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  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_001
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_001

    In this letter dated April 9, 1929, Carl McConnell writes to his father and gives news of his dissertation research at the University of Virginia, health news, and plans for where he and his wife will live in the coming year. This letter is part of a collection of correspondence between Carl and Rio McConnell and Carl's father, John Preston McConnell.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_002
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_002

    Letter from John Preston McConnell to Carl and Rio, dated April 19, 1929. In this letter, John is responding to a letter written to him by Carl on April 9, 1929. He also is giving news of Radford, and the McConnell family. This letter is a copy of the original letter sent to Carl and was kept by John as was his habit.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_003
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_003

    Letter from John Preston McConnell to his son, Carl McConnell who was studying at the University of Virginia. In this copy of the original letter, John relates various family news. Mr. McConnell was in the habit of keeping a copy of all letters he composed.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_004
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_004

    Letter from Carl McConnell in response to one written by John Preston McConnell on August 8, 1929. In this letter, Carl passes on information about his summer research project, his government compensation for war injuries and from the University of Virginia Biology Department, the personal expenses of he and his wife, and a bit of talk about Prohibition.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_005
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_005

    Letter to Carl and Rio McConnell from John Preston McConnell in which various family news is shared, and a mention of Mr. and Mrs. McConnell helping Carl and Rio financially in the near future.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_007
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_007

    Letter from Carl to his parents, John Preston and Clara McConnell. This letter is apparently in response to an earlier letter from his parents dated January 35, 1930. In this letter, Carl alerts his parents he has been appointed a National Research Fellow for Foreign Study. He will have his choice of studying in either the Baltic, or in Jugoslavia. The remainder of the letter talks about the award and with Carl recommending one of his friends at University of Virginia for a position opening at Radford. This letter is also the first time we see something that will be very common in later letters- Round Robin writing. The McConnell family circulated letters amongst themselves so that all family members would know the same things about each other, and often would write letters of their own on the back pages of these letters. In this letter Clara Lucus (referred to as Machere here and in other places) added her own letter to other family members- Mac, Charlton and June.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_008
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_008

    Letter from John Paul McConnell to Carl and Rio McConnell in which he relates various family information including Paul McConnell's thoughts on finding employment.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_009
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_009

    In this letter, from John Preston McConnell to Dr. W.A. Kepner, one of Carl McConnell's professors at the University of Virginia, Dr. McConnell is confidentially requesting information about Carl's academic progress and informing Dr. Kepner of Carl's health status'.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_010
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_010

    In this letter from John Preston McConnell to Carl and Rio McConnell, Dr. McConnell informs them he is sending a check, inquires about many details of their financial situation, asks about Carl's health and the extraction of all of his teeth, imparts information about Paul McConnell's employment status and shares various general family information.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_011
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_011

    This short letter from John Preston McConnell to his son Carl is a follow-up to a phone call he made the previous night to check on how Carl is feeling after having his teeth removed. Carl had various health issues stemming from a war injury that plagued him his entire post-war life.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_012
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_012

    In this letter from John Preston McConnell to Carl and Rio McConnell, Dr. McConnell inquires about Carl's recovery from dental surgery, Carl and Rio's financial situation, and imparts general family information. Carl and Rio were at this time preparing to leave the United States for Jugoslavia so that Carl could study biology as part of a fellowship he was awarded while at the University of Virginia.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_013
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_013

    Letter from John Preston McConnell to Rio McConnell- in Beckley, WV- asking if it would be possible for her and Carl to visit Radford at the same time as Carl's brother Paul so that the family could all be together before Carl and Rio go to Europe.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_014
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_014

    This is the first letter in what will be a relatively long series- John Preston McConnell sent $10 in a letter to his son Carl, who was departing by ship for Europe. He sent two copies of the same letter, one to Carl's hotel, and one to the ship Carl would be sailing on. The letter addressed to the ship had the $10 in it, and did not reach its destination. Dr. McConnell later sent several inquiries to various places trying to track down the missing letter.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_015
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_015

    Letter from John Preston McConnel to his son Carl in which Dr. McConnell tells Carl that a previous letter included $10. This letter also mentions that the Radford newspaper will soon be regularly sent to Carl in Europe; several pieces of family information and well wishes are also sent.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_016
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_016

    In this letter from John Preston McConnell to Carl and Rio McConnell, Dr. McConnell shares various family news and again mentions the missing letter that included $10. In this letter he mentions he included forwarding instructions on the missing letter and he mentions South America as the forwarding location. He encloses a copy of a letter he wrote to the postmaster of British Guiana in which he asks for assistance in finding the missing letter and includes ten cents for any additional postage necessary to forward the letter should it be found.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_017
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_017

    While onboard the ship Saturnia, en route to Europe, Carl and Rio McConnell wrote this letter to the McConnell family back home and described their journey thus far. As happened in other letters they wrote home, each took a turn writing, so the letter is actually from both of them. Rio mentions that they never received the $10 that John Preston McConnell sent and has mentioned in several letters he sent to them.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_018
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_018

    In this letter, John Preston McConnell writes to Dr. W. A. Kepner at the University of Virginia to express his appreciation for the teachers who displayed good scholarship, teaching, and gentlemanship to Carl.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_019
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_019

    In this letter, John Preston McConnell alerts his son Carl that a bill for life insurance has arrived and that he and Mrs. McConnell are going to pay it. The rest of the letter talks about various family and Radford College news. One interesting point is that tuition for summer quarter at the colelge is "a little more than 900" and Dr. McConnell was "a little worried about their ability to get the money."
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_020
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_020

    In this letter to the McConnell family, Rio and Carl tell about their first two weeks in Yugoslavia. This letter, like several others was actually written by both Carl and Rio, each in turn. Rio describes the towns they have visited, and the people living there. In Carls's portion of the letter he talks about Dr. Hadzi, who Carl is to work with, and more general information about their travels thus far.
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)
  • McConnellPersonal_12_10_021
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    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

    McConnellPersonal_12_10_021

    In this letter to the McConnell family, Carl and Rio relate stories of their travels in Yugoslavia so far. As in many of their letters, they each took a turn writing. They talk in good detail about the land and people. Carl shares a funny story about trying to explain to local police that though he was born in Milligan, TN, his permanent address is Radford, Virginia- a fact that confused the police officer greatly apparently.
    Creator
    McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)
    McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)
    McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

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