Adgate, Asa from Return J. Meigs, Jan. 9, 1816
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence primarily between family members but also letters related to professional, financial, government, and legal matters. The letters written by women (especially Julia F. Adgate Knowles, Eunice B. Adgate, and Hannah Bacon) reveal much about religion, women’s roles, health, education, and local and national issues of their respective periods. Also includes Beatrice Maud (Michell) Knowles’s correspondence related to her role as national chair/president of American Mothers, one of many mothers’ groups devoted to U.S. isolationism during World War II. Printed transcripts of letters are filed alongside originals.
Dates
- Creation: Jan. 9, 1816
Creator
- From the Collection: Knowles, Loren M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Loren M. Knowles 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
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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