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Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911_003
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 14th, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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3 of the college & judging from all accounts was an artistic & culinary triumph while the mysteries of this were in progress. Mrs C. & Mrs. Tansby & I were dined at the home of Prof. Seward . One day, Mrs. Tansby entertained the party (24/at luncheon. I never, in all my life have seen such delicious & delicate foods served in such abundance as at these Functions. What do you think of serving only breasts of chicken to 24? Fritz revelled in desserts: two at every meal & six at the luncheon (Of course one made a choice). However, if I stop to tell all the details, I will be lost. One pleasure was being punted up the “river” Cans, (colne????) which is only ten or 12 feet wide, but with beautiful effects under overhanging trees. Punting & canoeing are favorite pastimes of the students. The first day of the excursion was a strenuous one. Most of us got four hours of sleep the night before, owing to the dinner & packing. The train left at 6:45 a.m. & we had the long drive to the station. We had three delightful days on the Norfolk Broads, which are sort of marshy lakes more or less filled with reeds & bulrushes, but with passages between kept open. I believe they cover 4,000 acres & comprise 200 miles of navigable water. These water ways wound & twisted so much among
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Rights
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