Charles and Edith Pearson Letters, MSS.3268

Abstract: The collection contains four letters addressed to Dr. Charles Pearson and his wife Edith of Staten Island, New York. One is an RSVP to their daughter's wedding, and the other three are from Edith's friend Eleanor, who discussed gifts and grandchildren.Scope and Content Note: The collection contains four letters sent to Charles and Edith Pearson. One is an RSVP from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawson in response to an invitation to the wedding of the Pearsons' daughter Eleanor to Norman Lawson.Three other letters are from Edith's friend, also named Eleanor, thanking Edith and Charlie for gifts of money and linen sheets and congratulating them on their new role as grandparents.Biographical/Historical Note: Charles and Edith Pearson lived in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. Charles was a doctor. Their daughter Eleanor married Norman Lawson in 1939