Elodie Hogan Belloc Correspondence

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Elodie Hogan Belloc Correspondence

1890-1914

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/15

The collection contains the correspondence of Irish-American Elodie (Hogan) Belloc (1868-1914). The letters are primarily between Elodie and her husband, Hilaire Belloc, with some correspondence from her family and others.

6.25 linear feet

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11641824

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Belloc, Elodie Hogan, 1868-1914

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Elodie Agnes Hogan was born in 1868 in Napa, California to Irish immigrant parents. She considered becoming a nun with the Order of the Sisters of Charity and spent time at a convent in Maryland before deciding to not pursue a religious vocation. She met her husband, Hilaire Belloc who was a British writer, in London in 1890 while on a family trip. Elodie's mother, Ellen, initially did not approve of Hilaire because she thought he was too young and would not be able to provide for her daughter. ...