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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | Franklin Butler van Valkenburgh to Dr. W. H. Merritt about his time in Norwalk |
| Date | 3 July 1909 |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on stationary of the law office of Frank B. Van Valkenburgh. Written to Dr. Merritt, the Chairman of the Norwalk, Ohio Centennial Committee. Is flattered that he would receive an invitation to be present at the "Norwalk Home Coming Week Celebration." Says he remembers Norwalk as a "lovely village" where he sojourned as a printer 57 years before. Says he is not so much an "OLD SETTLER" as one of "the antiques" of the village. Says he would be proud to go since his grandfather, the Reverend David Higgins, settled there the year he (Frank) was born, but that circumstances will keep him from attending. Provides a short description of his time as a printer in Norwalk, including several humorous stories. |
| Subjects | Printing Holidays and Celebrations Humor and Satire |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) |
| Place written | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Theme | Children & Family; Industry; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |