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Henrietta S. and Mary E. Tower correspondence, 1879-1925 (bulk 1882-1894).
BANC MSS 2008/137LOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Henrietta S. and Mary E. Tower correspondence, 1879-1925 (bulk 1882-1894)

Creator/Contributor:

Tower, Henrietta S., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Tower, Mary E.

Creator/Contributor:

Tower, Jacob F.

Abstract:

Contains correspondence, primarily between Henrietta S. Tower and her mother, Mary E. Tower. These letters refer to Henrietta Tower's time at San Francisco's Irving Institute, and Mary Tower's news of family, friends, and neighbors in Salt Spring Valley near Milton, California. There are small quantities of correspondence to and from other family members and friends. Also includes one folder of school papers, records, and receipts from Henrietta Tower's time at the Irving Institute, a girl's school in San Francisco.

Date:

1882 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Irving Institute (San Francisco, Calif.)
Women -- Education -- California -- San Francisco
Women -- California -- Calaveras County
Women -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Milton (Calif.)

Note:

Collection processed at folder level in 2008.
Henrietta S. and Mary E. Tower correspondence, BANC MSS 2008/137, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Letters-19th century.

Physical Description:

print
3 boxes (1.2 linear feet)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 2008/137LOCAL

Origin:

California