L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.
Donor
Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.
Genre
art reproduction
Call Number(s)
1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.034b
Abstract
A postcard, postdated August [23?], 1909, 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: "'Edinburgh in a nutshell' came safely this [week?]. Have been hoping for a fortnight to get time to answer your letter. Hope to succeed soon. Yours etc. L.M.M."
