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Curtis family correspondence

Description

A collection of family correspondence containing 110 items; the letters are chiefly to Delia Augusta and Sarah Henrietta Curtis from their brothers. The letters include discussion of the Curtis sisters' studies and education, family news, the Civil War, life in Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, and California, from 1820 to 1892; also included are a few letters of Henry James and Clarissa Fisher Curtis. The collection also contains a typewritten summary and outline of the Curtis family letters (1984) and ephemera.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1820-1984
Call number
mssHM 50671-50759
Creator
Curtis (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Elizabeth C. McPhail, September 1984.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Curtis, B. W. (1847-1892.)
Curtis, Delia Augusta, (1841-1915.)
Curtis, James Henry, (1838-1906.)
Curtis, Sarah Henrietta, (1835-1908.)
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