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Title
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Letters, Aug. 19th, 1911_006
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 19th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 19th, 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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6 Dr. Graebner ( Berlin ) Good-natured – fat (about 225-250 lbs.) has no “sideways” Typical Byzantine architecture: all curves). Dr. Lindman ( Stockholm ) Slender – gray, with Imperial met, with tenor voice. Prof. Massart ( Brussels ) Brown-eyed, brown-bearded, good-looking. Very quiet, but with definite opinions whenever expressed. Very courteous. Conversation: “ Qui Madame; Non, Madame. ” Dr. Ostenfeld ( Copenhagen ) Smooth-faces, squarely build, quiet. Mr. Tansley ( Cambridge ) Tall, slender, loosely built, drooping moustache, wistful eyes; a queer mixture of idealist & materialist . Exceedingly shy & self-deprecatory. Admires Fritz exceedingly for being a consistent idealist. We are the only ones of the party who refust all alcoholic drinks, of which there is always abundance. Though eight of the men never smoke, some of the others are always at it. We have had more difficulty in getting drinking water on the Isles than on the continent, though we expected quite the contrary. How I detest the “fizzy” things they offer as substitutes! Next time,
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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