Box 1
Contains 9 Results:
Letters from M. E. Seawell to Belle and John Seawell, 19[07]-1913
Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398
Letters from M. E. Seawell to Belle and John Seawell, 1914-1916
Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398
Three Photographs of M. E. Seawell, undated
Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398
Four Letters to Belle and John Seawell, 1918-1928
Letters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)
Two Postcards from Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon and Publisher, 1951 and undated
This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to "Mr. Hairston Seawell," Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book "The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget." (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)
Correspondence between P. Hairston Seawell and John Joyce Russell, 1958
P. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)
Correspondence between Elizabeth Harwood and P. Hairston Seawell, 1987
This folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, "The Shelter," in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, "The Shelter." The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)
Newspaper Clippings re. Seawell Genealogy and Family Home, 1905 and undated
"Sewell Lineage and Arms" from the "Maryland Heraldry" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the "The Shelter," the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)
Miscellaneous Portraits, undated
One undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)