Guide to the Charles J. Sullivan Letters
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0962
Creator:
Sullivan, Charles J.
Title: Charles J. Sullivan letters
Dates: 1918-1921
Physical Description:
0.75 linear foot
Summary: These letters were written to his fiancée Rowena Gray, in Chowchilla, CA, while Sullivan was at Stanford and training for
the military, 1918, and then working in Los Angeles, June-August 1919, and Salinas, 1919-21. His 1918 letters discuss life
at Stanford, his military training in the Students Army Training Corps, his bout of influenza and time at the Camp Fremont
hospital, the death of “Swede” (a member of his fraternity Delta Tau Delta), and his relationship with Rowena. When he was
working and separated from Rowena he wrote to her almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. His letters generally talked
about his work, his social activities, family affairs, and their relationship. His letters from Los Angeles include watching
the arrival of the Pacific Fleet in Long Beach, August 1919; a visit to a San Pedro shipyard and his attempt to get a tour
of the Mississippi, August 1919; and the adverse affect of the labor strike in LA on transportation and other aspects of daily
life.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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Cite As
Charles J. Sullivan Letters (SC0962). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Charles J. Sullivan attended Stanford University 1916-18; he married Rowena Gray on Feb. 12, 1920.
Description of the Collection
These letters were written to his fiancée Rowena Gray, in Chowchilla, CA, while Sullivan was at Stanford and training for
the military, 1918, and then working in Los Angeles, June-August 1919, and Salinas, 1919-21. His 1918 letters discuss life
at Stanford, his military training in the Students Army Training Corps, his bout of influenza and time at the Camp Fremont
hospital, the death of “Swede” (a member of his fraternity Delta Tau Delta), and his relationship with Rowena. When he was
working and separated from Rowena he wrote to her almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. His letters generally talked
about his work, his social activities, family affairs, and their relationship. His letters from Los Angeles include watching
the arrival of the Pacific Fleet in Long Beach, August 1919; a visit to a San Pedro shipyard and his attempt to get a tour
of the Mississippi, August 1919; and the adverse affect of the labor strike in LA on transportation and other aspects of daily
life.
Access Terms
Stanford University--Students.
Sullivan, Charles J.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 Feb-July
Box 1, Folder 2
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 August-Sept.
Box 1, Folder 3
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 October 8-12
Box 1, Folder 4
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 October 13-17
Box 1, Folder 5
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 October 18-20
Box 1, Folder 6
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 October 21-124
Box 1, Folder 7
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 October 26-30
Box 1, Folder 8
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 Nov. 1-5
Box 1, Folder 9
Charles to Rowena Gray
1918 Nov. 6-18
Box 1, Folder 10
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 May 3-22
Box 1, Folder 11
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 May 24-31
Box 1, Folder 12
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 June 1-5
Box 1, Folder 13
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 June 6-9
Box 1, Folder 14
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 June 10-15
Box 2, Folder 1
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 June 16-24
Box 2, Folder 2
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 June 25-30
Box 2, Folder 3
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 July 11-18
Box 2, Folder 4
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 July 19-22
Box 2, Folder 5
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 July 23-31
Box 2, Folder 6
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 August 1-12
Box 2, Folder 7
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 August 14-19
Box 2, Folder 8
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 August 20-25
Box 2, Folder 9
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 October 10-15
Box 2, Folder 10
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 October 16-20
Box 2, Folder 11
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 October 21-19
Box 2, Folder 12
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 November 1-9
Box 2, Folder 13
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 November 10-16
Box 3, Folder 1
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 November 17-30
Box 3, Folder 2
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 December 2-8
Box 3, Folder 3
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 December 9-16
Box 3, Folder 4
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 December 17-25
Box 3, Folder 5
Charles to Rowena Gray
1919 December 27-31
Box 3, Folder 6
Charles to Rowena Gray
1920 January-May
Box 3, Folder 7
Charles to Rowena Gray Sullivan
1921 February 9-15
Box 3, Folder 8
Charles to Rowena Gray Sullivan
1921 February 16-22
Box 3, Folder 9
Charles to Rowena Gray Sullivan
1921 February 23-28
Box 3, Folder 10
Charles to Rowena Gray Sullivan
1921 March
Box 3, Folder 11
Charles to Rowena Gray, undated (one written from Los Angeles, one from Salinas)
Box 3, Folder 12
Letters to Rowena Gray from Grace Pattersonand her mother
1919, 1920-21
Box 3, Folder 13
Charles to his son Charles Jr.
1921 Feb 19
