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This letter from Edna and Bill Heim was sent to Clarice Snoddy, a resident of Topeka. The Heims were caring for Snoddy's farm in Smith County and frequently updated her on its condition. According to Mrs. Heim, the wheat crop on Snoddy's farm was doing as well as could be expected during a drought. Also, in anticipation of Snoddy's visit, Heim gave her directions to their farm in Kensington, Kansas.
Creator: Heim, Edna
Date: March 31, 1936
This source works alongside other letters from the Heims, and it can also be paired with other documents discussing the state of the wheat crop.
KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl experiences (2005)
Item Number: 211782
Call Number: Clarice Snoddy Coll. 123, Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211782
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Droughts
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Storms - Dust
Collections - Manuscript - Snoddy, Clarice
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Agricultural losses
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Letters
Date - 1930s - 1936
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Environment - Weather - Storms - Dust
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Kensington
Places - Counties - Smith
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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