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    "ocrText": "two deams and their wives, several professors and wives and\nseveral young faculty men and of course all the library staff.\nEverybody we asked came and they hung round quite a long time\nso we felt quite elated over it. Our rooms had just been\ndecorated and we have lots of lovely flowers and by borrowing\na few trifles like silver tea pots etc we had a lovely tea\ntable.\nLouise has been gone since the 21st of August. Of\ncourse we miss her but she is having the opportunity of a\nlifetime in Washington, and being well paid besides so we\nwill have to stand it. Mamma is getting along very well\nwith the work by having a student girl to help some. and\nwe have only seven in the family this year instead of ten.\nI have not had your writing read yet but I will.\nI\nhave not seen Mr. O'Brien but once since I came back ax-\ncept at the tea and then I forgot to take the envelope.\nHe got up a nice little picnic and took me one night since\nI got back but it must have been enough for awhile as I have\nnot seen him since. I must say that I am not minding it\nmuch though.\nI suppose Agnes is back by now. I am going to write\nto her soon. Mary wrote me a nice letter since I came home.\nI think I can leave the library now so I will close. Give my\nlove to your mother and keep a lot for yourself,\nAffectionately\nBelly\nTRUMAR\nNARA"
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