Scrapbook: "memory book" compiled by Weona Woolson Engle, ca. 1889
Scope and Contents note
Two scrapbooks compiled by Weona Woolson Engle and one compiled by her mother and grandmother, Frances Delia Woolson and Eliza Squire Tillinghast. The first scrapbook, compiled by Frances Delia Woolson & Eliza Squire Tillinghast, is comprised of clippings, and printed materials mostly related to Frances Delia Woolson's married life, events she hosted with husband Alvin M. Woolson, the engagements of Maude, Weona, and Constance Woolson, Victorian-era cards and images, and clippings related to the Tillinghast and Pomeroy families. Weona Woolson Engle's memory book, compiled when she was about 20, includes various printed materials, drawings, and other mementos from her childhood and early adulthood. The third scrapbook includes items related to Weona Woolson Engle's marriage and married life, various trips and social occasions, and clippings related to friends and relatives.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1889
Creator
- From the Collection: Woolson family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The Woolson family papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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