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Letter from Carl D. Duncan to Patricia Whiting, August 27, 1966
Duncan, Carl D. (Carl Dudley), 1895-1966
1966-08-27
English
Duncan opens the letter by explaining membership fees of the I.P.A. which both he and Whiting are members of. He then discusses events that have occurred since Whiting has been out of town and offers additional ways that he could be of assistance to her. Duncan also tries to propose plans for... Show moreDuncan opens the letter by explaining membership fees of the I.P.A. which both he and Whiting are members of. He then discusses events that have occurred since Whiting has been out of town and offers additional ways that he could be of assistance to her. Duncan also tries to propose plans for spending time with Whiting when she returns. Show less
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Correspondence
Travel
Travel Correspondence
Whiting, Patricia, 1940-2010
San Jose -- California
Dr. Carl Duncan and Patricia Whiting Collection
San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives
Series I, Box 1, Folder 217
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Dr. Carl. D. Duncan (1895-1966), former SJSU professor and chairman of the National Science Department, began his career at San Jose State College in 1922. During his tenure he mentored many students, and between the years 1964-1966, he mentored Patricia Carpio (Whiting), a student in the Humanities & Art. Whiting worked for Dr. Duncan, who served as the secretary of the Field Studies program at that time. Whiting went on to become the first Filipino woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature, serving three terms from 1972-1978, and a community activist and beloved leader. Duncan and Whiting maintained a long-term friendship that lasted until his death in 1966. Patricia Whiting died at age 69 on July 1, 2010 of cancer. She is survived by her husband Vincent Whiting.
All is well at 547 Los Padres August 27, 1966 Dearest Patricia: In reading the latest issue of “The Platformer” which I presume you have received you will note on page 3 an “Important Notice” in a box that calls attention to a current requirement (that I have not previously noted) for an “Affiliation Fee” of $3.00 each annually. I have already sent the fee in for both you and me so you need note concerned with it. Such fees are standard in professional organizations with regional groups such as I.P.A. Western Division. They serve to pay for postage and secretarial services in keeping the national and regional offices informed on what is going on in each – also, possibly for their occasional minor expenses. I have your accumulated “magazine mail” which apparently has not been taken care of by whomever is checking on your mail. At least, when I find magazines in your box in mid- afternoon or later, as I have on a couple of occasions, I have assumed that they are not being taken care of by you other helper. Why don’t you hereafter just let me take care of your mail as I have on occasion before? I would be pleased to do so and it will be no inconvenience to me at all. I really would like to perform such small services for you. My book on the history of “Western Civilizations” was at the ranch as I suspected. I had loaned it to Lindy to help her with a course similar to the one in which you used the book. We found it in her bookcase a couple of nights ago. Incidentally, I was in error in thinking that U.C. was going to fly its students all the way to Europe for the year at Gottingen Germany. They were flown only to New York. Then they were put aboard a small steamer – one that requires 9 days to cross the Atlantic. So Lindy arrives today Saturday and will take another day and a half to get to Gottingen by way of Paris where a stopover is included. The year in Germany will be [page 2] worth worlds to her. Lindy will marry her tall fiancée, Mark Dawson, September 1, 1967 when she returns from Germany. The two have been pretty canny in making their plans. They have spent next to nothing on themselves (I think really they have cut down too much), but the result is they have saved & put $4000.00 in the bank so they will have at least that much to start on when she gets home. By then Mark will have his S.B. (?) and will seek some kind of employment. I presume your plans for the coming week are unchanged. Mrs. Shepard at the sewing machine company will expect to help you get a acquainted with your machine so we can then bring it home. If you haven’t planned otherwise, could this be in the afternoon and could we have dinner afterward as we did a week ago? We wouldn’t need to be so leisurely & take the rest of the evening as we did before, though that would be as enjoyable as before. The whole thing is a matter of your choosing so that you can accomplish whatever you have planned for the two days. I’m just engaging in wishful thinking as the week of your absence has obviously been a whole week to me. I’ve been quite happy thinking of the good time you’ve been having with Vince and Leon but I’ll be glad to see you again. Hope Vince wasn’t too disturbed over the forest fire that burned to within a mile of Paradise! Your plant is watered and healthy. I met Franz Judas whom Reggie & Carol Molong(?) recommended as someone to take care of the termite problem at “Lobata(?) Lodge” (the “little house” in Menlo) and will get a detailed estimate of costs in a few days. It may cost much less than I thought – especially if he finds only subterranean termites – the only species that I know is in the house. We looked the house over together superficially. He’ll go over it in detail. Well – two sheets of paper should be enough for now. There are more things to talk about & tell you – especially my marked improvement in general health & walking ability but they’ll wait till I see you. Love as always – Carl.
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