Box 1

Scope and Contents In the letter dated February 26, 1916, Nelle discusses waiting for Maylin’s letters to arrive; talks about receiving a copy of the “Penna Gazette” with his picture in it; discusses the weather, the children, and paying bills. In this letter there is also a memorandum from a credit manager to M.J. Pickering regarding an overdue account, and a clipping entitled “Penn Adopts New Scholastic Rules, Students are Ineligible for Teams if Conditions Exceed 1 1/2 Units”.In the rest of the...

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In these letters, Ethel discusses how she enjoyed seeing Nelle; dinner; preparations for Christmas; Christmas gifts that were received; thanks Nelle for the Christmas gifts; talks about preparing to visit Nelle and waiting for Frank to telegraph money; discusses the arrival of her wedding gown; talks about their father’s illness; and other experiences.

All of these letters were sent to Nelle when she was living in Germantown, PA.

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One envelope is addressed to Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson (1902); another is addressed to Master Billy Pickering (1927); and the rest are addressed to Mrs. M.J. Pickering.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Pickering family correspondence and photographs collection (1855-1944, undated; bulk 1902-1936) contains one box of mostly letters as well as photographs and ephemera belonging to members of the Pickering family. A majority of the correspondence is to Nelle Pontz Pickering from her sister Ethel Pontz McCown, and from Nelle Pickering to her husband, Maylin J. Pickering.Topics in the Pontz sisters correspondence mostly includes discussions of daily life activities such as going...

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Includes: Boy Scouts of America God and Country and Junior LSS pins; American Dental Political Action pins; UFCW United Food and Commerical Workers International Union retiree pin; World Dental Federation pin; American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF) pin; 1 15 AM American Machinists pin; E Pluribus Urium Army pin; WWII Major Oak Leaf insignia pins; baseball player bolo tie; watch; cufflinks; and other ephemera.

Scope and Contents This folder contains two letters written from Maylin to his mother. In the first letter, dated September 9, 1916 sent from El Paso, TX. Maylin discusses his son, John; how he will try and purchase some Navajo rugs to bring to her; and discusses moving to a new camp soon. In the letter dated September 28, 1918 sent from England Maylin discusses his experiences riding in a car in England; dinners with civilians; and plans for a trip to the sea with other officers. This folder also includes: An...

Scope and Contents This folder contains postcards. A majority of the postcards are from Maylin to J.L. Pickering sent from locations such as New Jersey, Coney Island, Collegeville, PA., New Haven, CT., Paris, Atlantic City, Lexington, VA., and Berlin from 1903-1907; as well as postcards from 1913 sent from Camp Mt. Gretna, PA., and Delaware that feature images of majors, colonels, and officers. Also in this folder are two postcards from July-August 1916 featuring an image of the first brigade, 2nd Pennsylvania...

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A majority of these photographs were taken at a parade and reception for returning Spanish-American War soldiers, 1889. Philadelphia. Other images in this folder include: an image of the Old Guard State Fencibles circa 1889; images of Pennsylvania National Guard at Mt. Gretna, PA., July 1915 and undated; a portrait of M.J. Pickering taken in 1928; and an image of M.J. Pickering and presumably his wife and children playing cards, undated.

Scope and Contents This folder includes: images taken in Lexington, VA. of V.M.I Cadets, Washington and Lee University, enroute to “University of Virginia Institution of ∅z of AXP”; images taken in front of a home in Stratford Conn, July 1907; images taken in Perkasie, PA of Lt. Blackford, Lt. Lister, officers in the 3rd Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Lt. C. Riffin, Maj. Williams, and others; as well as George Roth, “Mother”, Edith Potts, Alice Thomas, and others, July 12, 1907; a portrait of an...