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Size | 5 items. |
Abstract | The collection contains love letters and poems written on successive Saint Valentine's Days from 1854 to 1858. Addressed to John R. Reston of Wilmington, N.C., the letters and poems were composed by an unidentified woman, who signed her writings "Mary Valentine." The collection also includes a letter dated 23 March 1935 from Mary F. Meares of Wilmington, N.C., to Frank Porter Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, that briefly describes the life and character of John R. Reston and the provenance of the Reston documents. In her letter, Meares offered the poems and letters to the university for preservation. |
Creator | Reston, John R., d. ca. 1858. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Laura Clark Brown, December 2012
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The collection contains love letters and poems written on successive Saint Valentine's Days from 1854 to 1858. Addressed to John R. Reston of Wilmington, N.C., the letters and poems were composed by an unidentified woman, who signed her writings "Mary Valentine." The collection also includes a letter dated 23 March 1935 from Mary F. Meares of Wilmington, N.C., to Frank Porter Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, that briefly describes the life and character of John R. Reston and the provenance of the Reston documents. In her letter, Meares offered the poems and letters to the university for preservation.
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Letters, 1854-1858, 1935 |