Guide to the Everett Barnes Letters,
1924.

Collection Number: 7719

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
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Cornell University
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Date completed:
April 2005
EAD encoding:
N/A 2005

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Everett Barnes letters, 1924.
Collection Number:
7719
Quantity:
1 folder (10 letters).
Forms of Material:
Letters.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Ten letters and notes to Everett Barnes in Dayton, Ohio. Letters from friends named Pretz (presumabley female) and Jim are possibly written by the same hand, leading to speculation that one is a psuedonym and that the letters might have some gay content. One letter by Pretz is written entirely in Morse Code. Also, several letters about amateur radio use, one from Tom Nash, and one from Harold, apparently Everett's brother. Dates span February to Dec. 1924.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Ten letters and notes to Everett Barnes in Dayton, Ohio. Letters from friends named Pretz (presumabley female) and Jim are possibly written by the same hand, leading to speculation that one is a psuedonym and that the letters might have some gay content. One letter by Pretz is written entirely in Morse Code. Also, several letters about amateur radio use, one from Tom Nash, and one from Harold, apparently Everett's brother. Dates span February to Dec. 1924.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Barnes, Everett.

Subjects:
Homosexuality--Ohio.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Everett Barnes Letters, #. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Chronological.
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