Hill and Grosvenor Family Papers, 1860-1952

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Hill and Grosvenor Family Papers, 1860-1952

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). The Grosvenors resided in Memphis, El Paso, Tex., and Pass Christian, Miss. The collection primarily documents their extended family, friends, and social life in Memphis and El Paso. Topics of note include courtship and love letters, student life at the University of the South, Georgia Tech, and Washington and Lee University. Other papers include portraits; financial and legal materials; poems and other writings; diaries; material relating to Army Air Force training during World War II; and maps of mines in Chihuahua, Mexico.

approximately 8000 items

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 11616264

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Evans, Phoebe Grosvenor, 1886-1963

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). The correspondence series contains numerous love letters between ... Phoebe Olivia Grosvenor and Marion G. Evans; Correspondence between the Grosvenors and family and friends continues, including the correspondence of P...

Hill, Mary Martin Wood, 1835-1922

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Olivia Polk Hill Grosvenor's father, Napoleon Hill (1830-1909), made his fortune during the California gold rush, spending 1850-1857 in California. Upon his return to Memphis, he married Mary Martin Wood (1835-1922), da...

Grosvenor (Family : Memphis, Tenn.)

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). The Grosvenors resided in Memphis, El Paso, Tex., and Pass Christian, Miss....

Grosvenor, Charles Niles, 1850-1931

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Charles Niles Grosvenor was a business partner of John Overton in Memphis. In 1897, he and his wife Olivia moved to El Paso, Texas, for his health...Apparently in 1902, Olivia Hill Grosvenor moved back to Memphis, follo...

Grosvenor, Olivia Polk Hill, 1861-1934

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Charles Niles Grosvenor was a business partner of John Overton in Memphis. In 1897, he and his wife Olivia moved to El Paso, Texas, for his health. Apparently in 1902, Olivia Hill Grosvenor moved back to Memphis, follow...

Hill, Napoleon, 1830-1909

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Olivia Polk Hill Grosvenor’s father, Napoleon Hill (1830-1909), made his fortune during the California gold rush, spending 1850-1857 in California. Upon his return to Memphis, he married Mary Martin Wood (1835-1922), da...

Hill (Family : Memphis, Tenn. : Hill, Napoleon, 1830-1909)

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Olivia Polk Hill Grosvenor’s father, Napoleon Hill (1830-1909), made his fortune during the California gold rush, spending 1850-1857 in California. Upon his return to Memphis, he married Mary Martin Wood (1835-1922), da...

Grosvenor, Charles Niles, Jr., 1890-1930

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Letters between Olivia and Charles Grosvenor and their children...C. N., Jr. "Niles" in Staunton, and, beginning in fall 1908, at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia....

Grosvenor, Napoleon Hill, 1888-1968

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The Hill and Grosvenor families of Memphis, Tenn., were joined by the marriage of Olivia Polk Hill (1861-1934) and Charles Niles Grosvenor (1850-1931) in 1885. The couple had three children: Phoebe Olivia (1886-1963), Charles Niles, Jr. (1890-1930), and Napoleon Hill (1888-1968). Napoleon "Nap" attended Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, and, beginning in fall 1908, Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia....