Collecting Culture   /     Episode 10: The Mysteries of Old Letters

Description

Hallie Bahn collects old letters, and she has more than 200 individual missives in her collection. Oftentimes, she has a packet of letters that are all from the same person: the mother of a soldier in World War I; a housewife writing to her husband who’s a traveling salesman. Hallie enjoys the enigmatic quality of... Read More

Summary

Hallie Bahn collects old letters, and she has more than 200 individual missives in her collection. Oftentimes, she has a packet of letters that are all from the same person: the mother of a soldier in World War I; a housewife writing to her husband who’s a traveling salesman. Hallie enjoys the enigmatic quality of these letters. She tries to piece together the lives of the letter writers, and, as an artist, she uses their stories as inspiration for her stop-motion animations.

Keep an eye out for our bonus episode, coming October 15, in which two actors will read from some of the letters.

Subtitle
Hallie Bahn collects old letters, and she has more than 200 individual missives in her collection. Oftentimes, she has a packet of letters that are all from the same person: the mother of a soldier in World War I; a housewife writing to her husband who&#
Duration
26:26
Publishing date
2017-09-30 12:27
Link
http://collectingculturepodcast.com/podcast/episode10/
Contributors
  Liz Logan
author  
Enclosures
http://collectingculturepodcast.com/podcast-download/456/episode10.m4a
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Shownotes

Hallie Bahn collects old letters, and she has more than 200 individual missives in her collection. Oftentimes, she has a packet of letters that are all from the same person: the mother of a soldier in World War I; a housewife writing to her husband who’s a traveling salesman. Hallie enjoys the enigmatic quality of these letters. She tries to piece together the lives of the letter writers, and, as an artist, she uses their stories as inspiration for her stop-motion animations.

Keep an eye out for our bonus episode, coming October 15, in which two actors will read from some of the letters.