Crazy Letters I, 1980s

File — Box: 8, Folder: 14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

These papers document the long life and career of Clason Kyle, as well his family. They include material on his career with Columbus newspapers including his time as the Associate Editor of the Ledger-Enquirer Sunday Magazine and travel editor. They also document his participation in many local, national and international organizations including: American Cancer Society; Bachelor Club; Barter Theater in Abington; Big Eddy Club; Columbus Chamber of Commerce – Stay and See Committee; Columbus Little Theater, Inc.; Columbus Museum (also known at the Bradley Museum and later the Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts; County Club of Columbus; various churches, primarily Trinity Episcopal and Saint George’s Anglican; Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; Historic Columbus Foundation; Kappa Alpha Order (his fraternity of Rollins College); Musemon Fine Arts Camp; The Springer Opera House; Society of Architectural Historians; Three Arts League; Victorian Society of America; Westville among others.

Dates

Other: 1980s

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (77 boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

These anonymous letters were written over several years in the 1980s, addressed mainly to Clason Kyle, but include several to Billy Winn and to the occasional U.S. Navy ship. The themes ranged from evangelistic proselytizing., numerology, and anti-Communism to suggestions for improving the military, among others. Many letters were never opened by Kyle and they are kept as found, in no particular order. A note in Kyle’s handwriting in the last folder indicates that the author was Jerry Carlisle, a local pianist.