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Jesse Cole asks young readers to respond to his views on aging, 1981

Also As I See the World Today · Jesse Cole June 1981 letter

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Date1981-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1981-06
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Summary

Jesse Cole’s June 1981 letter asks whether young people value older people, work, relationships, and advice. The editor invites younger readers to answer.

Evidence and limits

The letter is opinion and correspondence, not evidence about youth attitudes or behavior.

Sources

  1. Publishes Cole’s questions about young people, work, relationships, and advice from older people, followed by the editor’s invitation for young readers to respond. It is opinion correspondence, not survey evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the letter.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Jesse Cole asks young readers to respond to his views on aging, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jesse-cole-young-people-letter-1981/, accessed [date], citing Jesse Cole, “As I See The World Today,” Beaver Beacon, June 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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