Eagles, Annabelle Deane, 1873-1967 (SC 3495)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

12-4-2019

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3495. Family letters to Annabelle (Mrs. Hawes B.) Eagles, Owensboro, Kentucky. Her widowed mother describes her sewing, household decorating, illness outbreaks, and the activities of mutual friends. Her husband writes to her while she is in Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey, and Buena Vista Springs in Logan County, Kentucky. He also writes to her from Dawson Springs, Kentucky and from hospital in Louisville. Annabelle’s sister-in-law writes from East Orange, New Jersey, with family news and urges her to visit; she also quizzes Annabelle about her bowel ailment in order to secure recommendations for treatment. Annabelle’s mother and sister both write on mourning stationery.

Disciplines

Social History | United States History | Women's History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Eagles, Annabelle Deane, 1873-1967 (SC 3495)" (2019). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4785.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4785