Overview
Scrapbook of obituaries and tributes to Abner Keely Stauffer; lists of people paying condolence calls and sending condolence letters and telegrams; and letters from family, friends, and colleagues of Abner Keely Stauffer.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1907
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 Keim Stauffer as well as 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
.42 linear feet (1 file box)Collection contains a disbound scrapbook of obituaries and tributes to Abner Keely Stauffer; lists of people paying condolence calls and sending condolence letters and telegrams; and letters of condolence to Anna Keim Stauffer.
BIOGRAPHY
Anna Keim Stauffer, daughter of Abner Keely Stauffer (1836-1906), a lawyer, and Mary High Keim Stauffer (1842-1891), was born April 7, 1877. She spent most of her life in Reading, Pennsylvania. She died of breast cancer on April 18, 1927, at Baker Sanitorium in Charleston, South Carolina.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2019-M223
The scrapbook of Anna Keim Stauffer was given to the Schlesinger Library by Carmen Valentino in December 2019.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2020
By: Johanna Carll
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch01715
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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