Clara Bewick Colby Papers, 1821-1985 (bulk 1860-1916)

Container Title
M92-172
Part 2 (M92-172): Additions, 1821-1985
Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) and 9 photographs (1 folder) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1821-1985 (mainly 1868-1878), concerning Clara Colby's ancestry and family life, and her activities as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1868. Included is correspondence between members of the Bewick and Chilton families; letters from Leonard Colby, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; and several chapters of the “Women's Bible” and a manuscript titled “Women Do Not Wish to Vote,” both in Stanton's hand. There are also transcribed excerpts from correspondence between Colby and her grandparents and from her 1868 diary; her marriage certificate and divorce papers; a journal of psalms and poetry (some written by friends); photographs of Clara and her daughter Zintka; biographical/genealogical accounts of the Bewick, Sabin, and Espenett families; and a signed note from William T. Sherman.