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1000 Islands, St. Lawrence River.
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- Title
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1000 Islands, St. Lawrence River.
- Author
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Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud)
- Collection
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L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.
- Donor
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Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.
- Note
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The "new baby boy" must be Montgomery's second son, Ewan Stuart Macdonald, born on October 7th, 1915. For further information about this item, refer to: Cavert, Mary Beth (2020). "L.M. Montgomery’s Picture Postcards to George Boyd MacMillan 1904–1941." Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies. (December 14, 2020). n.p. https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/jlmms/cavert/lm-montgomerys-pict...
- Genre
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art reproduction
- Call Number(s)
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1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.005a
- Abstract
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A postcard, postdated November 22 2014, bearing a message in L.M. Montgomery's handwriting addressed to "Mr. Geo. B. MacMillan". George Boyd MacMillan (1881-1953) was a Scottish journalist and writer, and a favourite correspondent of L.M. Montgomery. The two were first introduced, by letter, in 1903, through an American writer who was developing a circle of literary pen friends. Although Montgomery and MacMillan only met briefly in-person, during her 1911 honeymoon in Scotland, their voluminous exchange of letters, postcards, and gifts continued until late 1941, just months before Montgomery's death. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: "Received your letter. Will write soon. We have a new baby boy here. Born October 7th. Sorry to learn you were not very well. We are all feeling the dreadful strain of the war. L.M. Macdonald."