Watkins family papers, 1852-1985 [manuscript].

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Watkins family papers, 1852-1985 [manuscript].

Genealogical records of the Watkins and Powell families; items collected by Major Mabel A. Watkins, when she was an Army nurse at the 1st Army Evacuation Hospital and other hospitals in the South Pacific before and during World War II; an autograph book belonging to Lydia Powell, 1880; and photographs of Watkins family members, including travel pictures. Most of the genealogical information was collected by Wilbur Watkins (1886-1975), son of Daniel and Lydia Watkins.

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