charleston Southern University to the Director of Special Collections containing a copy of a program for the L. Mendel Rivers Library rededication program. Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) requested the library send a copy of the program for the L. Mendel Rivers collection at the College of Charleston.

A flyer for a Mendel and Me book talk at the College of Charleston Library with Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) and John White, a letter of praise for the book, an e-mail concerning ceremonies honoring L. Mendel Rivers at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, and a copy of an article about the book, e-mails concerning the book, and an about the author page for Peg.

A letter to Peg (Margaret Rivers Eastman) thanking her and expressing praise for her book Mendel and Me.

A substantial amount of undated correspondence to and from members of the Rivers family.