Wead family.
Librarian; U.S. Sanitary Commission volunteer.
Mary K. Wead (1812-1896?) married to Samuel Wead; worked for the Sanitary Commission during the Civil War; and during the 1880s was an inspector for the NY State Charities Association for Franklin County. Little else is known about her. Eunice Wead (1881-1969), believed to be Mary's granddaughter, graduated Smith College, 1902; librarian, Smith College, 1906-11; curator of rare books and professor of library science, University of Michigan, 1917-?
From the description of Papers, 1862-1936 (bulk 1862-1867). (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 49523198
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| creatorOf | Wead family. Papers, 1862-1936 (bulk 1862-1867). | Smith College, Neilson Library |
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| associatedWith | American Freedman's Union Commission | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 | person |
| associatedWith | National Freedman's Relief Association | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Schuyler, Louisa Lee | person |
| associatedWith | State Charities Aid Association (N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Sanitary Commission | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wead, Mary, 1812-1896. | person |
| associatedWith | Wead, Mary Eunice. | person |
| associatedWith | Woman's Central Association of Relief | corporateBody |
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