Bixby Smith (Sarah) correspondence

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Bixby Smith (Sarah) correspondence

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box 1, folder 1

Correspondence between Lewellyn Bixby and Mary Hathaway 1871-1878.

Scope and Contents note

Majority of correspondence is between Lewellyn and Mary Bixby. There are a couple of letters from Lewellyn and Mary to other friends and family.

box 1, folder 2

Correspondence from Lewellyn Bixby to Sarah Bixby Smith 1876-1894.

box 1, folder 3

Correspondence from Sarah Bixby Smith to Lewellyn Bixby 1880-1892.

Scope and Contents note

Includes receipts from boarding school, report cards and general correspondence between Sarah and her father Lewellyn.

box 1, folder 4

Correspondence from Sarah Bixby Smith to Lewellyn Bixby 1893.

Scope and Contents note

General correspondence between Sarah and her father Lewellyn.

box 1, folder 5

Lewellyn Bixby's Estate 1897-1925.

Scope and Contents note

Contains legal documents concerning Sarah's father's estate.

box 1, folder 6

Correspondence from friends and family concerning the death of Sarah's mother and father 1882-1896.

box 1, folder 7

Correspondence from Martha Hathaway to Sarah Bixby Smith 1882-1928.

Scope and Contents note

This folder includes two letters from Martha Hathaway to Sarah's first husband Arthur Smith.

box 1, folder 8

Correspondence from Sarah Bixby Smith to Martha Hathaway 1923-1924.

Scope and Contents note

Majority of correspondence is from Sarah to her aunt Martha, when she was visiting London.

box 1, folder 9

Correspondence from Maxson, Bradford, and Lewellyn to their Mother Sarah Bixby Smith 1905-1935.

Scope and Contents note

Includes a letter written from Maxson to his sister Janet.

box 1, folder 10

Correspondence from family to Lewellyn, Bradford, Roger and Maxson Smith 1902-1912.

Scope and Contents note

Majority of letters are from Arthur Maxson Smith Sr. to his sons Lewellyn, Bradford, Roger, and Maxson.

box 2, folder 1

Invitations and Announcements 1896-1935.

Scope and Contents note

Mostly consists of the wedding announcements of Sarah's children, plus her own to Paul Smith.

box 2, folder 2

Correspondence from family/friends to Sarah Bixby Smith 1881-1894.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.

box 2, folder 3

Correspondence from family/friends to Sarah Bixby Smith 1900-1924.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.

box 2, folder 4

Correspondence from family/friends to Sarah Bixby Smith 1925-1935.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.

box 2, folder 5

Correspondence from Paul Smith to Sarah Bixby Smith ca. 1934.

box 2, folder 6

Adobe Days Finances 1932.

Scope and Contents note

Two reports outlining the number of books published and sold per month during 1932.

box 2, folder 7

Press Clippings ca. 1930-1935.

Scope and Contents note

Press relating to the American Association of University Women, Sarah's published poetry, and her death.

box 2, folder 8

Photographs and keepsakes undated.

Scope and Contents note

Photographs of Sarah, her first husband Arthur, and their children; also a family tree of Sarah's paternal relatives, the Bixbys.

box 2, folder 9

Autograph Book undated.

Scope and Contents note

An autograph book signed by Sarah's family and friends.

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