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dc.creatorSmith, Sara Louise
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-29T17:14:05Z
dc.date.available2021-07-29T17:14:05Z
dc.date.issued1935-08-16
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47907
dc.descriptionLetter from Sara Louise Smith to Amon Carter regarding the death of Will Rogers.
dc.format.medium5.5x7.25 Paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 157, Rogers, Will 1935, 2 of 21 Folder, Item 006
dc.subjectRogers, Will
dc.titleLetter re: Will Rogers' death
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionAug. 16, 1935 Frazier Apts Gilmer, Texas Mr. Amon G. Carter Pres. Ft. Worth Star Tel. Ft. Worth, Texas Dear Sir, Please publish this poem, which I have just written, as a tribute to the late Will Rogers from one of his countless many unknown friends Most Respectfully yours, Sara Louise Smith Will Rogers If ever a mortal loved his fellow-man, Or had the perfect gift to understand, And had a heart of purest gold, Or helped the weak, the young, the old Or saw the human side To full extent With a wit so quick and yet so kindly meant It was our greatest humorist And our nation's friend Whose life has been A blessing unto the end. Sara Louise Smith


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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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