Charles A. Coe Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: M131

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains approximately 50 letters from son Jesse sent to live in Salida, Colo. for health reasons (Aug. 1911-June 1913). For a time, Jesse lived with a cousin, Myron Hill, and family and worked for Globe Express Company at D. & R.G. rail station. Also approximately 20 letters (1911-1929) from the Myron Hill family in Salida to the Charles Coe family in Toledo. Part of this time, Hill was a partner at Hill Brothers, a mail-order business.

Dates

1911-1929

Creator

Coe, Charles A. (Charles Abner), 1867-1959 (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Abner Coe was postal employee in Toledo, Ohio.

Extent

1 envelope (70 letters)

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift; David L. Jarrett, New York, N.Y.; 1965.

Subjects

Express service -- Colorado -- Salida. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mail-order business -- Colorado -- Salida. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings