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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Vincent Scanlon letters
Identifier/Call Number: mssScanlon
Physical Description:
.01 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1898-1902
Abstract: Five letters from Vincent Scanlon, a California laborer, to his eventual wife Margaret, regarding work and family matters.
Language of Material:
English
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[Identification of item]. Vincent Scanlon letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Maryanne Colvey, November 2019.
Vincent Scanlon was a laborer who lived and worked in the Bay Area of California, around the late 19th to early 20th century.
Letters written by Vincent Scanlon between April 1898 and August 1902, from several different California cities. All appear
to have been written to the same woman, Margaret, who was his romantic interest in 1898 and his wife by 1902. The first two
letters, written in 1898 from San Jose, include content about courtship, family relationships, Scanlon's hopes for the future,
and his uneasiness about the fact that Margaret works in an office, and a labor strike may interfere with her job. The last
three letters, all written in 1902 from San Francisco and Oakland, include references to their family life and Vincent's weariness
about his job search, which routinely proved unsuccessful. There are also five canceled stamps which appear to have been cut
from the letters' envelopes, though the envelopes themselves are not included.
Processed by Kelly Kress in February 2022.
Materials arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Description and travel
Labor market -- United States
Letters (correspondence)
Women -- Employment -- United States
Working class -- United States -- History -- 19th century