Worsdell family papers, 1905-1936 (inclusive), 1920-1932 (bulk).

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Worsdell family papers, 1905-1936 (inclusive), 1920-1932 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612836700

This collection consists primarily of letters written by Florence Emily Stow Worsdell, her husband, and their three children to family friend Henry Munroe Rogers of Boston. Some letters are addressed jointly to Henry Munroe Rogers and his wife Clara Kathleen Rogers. The letters contain mostly routine family news from a middle-class English family. Some letters discuss the family's famous uncle Edward Smith Willard, the General Strike of 1926, and a 1930 tour of William Shakespeare sites. The collection also includes family photographs.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801239

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Worsdell, Florence Emily Stow, b. 1882,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jq15z1 (person)

Worsdell, Florence Joan, 1908-1999,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h41x9f (person)

Willard, E. S. (Edward Smith), 1853-1915

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6862g55 (person)

English actor. Famous as The Spider in "The Silver King." Manager of The Shaftesbury Theater in London. Toured the United States in "David Garrick." Produced and performed in a number of Broadway plays. From the description of Letters to Mrs.[Elizabeth N.?] Fairchild, 1896-1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 69679425 Epithet: writer of plays, pseudonym R Penn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vd...

Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68s4vht (person)

Henry Munroe Rogers and Clara Kathleen Rogers amassed a substantial collection of theatrical and military memorabilia over the course of their long lives, mostly as part of their personal papers. In 1930, they donated these papers to Harvard College Library. The Rogers Memorial Room on the top floor of Widener Library was set aside to house the collection, and opened in 1935. The Rogers Memorial Room was relocated to the Harvard Theatre Collection's space in Lamont Library in 1949. Building reno...

Rogers, Clara Kathleen

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6668jds (person)

Mormon Brigham Young Academy student. From the description of Notes, 1893-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122424960 ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qk86d3 (person)

William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Worsdell, Frederick Ernest, 1878-1930,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60r9vf0 (person)

Worsdell, Edward Stow Willard, 1915-1998,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6736wc0 (person)

Worsdell family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6910z5s (family)

In 1905, Florence Emily Stow (b. 1882) married Frederick Ernest Worsdell (1878-1930), an assistant sales manager for a construction company in Blackheath (London, England). They had three children: Gwendolyn Mary Worsdell (1907-1992), who married Harry Vander Jr. in 1929; Florence Joan Worsdell (1908-1999), who did not marry; and Edward Stow Willard Worsdell (1915-1998). Florence Emily Stow Worsdell was the niece of actor Edward Smith Willard (1853-1915). From the description of Wors...

Vander, Gwendolyn Mary Worsdell, 1907-1992,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rb79bz (person)