Bill Brown Dear Mom
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historical letters archive
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Bill Brown Dear Mom
My father's letters as a diplomatic courier from 1960-66
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How HN took it
5 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Letters are charming and worth preserving
From 2 comments
This is great. I wish it was a more of a thing in our society for people to keep their letters as well as create oral histories.
kak9 on HNSent it to a few people, and they all love the letters!
zapperen on HN
Typewritten originals and spelling mistakes add authenticity
From 1 comment
Just a thought, in reading the PDF copy that was typewritten, it feels really nice to see the spelling mistakes, and get a sense for the original form that the letter took. I…
ianstormtaylor on HN
Objections
Digitizing letters may lose the romance of the originals
From 1 comment
Just a thought, in reading the PDF copy that was typewritten, it feels really nice to see the spelling mistakes, and get a sense for the original form that the letter took. I…
ianstormtaylor on HN
Letters are marked backwards: Helsinki and Calcutta links are swapped
From 1 comment
fyi, your letters are marked backwards. the helsinki link takes you to calcutta and vice versa. Otherwise, very exciting.
dastbe on HN
Requests
Include high-resolution scans of original letters alongside transcripts
From 1 comment
Just a thought, in reading the PDF copy that was typewritten, it feels really nice to see the spelling mistakes, and get a sense for the original form that the letter took. I…
ianstormtaylor on HN
Questions
Did the father marry overseas?
From 1 comment
He keeps mentioning the various girls he is meeting. Made me curious. Did he end up marrying overseas? Or was that all just for fun.
wglass on HN