Charles W. Chase, Jr., and Harriet P. Chase papers 1911-1939 1912-1919 Chase, Charles W., Jr., and Harriet P. Chase papers

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Charles W. Chase, Jr., and Harriet P. Chase papers 1911-1939 1912-1919 Chase, Charles W., Jr., and Harriet P. Chase papers

This collection contains correspondence between Charles W. Chase, Jr. ("Pete") and his wife, Harriet P. Johnson, during their courtship and throughout the early years of their marriage. The couple's courtship letters highlight social aspects of everyday life in the Florida Keys just before the First World War, and a series of letters from Charles illuminates the experience of a naval officer stationed along the Atlantic coast during the war.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392211

William L. Clements Library

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Charles W. Chase, Jr. ("Pete") was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1886 while his parents were in the middle of a theatrical tour. His father, a playwright, and his mother, an actress, traveled throughout the United States during his childhood. Pete traveled with them until the age of 13, when he entered military school, which he attended for six years in Nyack, New York, and in New Hampshire. Later, he moved with his family to Sugarloaf Key, Florida, where his father attempted to...

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