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From friends and family, 1905-1908, 1951, 1968

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: SERIES I.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series I. Correspondence contains correspondence to and from the Brown family including information about Edith's time at Bryn Mawr College and the Brown family's international travels from 1887-1927 [bulk 1905-1927]. Included in the Brown Family Correspondence (B1 F1) is an 1887 birth announcement of Edith Doane Brown. A 1912 Voyage Letter Book documents Abbot's travels in Egypt and the Mediterranean. Related material on the voyage can be found in Series III. Scrapbooks in Volume 3. The correspondence regarding the 50th reunion of the Bryn Mawr College Class of 1909 contains the booklet "Phoenix Profiles." A short autobiography of Edith Doane Brown is also included. The photographs contain family photographs from the Brown, Abbot and Zimmerman families from 1886-1961. The childhood photograph of Abbot is noteworthy as it includes the names of her siblings. Many of the envelopes were previously separated from the correspondence; they are contained in Box 3 of the series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1908, 1951, 1968

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 linear feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA