Creator

Date Original

1920-1931

Description

This collection contains postcards, envelopes and greeting cards sent to her from family and friends, between 1920-1931. The postcards are from all over the United States, such as Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Atlanta, New York, Houston, Colorado Springs, Detroit, etc.

Biographical/Historical Note

On August 24, 1903, Dorothea "Dora" Wilhemina Oswald, was born to Andrew and Minie Oswald in Little Rock, Arkansas. On December 3, 1945, she married Colin Edison Ellis in Montgomery, Alabama. The two had met while working for Southern National Insurance Company. Dora spent the majority of her life, living at 1608 Welch Street in Little Rock. She died January 28, 1995 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Arkansas

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000731

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Dora Oswald correspondence, MS.000731

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Dora Oswald correspondence, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

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