In this letter to his two granddaughters, Frank discusses their weekly allowance and asks about their plans for the summer. He also mentions pictures taken by Bill Shrout, a photographer for the Saturday Evening Post.
This letter was written while Frank's granddaughters were at a summer camp in Mentone, Alabama. In it he writes about an upcoming visit with the girls and shares news about family members.
In this letter to his granddaughters, Frank discusses recent trips he and their grandmother have taken, the trip Sandra is about to take to Europe, and the house their grandmother won in a raffle.
Frank wrote this letter while in the hospital. In it he sends news of the family and makes plans for the upcoming "Frank Boykin Day" celebration in Mobile.
In this letter Frank tries to dissuade his granddaughter from smoking and warns her of the dangers of tobacco, citing medical authorities and personal experience. The message presents an unusual perspective for the time in which it was written.
2009-09-15
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