Correspondence

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1901-1904

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-B-0207

GUSN

GUSN-355710

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Description

Consists of five letters and four envelopes addressed to either Mary Eustis (the future Mary Eustis Scott) or her mother, Edith Hemenway Eustis. Correspondence relates to familial relationships, social engagements, and daily life. Also includes a stamp-covered cardboard box that originally held the correspondence. Includes:

Letter from William D. Sohier to Mary Eustis, March 11, 1901
Letter from Ella Channing Eustis to Mary Eustis, April 28, 1903
Letter from Amy Hemenway Cabot to Mary Eustis, September 14, 1903
Letter from Mary E. Dewey to Edith Hemenway Eustis, December 4th, 1903
Letter from Lily Dustin to Mary Eustis, September 7, 1904
Four envelopes addressed to Mrs. W. E. C. Eustis (Edith Hemenway Eustis), all dated December 1903

Details

Descriptive Terms

correspondence
correspondence
envelopes

Physical Descrption

1 folder (9 items)
1 stamp-covered box; 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches

Collection Code

MS063

Collection Name

Eustis family papers

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

MS063.01

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Record Details

Originator

Scott, Mary Channing Eustis, 1885-1917
Eustis, Edith Hemenway, 1851-1904
Dustin, Lillian, Miss
Sohier, William Davies, 1858-1938
Dewey, Mary Elizabeth, 1821-1910
Eustis, Ella Channing, 1846-1940
Cabot, Amy Hemenway, 1848-1911

Material Type

correspondence
envelopes

Description Level

Series

Location Note

85M-01-314-Z-B-0207

Accruals Note

Letter written by W. E. C. Eustis on July 4, 1882 was gifted by the Shirley-Eustis House Association in 2021.

Arrangement

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically.

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