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Mary Hartwell Catherwood letters

 Collection — Folder: S0240
Identifier: S0240

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two letters from Mary Hartwell Catherwood to an unknown recipient.

Dates

  • 1891

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

Mary Hartwell Catherwood was born Mary Hartwell, December 16, 1847, in Ohio. She was an author known for historical romances set in Canada and “local color” stories set in the Midwestern United States. She married James Steele Catherwood between 1860 and 1870, and together they had two children. Catherwood died December 26, 1902, in Chicago.

Sources:

“Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922.” Ancestry. Accessed June 5, 2013. www.ancestrylibrary.com.

“Mary Hartwell Catherwood grave.” Find a Grave. Accessed June 5, 2013. www.findagrave.com.

National Archives and Records Administration. “1880, 1900 U.S. Census.” Ancestry. Accessed May 29, 2013. www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Smith, Virginia H. Finding Aid. Mary Hartwell Catherwood papers. Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections. The Newberry Library. http://mms.newberry.org/html/Catherwood.html.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase in 1965

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed by Jamie Dunn during May 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/11.
Title
Mary Hartwell Catherwood letters
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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