About the diary writer
- Barbara McDowell Whitt
- Kansas City, Missouri, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- ~ About: A 1961-65 Park College Diary ~ As a high school girl and then a college coed in the first half of the 1960s, I wrote nightly entries on the pages of one-year diaries. In January 2010 I began transcribing the entries into a blog and gave each one a title. I grew up on three farms within 30 miles of Iowa City and the University of Iowa with its Iowa Writers' Workshop. As the oldest of four daughters, in my diaries I sometimes referred to my sisters as "the kids" or "the girls." We helped our parents, but we also had good, wholesome fun - a characteristic I took with me to Park. Park is 300 miles southwest of West Chester, Iowa, in Parkville, Missouri, on the Missouri River 10 miles northwest of Kansas City, Missouri, and across the river from Kansas City, Kansas. In 2000 Park College became Park University. Today Park's flagship campus is in Parkville and there are an additional 41 campus centers across the nation. Park was one of the first educational institutions in the United States to offer online learning. My last post was on May 22, 2018. I may be followed on Twitter @BarbaraMcDWhitt.
A Letter to Mrs. Cowan - Saturday, February 6, 1960
It is cold again. Daddy had to do chores alone this morning. Ann and Virginia helped him tonight. Grandma and Grandpa both have the flu. I got my geometry and "The Eighteen Cousins' Journal" done and a letter to Mrs. Cowan written.
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Barb,
Who is Mrs. Cowan?
It is interesting that both you and Suzanne asked about Mrs. Cowan. In addition to the information I told Suzanne (February 4) I should also say that I recall her talking about her memories of World War II. The Coventry Cathedral was heavily damaged in war bombing. A new modern cathedral had been built adjacent to a part of the old one that was salvaged. On the altar is a small cross made of nails from the original cathedral.
After I wrote that I found Suzanne's question and your answer. I do remember that now. Was there any connection other than same name or did your grandmother know of a family connection. In any case it is interesting that you went to visit her.
That's right. You have a great memory. My grandmother's maiden name was Cowan but you would know that because of your interest in the Cowan pottery produced by her brother, R. Guy Cowan. They didn't know of a family connection. I was ten when I began exchanging letters with her and 27 when I went to see her.
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