Papers, 1843-1952 (bulk 1843-1919).

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Papers, 1843-1952 (bulk 1843-1919).

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The collection centers on Mary Emma (Lewis) Hughes, her husband, Leopold Francis Hughes (1819-1895), and their descendants. Leopold's correspondence, 1861-1895, and legal papers, 1843-1871, concern his financial affairs. Mary's papers, 1866-1893, document her ownership of houses in New Rochelle, N.Y.; Detroit, Mich.; and Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection includes Anne Lewis's drawing book containing maps created while a student at the Edgeworth Seminary in Braddock, Pa. There are also, letters, 1917-1919, from James Francis Hughes (1897-1952), written while serving in the U.S. Army in France during World War I, to his mother, Nettie Virginia (Saunders) Hughes (1869-1950) of Richmond, Va.

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Edgeworth Seminary (Braddock, Pa.)

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Hughes, Leopold Francis, 1819-1895.

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Hughes, James Francis, 1897-1952.

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Hughes family.

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Hughes, Nettie Virginia Saunders, 1869-1950.

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Lewis, Anne, 1939-

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Hughes, Mary Emma Lewis.

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