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Description:: This letter was written to Ruth while she was at school in Madison, Wisconsin. In it, Roy Edelstein responds to inquiries from Ruth about how the family business is doing and whether Ruth will be able to continue going to school. He aslo denies Ruth's request to travel to California during the summer, saying instead that she should return home a...
Created:: 1926-07-28
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Last Updated:: 2023-11-05

Description:: This handwritten letter from Bertha Edelstein (Bert) to Ruth Edelstein was written shortly before the sisters traveled together to Europe in 1931. The letter includes travel details, such as times of train departures, advice about where to sit on the train, routes to take, and details about packing. Bertha also mentions a gift of a whisk broom a...
Creator:: Edelstein, Bertha
Created:: 1931
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Page Count:: 4
Last Updated:: 2024-10-10

Description:: This short letter to Ruth Edelstein was written from the Hotel Waukegan in Waukegan, Illinois. It is signed "Bab," though the spelling of the name and the identity of this person are uncertain. There is a recipe for caramel frosting written on the back of the envelope.
Created:: 1935-03-15
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Page Count:: 3
Last Updated:: 2024-10-10

Description:: This handwritten letter from Ida Zalk Edelstein to her daughters, Ruth and Bertha, was written as the young women traveled to Europe. Ida states that she received a letter that Ruth and Bertha sent her from the S.S. Leviathan, and asks if they got the letter and candy that she sent. She shares family news, including a Fourth of July trip to Chip...
Creator:: Edelstein, Ida Zalk
Created:: 1931-07-08
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Page Count:: 6
Last Updated:: 2024-10-10

Description:: This handwritten letter from Ida Zalk Edelstein to her daughters, Ruth and Bertha, was written upon Ruth and Bertha departing on a trip to Europe. It expresses happiness that they are able to take the trip, and talks about how excited everyone is for them. Ida discusses some details of their departure, including pictures that were taken and sent...
Creator:: Edelstein, Ida Zalk
Created:: 1931-07-01
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Page Count:: 4
Last Updated:: 2024-10-10

Description:: In this letter, Ida describes Madison, Wisconsin, where she has recently moved to go to college. She describes the University of Wisconsin Madison campus positively and in great detail. She also describes the house where she rooms and her living conditions, including her landlady who is very intrusive -- reading the boarders' mail and looking in...
Creator:: Kaplan, Ida
Created:: 1924-07-05
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Page Count:: 15
Last Updated:: 2023-11-08

Created:: 1894
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 3
Last Updated:: 2022-02-05

Created:: 1891
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 4
Last Updated:: 2022-02-05

Created:: 1879
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Page Count:: 2
Last Updated:: 2022-02-04

Created:: 1952-05-29
Contributed By:: Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Last Updated:: 2025-07-03