Correspondence between David James Burrell and Frank D. Hopley, April 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life"

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Artifact Overview

Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. The noted religious writer Reverend David James Burrell wrote that he still felt a tingle when he remembered shaking Abraham Lincoln's hand over sixty years earlier.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

April 1921

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

34.558.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

centered across the top: THE WRITERS / FOR "MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE WRITTEN BOOKS, PUBLISHED BY RECOGNIZED PUBLISHING FIRMS; WHO HAVE WRITTEN PLAYS PRODUCED BY RECOGNIZED THEATRICAL MANAGERS; AND WHO HAVE WRITTEN ARTICLES, STORIES OR VERSES WHICH HAVE APPEARED IN RECOGNIZED MAGAZINES"...