Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman

Title

Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman

Creator

Bouman, Elizabeth

Identifier

WWP23014

Date

1916 April 9

Description

Letter from Betty Bouman to her father.

Source

Gift of William C. and Evelina Suhler

Subject

Correspondence

Contributor

Rachel Dark
Denise Montgomery

Language

English

Provenance

Evelina Suhler is the granddaughter of Jon Anthony Bouman and inherited the family collection of his letters from the years of World War I. She and her husband gave the letters to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum in 2013.

Text

30 West Hill
Highgate N.

April 9, 1916

Dear Daddy,

When will you send me a postcard with tulips on, Mary always gets them? I wanted one. We are going to take our best books with us, when we come to see you. I will give you a hug and a kiss from,

Betty

Original Format

Letter

To

Bouman, Jon Anthony

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1916-04-09c.pdf

Citation

Bouman, Elizabeth, “Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman,” 1916 April 9, WWP23014, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.