Guide to the Nicoll Floyd Elmendorf Letters 1874-1878

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Guide to the Nicoll Floyd Elmendorf Letters 1874-1878

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This collection contains 31 letters written by Nicoll Floyd Elmendorf to his sister, Hattie, while he was a student at Rutgers College, 1874-1878. In the letters, Elmendorf relates his social life as a student, covering such topics as football games, parties, boating club events, and working on the school paper.

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