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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Belle Dora Stamback Beeson correspondence
Creator:
Beeson, Belle Dora Stamback, approximately 1865-
Identifier/Call Number: mssBeeson
Physical Description:
14.75 Linear Feet
(20 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1881-1954
Abstract: Correspondence of Belle Dora Stamback Beeson, of Indiana and California, and her family.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Belle Dora Stamback Beeson correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the estate of Eva Marjorie Beeson Lawyer, May 1983.
Belle Dora Stamback Beeson was born to a large family in Indiana in approximately 1865. In 1885 she married Charles Beeson.
In about 1900, Charles Beeson's health suffered, and the family moved to Pasadena, California. Their sons Dana and Eddie remained
in Pasadena, and daughter Eva married L. Elgin Lawyer and moved to Iowa.
The majority of the collection is made up correspondence among the Beeson, Stamback, and Lawyer family members from 1881 to
1954, including Belle Dora Stamback Beeson, her husband Charles, her sons Eddie and Dana, and her daughter Eva Beeson Lawyer.
The collection also includes envelopes, newspaper clippings, greeting cards, and programs.
The collection was cataloged by Harriet McLune in 1983. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
The collection is arranged in the following series: Family letters; General correspondence; Envelopes; and Ephemera.
Former call number: mssBeeson correspondence.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Families -- California, Southern -- History -- Sources
Families -- Middle West -- History -- Sources
Women -- California -- Pasadena -- Archives
Women -- Middle West -- Archives
Middle West -- Social life and customs -- Sources
Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Family papers -- United States
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
Personal papers -- United States
Stamback (Family)