Letter to Carl E. Backman. Sherman Hotel [Chicago, IL.]. 1933 Feb. 14.

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Letter to Carl E. Backman. Sherman Hotel [Chicago, IL.]. 1933 Feb. 14.

Concerning arrangements for her husband, Shaukat Ali, to go to Denver alone; enclosing a letter of explanation to be given to her husband; mentioning that Ayesha Ali will return to India via England to pick up her little boy; thanking Backman for all his inconvenience in this matter.

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Ali, Ayesha Begum Shaukat.

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Ali, Maulana Sharkat.

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Backman, Carl E., -1973

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Carl E. Backman was employed by the Redpath Bureau. He suceeded L. B. Crotty as manager of the Western Department in Chicago. He died in 1973. Carl Backman was married to Chautauqua performer Gay MacLaren. A wedding invitation in the collection indicates that they may have been married in 1937. MacLaren was a sucessful actress and singer, performing across the country. She wrote a book about her experiences on the Chautauqua circuit titled "Morally We Roll Along." From the descriptio...