Special Collections Research Center
Frances Beckwith Letters
Beckwith, Frances
MS 00079
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0.75 Linear Feet
1926-1950
1926-1935
English
Content Description
175 handwritten letters written by Frances Beckwith to her sister Emma Louise, during three trips to Europe between 1926 and 1935, and in New York in 1950. Beckwith was traveling alone after retiring at the age of 45. The letters describe her travels, the people staying in hotels and pensions with her, and the events and locations she visited, especially churches. Beckwith is very critical, and frequently makes racist and anti-Semitic comments and comparisons.
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Preferred Citation:
Frances Beckwith Letters, 1926-1950, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.
Women--Travel
Antisemitism
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Correspondence: 1926 January 7-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/267729English11Correspondence: 1926 February 5-14/repositories/2/archival_objects/267730English12Correspondence: 1926 February 22- March 7/repositories/2/archival_objects/267731English13Correspondence: 1926 March 17-25/repositories/2/archival_objects/267732English14Correspondence: 1926 April 2-15/repositories/2/archival_objects/267733English15Correspondence: 1926 April 21- May 7/repositories/2/archival_objects/267734English16Correspondence: 1926 May 14- June 3/repositories/2/archival_objects/267735English17Correspondence: 1926 June 8-30/repositories/2/archival_objects/267737English18Correspondence: 1926 July 7-22/repositories/2/archival_objects/267738English19Correspondence: 1926 August 5-19/repositories/2/archival_objects/267739English110Correspondence: 1926 August- September 16/repositories/2/archival_objects/267740English111Correspondence: 1926 September- October 13/repositories/2/archival_objects/267741English112Correspondence: 1926 October 21-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/267742English113Correspondence: 1926 November 7-11/repositories/2/archival_objects/267743English114Correspondence: 1929 December 18-27/repositories/2/archival_objects/267744English115Correspondence: 1930 January 5-27/repositories/2/archival_objects/267745English116Correspondence: 1930 February 1-23/repositories/2/archival_objects/267746English117Correspondence: 1930 February 24- March 9/repositories/2/archival_objects/267747English118Correspondence: 1930 March 16-26/repositories/2/archival_objects/267748English119Correspondence: 1930 April 2-28/repositories/2/archival_objects/267749English120Correspondence: 1930 May 9-30/repositories/2/archival_objects/267750English121Correspondence: 1930 June 8-24/repositories/2/archival_objects/267751English122Correspondence: 1930 June 28- July 24/repositories/2/archival_objects/267752English123Correspondence: 1930 August 3-15/repositories/2/archival_objects/267753English124Correspondence: 1930 August 23-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/267754English125Correspondence: 1930 September 4-24/repositories/2/archival_objects/267755English126Correspondence: 1930 October 1-16/repositories/2/archival_objects/267756English127Correspondence: 1930 October 23-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/267757English128Correspondence: 1930 November 5-20/repositories/2/archival_objects/267758English129Correspondence: 1930 December 5-31/repositories/2/archival_objects/267759English130Correspondence: 1931 January 13-28/repositories/2/archival_objects/267760English131Correspondence: 1931 February 4-24/repositories/2/archival_objects/267761English132Correspondence: 1931 March 3-17/repositories/2/archival_objects/267762English133Correspondence: 1931 March 29-30/repositories/2/archival_objects/267763English134Correspondence: 1931 April 7-26/repositories/2/archival_objects/267764English135Correspondence: 1931 May 5-23/repositories/2/archival_objects/267765English136Correspondence: 1931 May 30- June 14/repositories/2/archival_objects/267766English137Correspondence: 1931 June 20- July 4/repositories/2/archival_objects/267767English138Correspondence: 1931 July 11-25/repositories/2/archival_objects/267768English139Correspondence: 1931 August 2-15/repositories/2/archival_objects/267769English140Correspondence: 1931 August 22-28/repositories/2/archival_objects/267770English21Correspondence: 1931 September 11-19/repositories/2/archival_objects/267771English22Correspondence: 1931 September 25- October 2/repositories/2/archival_objects/267772English23Correspondence: 1931 October 10-18/repositories/2/archival_objects/267773English24Correspondence: 1931 October 23- November 8/repositories/2/archival_objects/267774English25Correspondence: 1934 June 21-29/repositories/2/archival_objects/267776English26Correspondence: 1934 July 4-26/repositories/2/archival_objects/267777English27Correspondence: 1934 August 9-31/repositories/2/archival_objects/267778English28Correspondence: 1934 September 6-26/repositories/2/archival_objects/267779English29Correspondence: 1934 October 6-25/repositories/2/archival_objects/267780English210Correspondence: 1934 November 2-16/repositories/2/archival_objects/267781English211Correspondence: 1934 November 29- December 13/repositories/2/archival_objects/267782English212Correspondence: 1934 December 21-28/repositories/2/archival_objects/267783English213Correspondence: 1935 January 6-19/repositories/2/archival_objects/267784English214Correspondence: 1935 January 25- February 9/repositories/2/archival_objects/267785English215Correspondence: 1935 February 16-23/repositories/2/archival_objects/267786English216Correspondence: 1935 March 8-14/repositories/2/archival_objects/267787English217Correspondence: 1935 March 21-31/repositories/2/archival_objects/267788English218Correspondence: 1935 April 4-13/repositories/2/archival_objects/267789English219Correspondence: 1935 April 14-17/repositories/2/archival_objects/267790English220Correspondence: 1950 April 3-8/repositories/2/archival_objects/267791English221