Bertha Warren Papers
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Scope and Contents
Letters to Bertha Warren from her stepmother, Frances M. Warren, of Hartford County, Connecticut, and her friend, Edith Adam of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Bertha Warren is a deaf student, about 20 years old, who attends the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut. The letters talk of skills that Bertha must learn, especially her art work, her activities, school and news from home.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1908
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1894 and 1895
Creator
- Adams, Edith (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
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Conditions Governing Use:
Before publishing or quoting from the memoir, please contact the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Biographical Information:
She was born April 1875, the daughter of Norman Warren and the stepdaughter of Frances M. Warren. She lived in Hartford County, Connecticut. She attended the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut in 1894 and 1895.
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Bertha Warren
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Arrangement of Materials:
Grouped by writer, then chronological within each group.
Acquisition Information:
Purchased.
Subject
- Mystic Oral School (Organization)
- Whipple Home School (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Bertha Warren Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Vicky O'Brien and SCRC Staff
- Date
- 2008-10-00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository