Dorman B. E. Kent papers, 1800-1951, 1886-1951.

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Dorman B. E. Kent papers, 1800-1951, 1886-1951.

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This collection documents the life of Dorman B.E. Kent from age eleven until his death in 1951 at age 76. Kent's papers provide a faithful rendering of Montpelier life, its culture, and its people, during the first half of the twentieth century. The letters and diaries contain a uniquely Vermont perspective on national events and politics. The early diaries record Kent's activities as a schoolboy living in Kents Corner. The 1918 diary provides commentary on World War I and the influenza epidemic of that year. Kent's daily entries in his own shaky hand cease on November 17, 1949, when he falls down the steps at National Life. All subsequent entries are made by anonymous "scribes" until the diaries end on December 31, 1950, seven months before Kent's death. Letters in the collection are written by Dorman Kent to his elder son. They describe the lives of both the sender and the recipient. Kent writes of his activities at National Life and at the Vermont Historical Society, and his views on such things as F.D.R. and his New Deal agencies. The collection also includes record books, where Kent recorded information about vital records, current events, and trips he has taken. The vital records are catalogued in several ways: by surname, by age, and by date.

5 linear feet.

Vermont Historical Society

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Vermont Historical Society

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Eaton family.

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Bennett family.

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Kent family.

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National Life of Vermont

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Kent, Agnes, 1878-1928.

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Kent, Richard Howard, 1909-1946.

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Kent, Bennett Thompson, 1905-1990.

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Kent, Dorman B. E. (Dorman Bridgman Eaton), 1875-1951

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Dorman Bridgman Eaton Kent descended from a prominent 19th century Calais, Vermont family. His ancestor, Remember Kent (1775-1855), settled in Calais in 1798. Dorman Bridgman (sometimes spelled Bridgeman) Eaton Kent, the son of Ruth Bennett and Murray Abdiel Kent (1847-1915), was born on November 1, 1875, in Kents Corner, Calais. He and his parents moved to Montpelier around 1890, where his father, Murray Kent, built the first house on Kent Street. A few years after graduating from ...

Kent, Murray Abidel, 1847-1915.

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