Fake telegram from Flora Black Gottschalk to President Roosevelt
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A joke telegram written by Flora Gottschalk, Lizzie Kander's sister, informing President Roosevelt that Lizzie may stop by to see him on her way to New York. This telegram and the others like it are handwritten jokes by Kander's family and friends, likely written at a send-off party for her or similar event before she was honored at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
circa 1938-1939
Gottschalk, Flora Black, 1869-1954 (author)
Publication Information
| Creator | Gottschalk, Flora Black, 1869-1954 (author) |
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| Date Created | circa 1938-1939 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Text |
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| Extent | 2 pages |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Lizzie Black Kander papers, 1875-1960 |
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| Call Number | Milwaukee Mss DN |
| Media Number | Box 2,Folder 4 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465327402121 |
| Finding Aid | http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil000dn |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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