Manuscripts

Julia Pitt Byrne letters, cards, and postcards to Jeannette G. Kelsey

Description: Some of these letters and cards were copied into Jeannette Kelsey's memoir of her friendship with Julia Pitt Byrne.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1881-1893
Call number: mssKelsey
Creator: Kelsey, Jeannette G. Washburn (1850-1931)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Carmen D. Valentino by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2020.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Julia G. Ewing letter to Jeannette G. Kelsey

Manuscripts

A collection of the papers of the Kelsey family of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania from 1851 to 1948; the papers include correspondence, a memoir and a diary, printed volumes, photographs, and ephemera. The voluminous correspondence of Jeannette G. W. Kelsey, her husband, children, extended family, friends, social connections, and business people covers the literary, intellectual, cultural, political, and business topics of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Subjects covered in the collection are American and British politics; the expatriate community in Europe; family relations; World War I; the Catholic Church; and business affairs. There is a small amount of material related to the businesses and estate of Jeannette's father Cadwallader C. Washburn. Correspondents include, among others, Bessie Rayner Belloc, John Murray Brown, Julia Pitt Byrne, Annie Fields, Fola La Follette, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Ida Vernon, and Cyrus Woodman.

mssKelsey

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