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Papers Accession ARCH_2018_146

 

Letters to and from Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) Somerville

Scope and Contents

Letters to and from Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) Somerville to various family members. She typed almost all of her letters and kept carbon copies, so the files are essentially both sides of the correspondence.
Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to parents/family (Stanford years) 1924-1928

Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to parents/family 1931-1932

Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to daughter, Cynthia (while Cynthia was at Stanford) 1946-1950

Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to daughter, Cynthia 1953-1954

Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to second husband, Marshall Somerville

Box 1

From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to grand-daughter, Lucinda Mercer (while Lucinda was at Stanford) 1974-1979

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From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to grand-daughter, Lucinda Mercer, later after 1979

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From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to grand-daughter, Annette Mercer (while Annette was at UC San Diego) 1977-1981

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From Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to grand-daughter, Annette Mercer, later after 1981

Box 1

Letters from various Stanford friends

Box 1

“932 Chronicles” (old letters from her long-time home in Los Angeles)

Box 2

Geneva Matthews Olsen’s diaries 1932-1952

Scope and Contents

Geneva Matthews Olsen’s diaries from 1932-1952. Largely daily life recording appointments, meetings, events. Many entries are descriptive. Some comments on current events.
Box 2

George Fredric Olsen and Geneva Matthews notebooks 1902-1903

Scope and Contents

Two notebooks from about 1902-1903 in which George Fredric Olsen and Geneva Matthews wrote notes to each other while in college.
Box 3

Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) Somerville’s diaries 1948; 1952-1983

Scope and Contents

Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) Somerville’s diaries from 1948 and from 1952-1983. Also diary summaries and an address book.
Box 4

Letters from Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) to her parents, George Fredric Olsen, Sr. and Geneva 1928-1933

Box 4

Letters from George Fredric Olsen, Sr. to Geneva, also a few to Margaret Olsen as a baby 1905-1914; 1936; 1937; 1953

Box 4

Letters between Clarence Ricklefs and his grand-daughter, Lucinda Mercer

Box 4

George Fredric Olsen Jr.’s letters, clippings, and other memorabilia 1943-1944

Scope and Contents

Includes letters written while in the War Office, approximately 1943-1944. Also information relating to his work with Lane Drugs.
Box 4

Information about James Ricklefs (cousin to Clarence)

Box 4

Richard Ricklefs letters and estate documents

Box 4

Clarence Ricklefs letters to Cynthia and Robert Mercer 1923

Scope and Contents

Includes diary, notes from his last years at the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco.
Box 4

Family trip memories 1951-1979

Box 4

Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) stories and essays (possibly college era)

Box 4

Margaret Olsen (Ricklefs) legal

Scope and Contents

Divorce, old estate issues, letters relating to the involuntary commitment of Marshall Somerville’s first wife, Hallie Keating.
Box 5

Family History - Perkins

Box 5

Family History - Sullins and Matthews

Box 5

Letters to and from Geneva Matthews Olsen and George Fredric Olsen, Sr.

Box 5

George Fredric Olsen, Sr. Clippings and other memorabilia

Box 5

Framed certificate on the 50th anniversary of George Fredric Olsen’s graduation from Purdue

Box 5

Stanford Lit (3 bound volumes) 1925-1928

Scope and Contents

Margaret Olsen was the Editor in her senior year (1927-28) and many of her friends wrote for the Lit.
 

Additional Papers Accession ARCH-2019-009

 

Lucinda Mercer to Robert & Cynthia Mercer

Box 6, Folder 1

Stanford 1974-1978

Box 6, Folder 1-2

SUNY Binghamton, MBA 1980-1982

Box 6, Folder 1-2

Summer Travel in Europe 1980

Box 6, Folder 3-4

Letters, cards, etc. Including Camille Cole (5/15/1990), Maia Cole (5/2/1992) 1984-1992

Box 7, Folder 1

Letters, emails, cards 1993-1995

Box 7, Folder 2

Letters, mostly email. Reference to Camille Cole (5/15/1990), Maia Cole (5/2/1992) 1996-1997

Box 7, Folder 3

Letters, mostly email. 1998-1999

Box 7, Folder 5

Letters, mostly email. Most from England where Lucinda Mercer, Richard Cole & daughters were on Sabbatical for a year). 2000-2001

Box 7, Folder 6

Emails, letters, cards. Ends with Camille Cole as a freshman at Pomona College. 2002-2008

 

Camille Cole to Robert & Cynthia Mercer

Box 7, Folder 7

Emails and letters. 2011