Vose Family Papers, 1831-1943

Title:

Vose Family Papers, 1831-1943

Creator:

Vose, Mamie Francis, 1865
Vose, Annie Morrill, 1875-1919

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2011.055

Object ID:

2011.055

Date:

1831-1943

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.41 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Vose Family Papers consists primarily of correspondence between two sisters, Mamie Francis Vose (1865- ) and Annie Morrill Vose (1875-1919). Many of Annie's letters relate to her studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts in the 1890s and also include teaching applications. Other letters to Annie are addressed to her in Lake Village, NH, which is now known as Lakeport, a ward in the city of Laconia, NH. A single letter from 1943 is included in the collection from William R. McAllaster, to his mother, Mrs. John G. McAllaster, in Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1943, inquiring about her visit to the doctor. Other materials in the collection include bills and receipts, membership payments, tax assessments, tax receipts, a single poem, a page of Vose genealogy, empty envelopes, and Annie's Wellesley College term reports, which were filed with the correspondence.

Subjects:

Teachers , Students , Correspondence , Education , Families , Receipts (Acknowledgements)

Locations:

Bedford, NH
Laconia, NH
Manchester, NH
Wellesley, MA

People:

Vose, Mamie Francis, 1865 , Vose, Annie Morrill, 1875-1919

Organizations:

Vose family
Wellesley College

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection