Handwritten Letter, Gale Carr to Florence Carr, October 31, 1931

Authors

James Gale Carr

Files

Description

This handwritten letter from Gale Carr to his wife, Florence, describes various aspects of his job as a dairy production manager at the Shelby County Penal Farm, his ambitions to stay at the farm, his frustration at the lack of progress on building the poultry building, and offers advice to Florence on how to handle their property in Missouri in context of preparing for her to move to Tennessee.

Publication Date

10-31-1931

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Shelby County Penal Farm (Tenn.); Dairy farming; Correctional institutions; Agriculture

Geographic Location

Tennessee

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 5 p.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_650_1931-10-31_Letter-to-Florence-Carr

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, The Gale Carr Papers, Box 1, Folder 3

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Recommended Citation

Gale Carr Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University