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1899 July 23, Dundale, to My beloved Mrs. Evans
Title:
1899 July 23, to My beloved Mrs. Evans
Date:
1899-07-23
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1906 July 22, Woodbourne, to My dear Caroline
Title:
1906 July 22, to My dear Caroline
Date:
1906-07-22
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Carolena Morris Wood letter
Title:
Carolena Morris Wood letter
Description:
Carolena Morris Wood was prominent Quaker leader. Addressed to "Friend" and likely written to Anna M. Jackson. She thanks the recipient for the donation for the benefit of the colored orphans. She wishes the recipient good fortunate in their work.
Date:
1918-12-16
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
James Wood letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
James Wood letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
James Wood was a Quaker who was very active in prison reform; he was a member of the Executive Committee of the New York Prison Association. He explains to Anna Jackson that the "so-called fight" that she heard about at the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane was an exhibition put on for the inmates by a noted pugilist. He believes it was an innocent event, but he directs her to express her concerns to Dr. Robert Lamb, the superintendent of the hospital, or to Cornelius V. Collins, Superintendent of State Prisons.
Date:
1910-12-17
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Booker T. Washington letter to Carolena M. Wood
Title:
Booker T. Washington letter to Carolena M. Wood
Description:
Booker T. Washington was American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Written on the stationary of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, where Washington served as principal. Carolena Morris Wood was a Quaker missionary. Washington responds to Wood's letter by enclosing a letter from Major J. B. Ramsey, who worked at the Tuskegee Institute, which he states "explains itself."
Date:
1912-06-18
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anglo-American Wedding, Mt. Kisco, NY, 1981
Title:
Anglo-American Wedding, 1981
Description:
Cookie and Barry wave goodbye to family and wedding guests from a horse and buggy, which carries them down the road to a waiting automobile., Katrina Thomas's notes: Whether newly arrived in the U.S. or American citizens, resident for generations, the greatest number of marriages adheres to the Anglo-American model, promoted by a powerful wedding industry. Wedding coordinators and bride guides are consulted. With nothing left to chance, planning often takes months. The wedding can be officiated by anyone licensed to marry -- a member of the clergy, an interfaith minister, a civil marriage celebrant. The bride usually wears the most extravagant white dress she or her father can afford. Wedding party attire is color coordinated with the floral decorations -- bridesmaids in matching dresses, groomsmen in ties of the same color, even the two mothers often agreeing to something similar. The marriage may demand a fairy tale wedding, which seeks to be memorable and unusual in a climate of sameness, often incurring considerable wedding debt. In contrast, the procedure of an upper class Anglo-American wedding, held most often at the bride's home, recognizes family traditions. Most of my pictures depict the varied customs kept by this group, the sons and daughters of my WASP or Jewish friends and other couples to whom I have been recommended.
Date:
1981
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Anglo-American Wedding, Mt. Kisco, NY, 1981
Title:
Anglo-American Wedding, 1981
Description:
Cookie and Barry share cake and champagne at a small family wedding on the lawn of her family home., Katrina Thomas's notes: Whether newly arrived in the U.S. or American citizens, resident for generations, the greatest number of marriages adheres to the Anglo-American model, promoted by a powerful wedding industry. Wedding coordinators and bride guides are consulted. With nothing left to chance, planning often takes months. The wedding can be officiated by anyone licensed to marry -- a member of the clergy, an interfaith minister, a civil marriage celebrant. The bride usually wears the most extravagant white dress she or her father can afford. Wedding party attire is color coordinated with the floral decorations -- bridesmaids in matching dresses, groomsmen in ties of the same color, even the two mothers often agreeing to something similar. The marriage may demand a fairy tale wedding, which seeks to be memorable and unusual in a climate of sameness, often incurring considerable wedding debt. In contrast, the procedure of an upper class Anglo-American wedding, held most often at the bride's home, recognizes family traditions. Most of my pictures depict the varied customs kept by this group, the sons and daughters of my WASP or Jewish friends and other couples to whom I have been recommended.
Date:
1981
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs