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Letter from John M. Bunker, Logan City, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

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Creator

Creator: Bunker, John Mathieson, 1870-1946

Date

1892-10-13

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter with the envelope missing, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of the original letter.

Digital ID

man000796

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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dn4380g
Details

Subject

Travel
Salt Lake City
Holidays
Fairs

Time Period

1890s (1890 - 1899)

Place

Logan

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

correspondence

Member of

Correspondence between Mary Etta Syphus and John M. Bunker, correspondence to Mary Etta Syphus from friends and family, invitations and announcements, 1891-1895, 1947

Archival Collection

Syphus-Bunker Papers

Citation

man000796. Syphus-Bunker Papers, 1891-1994. MS-00169. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dn4380g

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Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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