Jessie Wilson Sayre papers, 1886-1931

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Jessie Wilson Sayre papers, 1886-1931

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/156054346

The Jessie Wilson Sayre Papers document the close relationships amongst the Wilson and Axson families in the early twentieth century and provide details into their lives. The collection includes correspondence to and from Jessie Wilson Sayre, before and after her marriage. The bulk of the collection is correspondence to Sayre before her marriage from her parents, sisters, and her mother's family, the Axsons. The collection also contains her address book.

0.63 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6901517

Princeton University Library

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Sayre, Jessie Woodrow Wilson, 1887-1933

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Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre was the daughter of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and was a political activist. She was born in Gainesville, Georgia on August 28, 1887, the second daughter of Woodrow and Ellen Axson Wilson. She was educated privately in Princeton and at Goucher College in Baltimore; after her graduation from Goucher, she worked at a settlement home in Philadelphia for three years. She was also involved with the YWCA, serving on its national board. She marrie...