May Swenson to Dan Swenson, October 8, 1940

Item

Swenson, May. 1940. “May Swenson to Dan Swenson, October 8, 1940.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/59829

Title
May Swenson to Dan Swenson, October 8, 1940
Description
In this extensive letter to her father, Swenson reviews her employment history over the past five years, in an attempt to explain her current, difficult situation. It is a carbon copy of a revised version of a letter dated September 24, which was presumably unsent. The archive includes the September 24 version with holograph revisions that went toward the October 8 version.
Date
1940: October 8
Format
paper
jpeg
Creator
Swenson, May
Extent
five leaves, recto only
Language
English
Identifier
ms111-s01_2s-b98-f3810-002
ms111-s01_2s-b98-f3810-003
ms111-s01_2s-b98-f3810-005
ms111-s01_2s-b98-f3810-004
ms111-s01_2s-b98-f3810-006

Swenson, May. 1940. “May Swenson to Dan Swenson, October 8, 1940.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/59829