Overview
Correspondence and photographs of the Carter and White families of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1924
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)These family papers contain correspondence of Carter and White family members, including letters from John Eaton White to his fiancee, Lucy Nichols, written while he was serving in the Civil War, as well as letters from Charles Morland Carter to the ornithologist, Ruthven Deane, describing a hunting trip in Nebraska. There is a sketch and photograph of John Eaton White, a tintype depicting William Brewster, Charles Morland Carter, and Daniel Chester French, and a pencil sketch of Charles Morland Carter done by Daniel Chester French. Finally, there are writings about the Nichols' family genealogy, among other items.
Biographical / Historical
The Carter and White families of Cambridge, Massachusetts, are related by marriage. In 1864, Robert Carter (1819-1879), author and editor, married his second wife Susan Nichols. Susan Nichols' sister, Lucy Nichols, married John Eaton White, a captain in the 99th New York Infantry. Charles Morland Carter is the son of Robert Carter and his first wife, Ann Augusta Gray.
Arrangement
Organized into three series:
- I. Correspondence
- II. Visual materials
- III. Other papers
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*89M-55. Manuscripts presented by George N. White, Jr.; received: 1990 February 1.
Processing Information
Processed by: Jackie Dean
- Title
- Carter family. Carter and White family papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00118
Repository Details
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