http://rodneyolsen.net/2009/06/vincent.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rodneyolsen.net/2009/06/vincent.html/comment-page-1#comment-7714 Apple Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:35:29 +0000 http://rodneyolsen.net/?p=3296#comment-7714 What if you weren't famous? My ancestors certainly weren't and I do wonder how they would feel about my publishing their correspondence. The letters are a wonderful peek into their lives and time and I'm happy to be able to share them. However the collection of letters held by the library also includes letters written by my mother and I think she'd be mortified to know that they are there for anyone to read. I'm careful about what I write on my blogs and I delete all emails of a personal nature but I suppose that they are still floating around out in cyberspace somewhere. What if you weren’t famous? My ancestors certainly weren’t and I do wonder how they would feel about my publishing their correspondence. The letters are a wonderful peek into their lives and time and I’m happy to be able to share them. However the collection of letters held by the library also includes letters written by my mother and I think she’d be mortified to know that they are there for anyone to read. I’m careful about what I write on my blogs and I delete all emails of a personal nature but I suppose that they are still floating around out in cyberspace somewhere.

]]> http://rodneyolsen.net/2009/06/vincent.html/comment-page-1#comment-7713 Ilona Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:35:41 +0000 http://rodneyolsen.net/?p=3296#comment-7713 Once upon a time, people simply put in their will to have their personal correspondence destroyed. I guess that is not possible anymore. Now that so many new biographies have come out that emphasize that seamier sides of a public figure... you just wonder, don't you? what will be done with all that overflow of mundane trivia? Once upon a time, people simply put in their will to have their personal correspondence destroyed. I guess that is not possible anymore. Now that so many new biographies have come out that emphasize that seamier sides of a public figure… you just wonder, don’t you? what will be done with all that overflow of mundane trivia?

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