HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Semi-bound, Box 10
GUSN-358937
A collection of 8 letters sent to Miss Ellen Chandler. Seven of the eight letters are written by Clifford F. Pember, an architect who refers to Ellen as "aunt" in his letters, although they do not appear to be directly related. The eighth letter is from an unidentified individual who refers to Ellen as "kiddo." As the letter was sent from Brunswick, Maine, the author is likely a relative or friend of Ellen's. Seven of the eight letters are addressed to Ellen, and one from Pember is addressed to Bertha. This letter was enclosed in the same envelope as a letter for Ellen, so it is likely Bertha was a friend or family member. Topically, the letters contain personal anecdotes, updates on life and future plans, and schedule plans between parties.
correspondence
letters (correspondence)
envelopes
families
communication (function)
letters (correspondence)
envelopes
1 folder (7 envelopes and 8 letters)
MS029
Miscellaneous manuscript collection
2002
MS029.002.020
Gift
Gift of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., 2002
New York City (New York state)
Newton Lower Falls (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]
Brunswick (Cumberland county, Maine)
Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Augusta (Richmond county, Georgia)
Pember, Clifford F. (Author)
Quin, Ellen (Chandler) (Recipient)
letters (correspondence)
envelopes
Chandler, Horace Parker
Letters were removed from their respective envelopes. Each envelope and its corresponding letter is marked with a number and letter combination, such as 1a for an envelope and 1b for its letter, in the top left corner to denote which envelope housed which letter and in what order they should remain.
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Semi-bound, Box 10
Ellen Chandler is the daughter of Horace Parker Chandler and Grace Chandler. Horace worked as a publisher, real estate and mortgage broker, journalist, and photographer. A small collection of his photographs are housed at Historic New England. Ellen was raised in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, in the late 1800s with her sister, Grace Chandler, and their brother, Peleg Chandler.
Ellen lived in the Boston area, primarily at her childhood home, until the 1920s. At this time, she and Grace took up residence in the Parker Cleaveland House in Brunswick, Maine. The Chandler's were descendants of Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858), a noted American geologist and mineralologist. Ellen married James Sleator Quin, a businessman from Grand Manan Island off the coast of Canada's New Brunswick province, in 1934. The couple maintained residency at the Parker Cleaveland House after Grace's death in 1938.
The materials are arranged in alphabetical order according to the date stamped on the front of the envelope. Each envelope contains one letter except for envelope 6a, which contains 2 letters. Each envelope and its corresponding letter(s) are marked with a number and letter combination, such as 1a for an envelope and 1b for its letter, in the top left corner to denote which envelope housed with letter and in what order they should remain.
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