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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)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_002
  

  Creator

  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.

  Creator

  McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)

  McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)

  McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_003
  

  Creator

  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)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_004
  

  Creator

  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)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_005
  

  Creator

  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)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_007
  

  Creator

  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)

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  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.

  Creator

  McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)

  McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)

  McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_009
  

  Creator

  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)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_010
  

  Creator

  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.

  Creator

  McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)

  McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)

  McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)

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  McConnellPersonal_12_10_011
  

  Creator

  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.

  Creator

  McConnell, John Preston (1866-1937)

  McConnell, Carl (1896-1939)

  McConnell, Rio (1899-1985)