Papers of the Baltzley-Potter-Etz family, 1853-1951 (inclusive).

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Baltzley family. Papers of the Baltzley-Potter-Etz family, 1853-1951 (inclusive).

Papers of the Baltzley-Potter-Etz family, 1853-1951 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232007496

The collection consists mainly of the correspondence of Ann Baltzley Hartshorn Potter and her daughter, Pearl Potter Etz; also included are business papers and correspondence of Henry G. Potter, photocopies of documents pertaining to his military service, and biographical and genealogical information about the Baltzley and Potter families. Ann Potter's correspondence includes letters from a young man at Illinois State University in Springfield, detailing the life of a college student; letters from Union soldiers, most in the Army of the Potomac, describing field conditions, battles, and military life; love letters from a number of admirers; letters from her husbands written before and during their marriages; letters from friends and relatives describing social life in Washington, D.C.; and correspondence among Ann, Henry, and their daughter Pearl. Letters to Pearl are from her husband both before and during their marriage, and from friends and relatives; one friend in particular describes the theater and life in London, England, during the 1930s.

1.25 linear ft.

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