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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.199 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
Title | Fulton Oursler to John sending condolences |
Date | 18 April 1938 |
Author | Oursler, Fulton (1893-1952) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Oursler offers condolence to John after the death of his wife. He comforts his friend by reminding him of his faith. He writes of one man who did not believe in an after life and the sense of utter hopelessness that man faced when his wife died. He also tells of an Agnostic who suddenly gained faith when his brother died. He closes the letter by quoting Robert Ingersoll. |
Subjects | Religion Death Marriage |
People | Oursler, Fulton (1893-1952) |
Place written | Sandalwood, Massachusetts |
Theme | Religion |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |