Letters Received from Icabod A. Olmstead and Mary C. Olmstead, 1902-1920, undated

These letters sent by John G. Olmstead to his parents cover such topics as John’s involvement on Oberlin’s basketball team (1902-1906) and his engagement (1908) and marriage (1909) to Louise Hutchinson. Later letters detail the raising of his sons John Jr. and Alan, John’s work with the YMCA, and note the deaths of his sons Louis (1914) and Gardiner (1915). This series also includes several letters from Grace Olmstead Merston (John’s sister) and Louise. His progress at the Elmira Free Academy in New York is charted in a letter written by principle Howard Conant. This series is arranged chronologically.