Letters sent by May Ellis Nichols, 1878-1932, undated

The third series is the personal correspondence of May Ellis Nichols, mother of Herman Nichols, dating 1878–1932. As well as containing letters written to and received from family members, such as her husband Louis and daughter Jane, this series contains correspondence from publishers related to her published writing. These letters were mainly written and received during the later period of her life, from 1902 to 1930, and detail business terms for the publication of her written articles in a variety of periodicals such as The Sketch Book Magazine. Series 3 is made up of two subseries: Letters sent by May Ellis Nichols and Letters received by May Ellis Nichols.