BIB_ID
440497
Accession number
MA 4260
Display Date
New York, Paris, and other locations, 1942-1973.
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Bequest of Margaret Kelly Hughes (Mrs. John C. Hughes), 1980.
Description
13 items (27 pages) ; various sizes
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The writers of the letters have not been identified.
One item appears to be a poem addressed to Hughes by an inhabitant of Herbilly, France.
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters from statesmen, politicians, authors, and others involved in the arts to Margaret Kelly Hughes.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
One item appears to be a poem addressed to Hughes by an inhabitant of Herbilly, France.
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters from statesmen, politicians, authors, and others involved in the arts to Margaret Kelly Hughes.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
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