Ella Wilmarth Barton and May Wilmarth correspondence, 1875-1886.

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Ella Wilmarth Barton and May Wilmarth correspondence, 1875-1886.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55636069

Collection (03-253) comprises 142 letters between the sisters and to each of them from various friends, family members, and patrons. The letters pertain to the lives, friendships, work, and travels of these women. Of note are correspondence regarding May's artistic education at the Art Institute of Chicago and her bookmaking work, and a file of letters to Ella from her future husband, written during their courtship. Also included are two pieces of related print ephemera. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

144 items (.4 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7710102

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Barton, Ella Wilmarth.

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Wife of Hubbard A. Barton, and resident of Newport, N.H. Her sister, May Wilmarth, was a book designer and illustrator of Chicago, Ill. From the description of Ella Wilmarth Barton and May Wilmarth correspondence, 1875-1886. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55636069 ...

Art Institute of Chicago.

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Wilmarth, May.

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Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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Barton, Hubbard A., (Hubbard Alonzo)

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