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Re: Arrangement Question



Why has nobody asked the questions:

How/where did Mrs. keep the letters?
Did she think they were from her husband?
Did she keep them with his other letters?
Is there another series that has to do with an interest in spirit writing
or seances?
How did Mrs. refer to the letters?  (Did she call them "Letters, Posthumous"?)
Did she pursue any activity as a result of the letters?
Is any such activity also documented in the collection?

Local practice varies (series, sub-series, folder in existing series--it's
all academic) as long as the information is presented accurately and the
context is not obscured by "arranging" all meaning out of it.

Context, context, context!

Kate

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