The Jack and Jerri Lines Collection

A letter written from Arthur Hutchinson to Jerome K. Wilcox, then chief librarian at the University of Chicago, postmarked December 17, 1931. Click here for a transcript of the letter

Statements of early residents of the area compiled by Jerome Wilcox on visits by he and his wife Grace and two children to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Lines in Salida. Grace Wilcox was the sister of Mrs. Emery Lines, who was the mother of Jack Lines (the donor).

Includes statements by:

  • T.J. Thompson
  • M.N. Jordan of Saguache, Colorado
  • Arthur Hutchinson, May 8, 1924
  • Hugh Boon
  • John Mudlein
  • Mrs. O.E. (Elizabeth) Harrington, prepared by Mrs. Wm.C. Alexander

Photo of Salida High School football team, 1905, with players identified by Emery Lines, who is in the photo.