Kelsey (Jeannette G. W.) Family Papers, 1851-1948, bulk 1865-1930
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jeannette G. W. Kelsey family papers
- Dates:
- 1851-1948, bulk 1865-1930
- Creators:
- Kelsey, Jeannette G. Washburn (Jeanette Garr Washburn), 1850-1931
- Abstract:
- Papers of Jeannette Garr Washburn Kelsey and her extended family; the papers include Jeannette G. W. Kelsey's memoir; family, social, and business correspondence; volumes, and photographs.
- Extent:
- 5.6 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Jeannette G. W. Kelsey family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of the papers of the Kelsey family of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania from 1851 to 1948; the papers include correspondence, a memoir and a diary, printed volumes, photographs, and ephemera. The voluminous correspondence of Jeannette G. W. Kelsey, her husband, children, extended family, friends, social connections, and business associates covers the literary, intellectual, cultural, political, and business topics of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Subjects covered in the collection are American and British politics; the expatriate community in Europe; family relations; World War I; the Catholic Church; and business affairs. There is a small amount of material related to the businesses and estate of Jeannette's father Cadwallader C. Washburn. Correspondents include, among others, Bessie Rayner Belloc, John Murray Brown, Julia Pitt Byrne, Annie Fields, Fola La Follette, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Ida Vernon, and Cyrus Woodman.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jeannette Garr Washburn Kelsey (1850-1931) was born in Wisconsin to Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882) and Jeannette Garr Washburn (1818-1909). C. C. Washburn was a Governor of Wisconsin from 1872 to 1874, and also a businessman who founded a mill which later became General Mills; after the birth of her two daughters, Jeannette Garr Washburn began to suffer from some form of mental illness and was committed to an asylum in 1852 where she remained until her death in 1909. In June 1869, Jeannette G. W. Washburn married the political economist and journalist Albert Warren Kelsey (1840-1921) in La Crosse, Wisconsin and the couple lived in various places including St. Louis, Missouri, and Madison, Wisconsin; from 1878 to 1882 they traveled extensively in Europe and then returned to the United States and established themselves in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood in a house they named "Rauhala." Together the Kelsey's had eight living children: architect Albert Kelsey (1870-1950), lawyer and journalist Charlotte Kelsey Darling (1873-1949), Kate Garr Kelsey (1875-1959), who worked on behalf of Belgian refugees during World War I, peace activist Mary Kelsey (1877-1948), Mabel Washburn Parker (1878-1968), inventor and automobile manufacturer Cadwallader Washburn Kelsey (1880-1970), Ethel Kelsey Wentworth (1882-1964) wife of the art photographer Bertrand H. Wentworth, and Bonnibel Kelsey (1884-1953). Jeannette G. W. Kelsey was a published novelist whose titles include "Clouded Amber," "Weathering the Storm," and "On the Heights;" she died in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, age 80, on January 30, 1931.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased for the Huntington from Carmen D. Valentino by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2020.
- Processing information:
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The collection was processed by Gayle Richardson in April 2022.
- Arrangement:
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Organized in the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Writings and printed material; 3. Photographs and ephemera.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Catholic Church -- United States
Catholic women
Expatriate Americans
Families -- United States
Female friendship
Women -- United States -- Social life and customs
Women authors, American
World War, 1914-1918
Business papers
Ephemera -- United States -- 19th century
Ephemera -- United States -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence -- United States -- 20th century
Memoirs -- United States -- 19th century
Photographs -- United States - Names:
- Kelsey family -- Archives
Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829-1925
Brown, John Murray, 1842-1908
Byrne, Wm. Pitt, Mrs., 1819-1894
Darling, Charlotte Kelsey, 1873-1949
Estabrook, Charlotte Kelsey
Gilbert, Anne Hartley, 1821-1904
Kelsey, Albert, 1870-1950
Kelsey, Albert H., 1811-1901
Kelsey, Albert Warren, 1840-1921
Kelsey, Bonnibel, 1884-1953
Kelsey, Cadwallader Washburn, 1880-1970
Kelsey, Charlotte Locke, 1811-1890
Kelsey, Kate Garr, 1875-1959
Kelsey, Mary, 1877-1948
La Follette, Fola, 1882-1970
Parker, Mabel Washburn, 1878-1968
Vernon, Ida, 1843-1923
Washburn, C. C. (Cadwallader Colden), 1818-1882
Wentworth, Bertrand Hebron, 1868-1953
Wentworth, Ethel Kelsey, 1882-1964
Woodman, Cyrus, 1814-1889 - Places:
- Great Britain -- Social conditions --
20th century
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
United States -- Politics and Government -- 19th century
United States -- Politics and Government -- 20th century
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-06 07:52:01 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Jeannette G. W. Kelsey family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191