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Start Over Collection Russell Family Correspondence Date range 1932
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Russell Family Correspondence

2.2 Cubic Feet 5 boxes
The Russell Family Correspondence Collections consists of postcards and letters from 1927-1943 written by Edgar V. "Buck" Russell and Alice Elizabeth Russell Duke. Most letters were written to their mother and father. Throughout the letters, Edgar and Alice discuss their lives and time in college. The letters provide many details into their daily lives and can be viewed as letters and diary entries. Their letters also demonstrate how the family struggled with two children in college during the Great Depression.
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