COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Memoir, "Letter to Ellie - 2007," recounting a love affair with a young woman from Connecticut that took place during the author's undergraduate years at Cornell University. The story, largely told through letters and poems, begins with his boyhood in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, recalls their 1967 meeting in New Haven, and continues through his service with the U.S. Marine Corps and subsequent studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. The tale ends with his marriage to another when his career path takes him to Scott Paper Co. in Philadelphia, Pa. Also, three volumes containing the original letters, postcards, telegrams, drafts, and memorabilia transcribed or reproduced in the memoir.
Documents relating to the 1967 Residential Club fire at Cornell, including a description of his involvement in the story. Also, a CD with his project files.
Originals and bound volume of "A Gentleman's Guide to Writing the Christmas Letter".
Originals and bound volumes titled "No Second Act" of transcribed letters, postcards and messages between the author and his estranged college girlfriend - assembled as a sequel to "Letter to Ellie - 2007".
Originals and bound volumes titled "Dear Gobbler" of primarily forty-five years of correspondence between DKE Brothers Fogle and Simpson from 1970 to 2015.
Dates
- 1967-2015.
Creator
- Fogle, H. William. (Person)
- Simpson, David J. (David John), 1948- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Homer William Fogle, Jr. was born in 1948 and graduated from Cornell University, Class of 1970.
Extent
2.4 cubic feet. (2.4 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Memoir, "Letter to Ellie - 2007," recounting a love affair with a young woman from Connecticut that took place during the author's undergraduate years at Cornell University. The story, largely told through letters and poems, begins with his boyhood in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, recalls their 1967 meeting in New Haven, and continues through his service with the U.S. Marine Corps and subsequent studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. The tale ends with his marriage to another when his career path takes him to Scott Paper Co. in Philadelphia, Pa. Also, three volumes containing the original letters, postcards, telegrams, drafts, and memorabilia transcribed or reproduced in the memoir.
Physical Description
Printed material, manuscripts, photographs.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- August 2017
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, July 2018
- Bucher, Candace Leigh (Kane), 1946-1974
- Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge)
- Delta Kappa Epsilon. Delta Chi Chapter (Cornell University)
- Elmira College
- Etter, Eleanor, 1947-
- Fogle, Irene Susan Pasternak, 1952-
- Love poetry, American.
- Love-letters.
- Love.
- Scott Paper Company
- Simpson, David J. (David John), 1948-
- United States. Marine Corps
- United States. Marine Corps
- United States. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
- Unrequited love.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- August 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu