Papers of Anna Wigglesworth Chase, 1870-1952 (inclusive), 1902-1919 (bulk)
Overview
Correspondence, diaries, photographs, etc., of Anna Wigglesworth Chase, homemaker and traveler.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1952
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1902-1919
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Anna Wigglesworth Chase is held by [the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library or whomever]. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1.42 linear feet (1 carton, 1 file box)Correspondence, diaries, and photographs of Anna Wigglesworth Chase and her husband Philip Putnam Chase (1878-1978). Correspondents include their children, topics include vacations and trips, including their honeymoon in 1903.
BIOGRAPHY
Anna C. Wigglesworth Chase, daughter of George and Mary Catherine (Dixwell) Wigglesworth, was born April 7, 1879. She married Philip Putnam Chase (1878-1978), a history teacher at Milton Academy, on June 27, 1903. They had three children: Philip Wigglesworth Chase (1904-), John Peirce Chase (1906-1994), and George Wigglesworth Chase (1908-125). Chase died in 1965.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 79-M181--82-M87
CONTAINER LIST
- Carton 1: See inventory
- Box 1: 1-17
Processing Information
Preliminary inventory: July 1979
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Chase, Anna Wigglesworth, 1879-1965. Papers of Anna Wigglesworth Chase, 1870-1952 (inclusive), 1902-1919 (bulk): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00503
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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