Hazel and Nellie Ellis family papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911).

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Hazel and Nellie Ellis family papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911).

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Personal papers of the Ellis family include financial records, legal documents, photographs, and correspondence. Some early papers are in French. Correspondence of 1887 indicates the various occupations of Richard W. and Caswell P. Ellis, and concerns Richard's patent for a crowned pulley. The largest portion of correspondence, concentrated in the years 1900-1911, relates to family matters, health, and social events. Letters concern the 1901 death of their brother, Erl Ellis, and Hazel's trip abroad in 1902. Much of the correspondence dated 1905 pertains to social events related to Hazel as Queen of the Mardi Gras. Other letters are those of suitors written to Hazel and Nellie.

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Hazel and Nellie Ellis were members of the Caswell Prewitt Ellis family of Montgomery, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. From the description of Hazel and Nellie Ellis family papers, 1848-1938 (bulk 1903-1911). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 254196758 ...