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Size | 34 items |
Abstract | Eugene H. Storer was a music faculty member of Salem Academy, a school for girls in Winston-Salem, N.C. His parents and brother resided in Boston, Mass. The collection contains letters from Eugene H. Storer to his brother, Robert Storer, which discuss Eugene's financial affairs, the success of his oratorio, antique shopping, travel plans, work affairs, and a smallpox outbreak at Salem. The later letters reveal his growing distaste for life in Winston-Salem. Also included are two letters from Eugene to his mother, Josephine Storer, and two to "Harry" regarding a grocery order. The collection also includes letters from Josephine Storer to Robert Storer and her husband while visiting Eugene in Winston-Salem. These letters mainly discuss the weather, rides through the countryside, elegant dinners with other Salem Academy faculty, local fruits and vegetables, and the success of Eugene's oratorio. |
Creator | Storer, Eugene H. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Jessica Sedgwick, September 2006
Encoded by: Jessica Sedgwick, September 2006
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Eugene H. Storer was a music faculty member of Salem Academy, a school for girls in Winston-Salem, N.C. His parents and brother resided in Boston, Mass.
Back to TopLetters from Eugene H. Storer, music teacher at Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C., to his brother, Robert Storer, in Boston, Mass. Letters discuss Eugene's financial affairs, the success of his oratorio, antique shopping, travel plans, work affairs, and a smallpox outbreak at Salem. The later letters reveal his growing distaste for life in Winston-Salem, stating that he would be "glad to get away from these North Carolinians, the longer I stay the more I hate them." Also included are two letters from Eugene to his mother, Josephine Storer, and two to "Harry" regarding a grocery order. The collection also includes letters from Josephine Storer to Robert Storer and her husband while visiting Eugene in Winston-Salem. These letters mainly discuss the "delightful" spring weather, rides through the countryside, elegant dinners with other Salem Academy faculty, local fruits and vegetables, and the success of Eugene's oratorio.
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Folder 1Folder 2 |
Letters from Eugene H. Storer |
Folder 3 |
Letters from Josephine Storer |