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Notes on trip to Cuba, 1901-1902

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Includes his correspondence and personal papers. Atwater's letters to his future wife include commentary on his classes, lectures and concerts he attended. He records his observations of people he meets in Washington, D.C. and abroad including his introduction to Leon Trotsky (1897). The series includes letters to his children. The series also contains some personal papers from his days at Wesleyan, a diary of study notes and lab notebooks, and correspondence and other materials documenting his travels in Brussels, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, and Cuba. His letters sometimes mention plans for the Chicago World's Fair (1893) and the Bruxelles Exposition Universelle.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1902

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (40 hollinger boxes and 1 oversize flat hollinger box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

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