J. Walter Kelley and James Arthur Kelley letters received, 1898-1911, 1930 (bulk 1898-1910).

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J. Walter Kelley and James Arthur Kelley letters received, 1898-1911, 1930 (bulk 1898-1910).

The collection contains letters to J. Walter Kelley while at Dickinson College, 1898-1899, and to James Arthur Kelley while at Mercersburg Academy, 1909-1910, and at Penn State, 1910-1911. Correspondents include several young women friends from Reedsville, Lewistown, Lancaster, Altoona, and Bellefonte, a few male friends, and family members, especially their mother, father, and siblings. Family letters include news about a public hanging, births, deaths, illness, and marriages. Their friends write about student life, and several of the young women's correspondence are love letters. Also includes invitations, J. Walter Kelley's 1930 paystub, a partial plat map; and James Arthur Kelley's school notebook, grade reports from Mercersburg Academy (Mar. and May 1910), receipt for school supplies, and a notice to parents requiring students to remain on campus during Mercersburg's commencement week.

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Kelly family.

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The Joseph Kelley family lived in Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. The father owned a lumber company (manufacturer of pine and oak lumber) in Reedsville. Son J. Walter Kelley attended Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and in 1930 worked at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Md. Son James Arthur "Art" Kelley attended Mercersburg Academy and the Pennsylvania State College. The family had four other sons and two daughters, including one named Ruth. The second oldest son, Robert, ...

Kelley family

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Dickinson College

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Kelley, J. Walter.

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Kelley, James Arthur.

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