L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.
Donor
Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.
Genre
art reproduction
Call Number(s)
1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.011a
Abstract
A postcard 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: "'Louise' was a mere guess [of editor?]. Thanks for Bibby's. It is fine. Been sending you a couple of daffodil bulbs - different varieties. L.M.M."
