Correspondence of Pearl Tyler Ellis, 1911-1930
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1930
Creator
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907 (Person)
- From the Collection: Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 11.00 Linear Feet (22 Century Boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository