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Josephina Niggli to her mother, October 12, 1935

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Title	Josephina Niggli to her mother, October 12, 1935
Creator	Niggli, Josephina, 1910-1983
Medium of Original	letters (correspondence)
Date of Original	1935-10-12
Dimensions	7' x 5.5'; 4 pages
Description	In a letter to her mother on October 12, 1935, Josephina Niggli is relaying a conversation she had earlier in the day with Dr. Coffman, head of the English department. He felt she was wasting her time with an M. A. as she had too much talent to become a teacher.
Subject	University of North Carolina (1793-1962) -- Graduate students Graduate students -- North Carolina -- Chapel Hill -- Correspondence Niggli, Josephina, 1910-1983 -- Knowledge and learning Carolina Playmakers Niggli, Josephina, 1910-1983 -- Correspondence Niggli family -- Correspondence
Local Subject	personal letters student life
Time Period	1930s;
Location	Orange County (N.C.)
Related Materials	This transcription has been provided by WCU student Nathan Campbell (MA English), whose annotated version is available at http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19074.
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection	Hunter Library Special Collections
Inventory Number	HL_MSS09_05_01_02_02
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	Josephina Niggli to her mother, October 12, 1935, page 1
Transcription	October 12-1935 Dearest Mamma, This is an added note to what I wrote you the other night. This morning I went to see Dr. Coffman, who is the head of the English department. He has shown such a great interest in my work, and I know that he had absolutely no prejudices either in favor or against the Playmakers, and I explained to him exactly what my plans were. As nearly as I can remember it, he said that he
Inventory Number	HL_MSS09_05_01_02_02_01

Josephina Niggli to her mother, October 12, 1935

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