Sara Wood Smith collection of Charles Erskine Scott Wood poetry and political ephemera, 1915-1937

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains socialist political pamphlets and a book of handwritten poetry dedicated to Sara Field Caldwell.
Extent:
0.81 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Sara Wood Smith collection of Charles Erskine Scott Wood poetry and political ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a book of handwritten poetry dedicated to Sara Field Caldwell, granddaughter of Charles Erskine Scott (C.E.S) Wood and his wife Sara Bard Field. Most of the poems were written by C.E.S. Wood but the book also includes notes and poems from other family members including Sara Bard Field. Also included are four socialist political pamphlets from the 1910s to 1930s.

Biographical / historical:

Sara Wood Smith is the great-granddaughter of Charles Erskine Scott Wood.

Charles Erskine Scott Wood was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1852, to Rosemary Carson and William Maxwell Wood. He graduated from West Point in 1874 and served as aide-de-camp to General O.O Howard during the 1877 campaigns against the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) and the Bannock-Paiute tribes. He later received a law degree from Columbia University before settling in Oregon and specializing in maritime and corporation law. In 1878, Wood married Nanny Moale Smith and they had three sons and two daughters. He met Sara Bard Field, an advocate for women's suffrage, in 1910. Field had married Albert Ehrgott in 1900 and had a son and daughter before divorcing in 1914. Wood and Field established a home together in 1917 and married in 1938. Wood died on January 22, 1944.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Sara Wood Smith, May 2024.
Processing information:

Processed at time of accessioning by Kahlee Leingang in May 2024.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Sara Wood Smith collection of Charles Erskine Scott Wood poetry and political ephemera, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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