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Letter to Butterworth from Elizabeth Parks Jerues

Citation

“Letter to Butterworth from Elizabeth Parks Jerues,” Madison Historical, accessed December 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1254.

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Description

This letter was sent to L. H. Butterworth from Elizabeth Parks Jerues thanking L.H Butterworth for the 50th Anniversary Jubilee celbrations Mr. Butterworth aided in organizing for the Community. Within the letter, Mrs. Parks Jerues, mentions her father, Richard Parks, was one of the founding employees of the Wood River Refinery. She also mentions her association with the Wood River Women's Club and expresses gratitude for her invitation to the 50th anniversary celebrations of Standard Oil Company in Wood River. The letter is dated received by Mr. Butteerworth, September 13, 1957.

Subjects

  • industry
  • culture
  • Wood River
  • refineries
  • Standard Oil Refinery

Date

September 12, 1957

Type

  • Miscellaneous Document

Format

  • Letter

Coverage

  • Wood River, Illinois
  • 1950s

Identifier

  • WRM-D-0007
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