Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer Family papers, 1878-1991 (ongoing)

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Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer Family papers, 1878-1991 (ongoing)

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The Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer Family Collection consists primarily of correspondence between these three generations of women and other family. Two-thirds of the collection consists of letters from Margaret O'Brien Townsend (I) and the remaining third is composed of letters from her daughter, Charlotte Townsend O'Brien. There are letters from Smith and some diaries are also document Smith years for both mother and daughter. Margaret Townsend O'Brien's I's letters discuss daily boarding school life and close relationships with female classmates. Other subjects discussed include Margaret Townsend O'Brien's bout with serious illness when she was young; Margaret II's career as a professor of languages; and Charlotte Townsend O'Brien Hoffheimer's army experiences. The letters are rich in detail about personal development, family life, and similar subjects. Charlotte Townsend O'Brien suggested that "her greatest historical accomplishment, like her mother's, was probably the private transmission of a cultured, reverent view of nature to the younger generation."

7 boxes (8 linear ft.)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7600857

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Professor of languages; Naturalist; Civic volunteer; Army Intelligence officer, World War II; Author From the description of Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer Family papers, 1878-1991 (ongoing) (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 489677992 ...

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