Love Letter Friday: Russ Hates Stationery

One in a series of old Love Letters that I bought at the flea market and am now transcribing for my nosiest friends.

This letter is marked 3 of 5 and is on University of Illinois stationery.

October 14, 1960

Dearest Karen,

Just got through writing the letter on the contemporary stationery.

What is contemporary stationery? Maybe he just means paper that isn’t garbage? It’s important to note that the vast majority of Russ’s letters are written on shitty cheap onion paper. P…