DIY History | Transcribe | Nile Kinnick Collection | Correspondence concerning the commemoration of Nile Kinnick, 1941-1997

Transcribe
Translate

Correspondence concerning the commemoration of Nile Kinnick, 1941-1997

1988-1993: Page 03

he will make it alright. He is smart and learns easily. His college
was Colgate where he specialized in history, especially eastern Europian
In the summer of 1987 he made an agreement with Creighton University in
Omaha to teach a history class during the coming university year.  Then
George died August 2, leaving a big gap in the whole family organization
Peter fulfilled his contract with Creighton, and said he liked it and
possibly would teach again.  I'm sure he is too busy now to undertake
another teaching job, but who knows what the future will bring.
Further along in the Nov. 30  letter you mention that you and I firs[t]
met in Adel in 1924 when you were 13 and I was 31. Will you think again
about .8 years earlier.  It was on December 1916, on the 16th of the
month, you attended the wedding of your aunt Frances Clarke when she
married a fellow named Kinnick.  In fact you were a prominent working
member of that wedding.  You carried the ring. Remember? And your aunt
Margaret Moss sang the solo. Remember now? I don't have a picture but
that is what happened.
We could spend the rest of the afternoon recalling a host of other
times when our paths have crossed.  I remember one if 1928, when the
rewards of farming were getting low and Aunt Frances wanted me to visit
the Northwest in the hope that I could see some opportunity in the
Seattle area so we might move out there.  So I made a solo excursion to
Seattle and down the California coast and home by a southern route.  I
saw nothing in the way of oportunity, but I did see a lot and met a host
of good folks and a lot of friends. Elizabeth was a student at Washingto[n]
U. then, and for two years, before she finished at Iowa State. Fred took
us out on the west coast to La Push, then another to Rainier. That was
the first trip to the Northwest, followed by several others.  The last o[ne]
was in 1982 when we stayed with you and Lee.  I'm pretty sure there will
be no others.  But there have been a lot of joy in wll the others.
This could continue a long time but all good things must pause some
time.  So I'll ring off.
My very kindest to you and Lee, and I'll come again.
Love
Nile

Saving...

he will make it alright. He is smart and learns easily. His college was Colgate where he specialized in history, especially eastern Europian In the summer of 1987 he made an agreement with Creighton University in Omaha to teach a history class during the coming university year. Then George died August 2, leaving a big gap in the whole family organization Peter fulfilled his contract with Creighton, and said he liked it and possibly would teach again. I'm sure he is too busy now to undertake another teaching job, but who knows what the future will bring. Further along in the Nov. 30 letter you mention that you and I firs[t] met in Adel in 1924 when you were 13 and I was 31. Will you think again about .8 years earlier. It was on December 1916, on the 16th of the month, you attended the wedding of your aunt Frances Clarke when she married a fellow named Kinnick. In fact you were a prominent working member of that wedding. You carried the ring. Remember? And your aunt Margaret Moss sang the solo. Remember now? I don't have a picture but that is what happened. We could spend the rest of the afternoon recalling a host of other times when our paths have crossed. I remember one if 1928, when the rewards of farming were getting low and Aunt Frances wanted me to visit the Northwest in the hope that I could see some opportunity in the Seattle area so we might move out there. So I made a solo excursion to Seattle and down the California coast and home by a southern route. I saw nothing in the way of oportunity, but I did see a lot and met a host of good folks and a lot of friends. Elizabeth was a student at Washingto[n] U. then, and for two years, before she finished at Iowa State. Fred took us out on the west coast to La Push, then another to Rainier. That was the first trip to the Northwest, followed by several others. The last o[ne] was in 1982 when we stayed with you and Lee. I'm pretty sure there will be no others. But there have been a lot of joy in wll the others. This could continue a long time but all good things must pause some time. So I'll ring off. My very kindest to you and Lee, and I'll come again. Love Nile