Letter, Jeannette Rockefeller
Object number2015.009.02
DateNovember 7, 1983
OriginSeattle, Washington
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (21.6 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
The letter reads: "November 7, 1983." "Mrs. Lucy K. Robinson, Director. /Aransas Commemorative Commission. / 300 West Markham/ Little Rock, Arkansas 72201."/ "Dear Lucy,/ Please forgive the inordinate delay in my response to your thoughtful letter of September 1st, but it was addressed to 2017 Boylston East in Seattle, where I have not resided in more than a year. Your communication only reached me last Friday, and I hope I am not too late in providing the infromation, enclosed, which you requested./ Also, with reference to the Saturday, March 10th date mentioned in your letter, I'm sorry to advise that my present plans call for my being out of the United States during that period, so it would be impossible for me to be with you. I am sorry to offer "regrets" so early in your planning, but I assume you would prefer to know well in advance that I would be unavailable during late February and most of March./ You may want to note my current (permanent) address for your files: 1500 Broadway East, Seattle, Washington 98102. Telephone--(206) 325-1428./ Thanks again for thinking of me, and I hope the questionnaire date is not too late. With warmest good wishes,/ Sincerely,/ Jeannette."
Jeannette Edris Rockefeller was born on July 13, 1918 in Seattle, Washington. Jeannette married Winthrop Rockefeller on June 11, 1956. In 1959 Jeannette and Winthrop did a statewide fundraising campaign for the Museum of Fine Arts (now the Arkansas Arts Center). Jeannette became the president of the Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees in 1960 and held the position until 1968. She went on to serve as the president for the Arkansas and National Associations for Mental Health, a trustee for the Research Foundation of the National Association for Mental Health, Inc., Finch College in New York City, and Philander Smith College during the 1960s. Jeannette divorced Winthrop in 1971. She died on December 7, 1997 and is buried in Seattle.
Status
Not on view
