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1867 August 16, Newport, to My dear husband
Title:
1867 August 16, to My dear husband
Description:
2 sheets, Unsigned, Unfinished?
Date:
1867-08-16
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
1899 September 27, Awbury, to My dear wife
Title:
1899 September 27, to My dear wife
Date:
1899-09-27
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Includes a newspaper clipping of an article written by Julia - a review of a German primer. There is an upcoming election. Discusses recent news concerning family/friends, especially the illness of a friend. Mentions "the Philosopher, Sally Thayer, and a General Van Allen.
Date:
1870-10-31
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Olivia E.P. Stokes letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Olivia E.P. Stokes letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Olivia E.P. Stokes was a philanthropist from New York. Responds to Jackson's note that was forwarded to her regarding the farm on Staten Island; Stokes and her sister were to give $10, 000 for the purchase and improvement of a farm. Regrets being away and unable to the meetings.
Date:
1885-1920
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Describes the Infant Asylum.
Date:
1879-08-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Description:
Likely written to Sally. Discusses plans and "arrangements, and gives reports on people's health. Is spending the day at her organization, The Home (later the Isaac T. Hopper Home), a shelter for women ex-convicts. Plans to have her photograph taken on Staten Island.
Date:
1864-10-11
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. She expresses that she is "becoming more and more impressed with the fact that we should take some stand regarding an educational qualification or some such test." She states that all the "most able men" whom she has talked to of late "seem to be under the impression that the suffrage should be limited in some way."
Date:
1897-02-14
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. She is disappointed to inform Chapman that she is laid up with an illness and will not be able to "see you all on Wednesday."
Date:
1895-1899
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Written on New York State Woman Suffrage Association stationery. Expresses her thoughts on the election of certain women to positions in the organization and offers to continue to serve in her role since Miss Huntington will not be able to replace her. States that she has enclosed a note about a meeting at Geneva.
Date:
1897-11-23
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Discusses whether they can afford to give Miss Mills a raise and the general state of the treasury. Mentions that she and Miss Howland are amending the Constitution.
Date:
1896-12-06
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Written on New York State Woman Suffrage Association stationery. She says she is glad to have not been re-elected vice-president at large for the New York State Woman Suffrage Association because she does not have "any desire for public life, and she has been kept at home due to her domestic circumstances." She discusses problems between her and Mrs. (Lillie Devereux) Blake. Curtis also mentions her belief for the need for a "qualified suffrage."
Date:
1897-11-11
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Accepts Mariana Wright Chapman's invitation to dine with her and others on January 13th. Expresses disagreement about the idea of New York State Woman Suffrage Association making a larger contribution to the National American Woman Suffrage Association because they are already low on funds. Suggests that Mariana Wright Chapman should join her in protesting the actions of Mrs. (Lillie Devereux) Blake.
Date:
1897-01-04
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Discussion of jail committees concerning arrested women and police matrons.
Date:
1899-03-14
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. She apologizes because she cannot accompany Chapman to Albany or participate in other active work; she is suffering in the nerves of her head and fears breaking down in public.
Date:
1899-02-13
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Elizabeth Burrill Curtis letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Elizabeth Curtis Burrill was a suffragist. Written on New York State Woman Suffrage Association stationery. She writes that Elizabeth Cady Stanton would like to schedule a lunch with her and Chapman to discuss resolutions.
Date:
1895-1899
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Swedish Wedding, Staten Island, NY, 1973
Title:
Swedish Wedding, 1973
Description:
Jeanne, wearing a crown of the Order of Vasa, a Swedish-American fraternal society, feeds "kransekake, a Scandinavian traditional cake decorated with the two flags of their cultural heritage, to her new husband, Randolph, of Norwegian lineage., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Swedish Wedding, Staten Island, NY, 1973
Title:
Swedish Wedding, 1973
Description:
The wedding guests quickly follow the lead of the newlyweds performing traditional dances which weave around the ballroom. Jeanne, the bride, belongs to a Swedish folk dance group. Her father provides the music., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Swedish Wedding, Staten Island, NY, 1973
Title:
Swedish Wedding, 1973
Description:
The newlyweds lead their guests into a tunnel of raised arms because Randolph knows the dances, too. Jeanne's father, making the music, is an accomplished musician and accordionist. After his death, his daughter established the Walter Eriksson Memorial Trust Fund to perpetuate Scandinavian music and musical activities through scholarships and support of music libraries., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Swedish Wedding, Staten Island, New York, 1973
Title:
Swedish Wedding, 1973
Description:
After the nuptials in a Lutheran church in Brooklyn, for a Swedish bride and Norwegian groom, everyone drives across a bridge to Staten Island to eat, drink, and dance at the Nansen Lodge Social Club, a fraternal organization affiliated with the Sons of Norway., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.
Date:
1973
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs