Letter from Esther Coopersmith on Thailand
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Title (Dublin Core)
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Letter from Esther Coopersmith on Thailand
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Creator (Dublin Core)
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Esther Coopersmith
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Description (Dublin Core)
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This is an item from the Esther Coopersmith travel party trip to Thailand from November 25-December 1, 2001 for the Silk Festival with Her Majesty the Queen. Travel party includes Mary McFadden. This letter from Coopersmith comes on her official letterhead and states that pictures from the trip are included with the note. Coopersmith says she is awaiting dates for the 2002 Silk Festival and will be “thrilled” for McFadden to once again join.
According to Library of Congress, Coopersmith served as a U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1973-80; advisor to the U.S. Commission to the United Nations Status of Women Commission in Vienna, Austria, from 1981 to 1993; U.S. President's Observer to UNESCO, 1999-2000). According to one New York Time’s article upon her death, Coopersmith was known for offering "A place at her dinner tables, which sat 75, provided access to networks of money, influence and power across cultural and political divides."
This item accompanies others in this collection that include the proposed itinerary for the trip as well as a note from Coopersmith to McFadden regarding the trip and which carried these photos. This is also the trip from which the Thai Airline sickness bags with notes written by McFadden originate. The primary purpose of the trip seems to have been diplomatic, philanthropic, and leisurely.
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Date (Dublin Core)
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2002-01-08
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Identifier (Dublin Core)
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MMF1_S06_F02
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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Rights Holder (Dublin Core)
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Esther Coopersmith
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cultural context (VRA Ontology)
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Washington, DC
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United State of America
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Thailand
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Collection (VRA Ontology)
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Mary McFadden papers
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Subject (Dublin Core)
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Diplomatic Travels
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Silk Festival
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Thailand
