Summary Information
Emma Helen Blair Papers
1809-1910
- Blair, Emma Helen, d. 1911
Wis Mss AN
0.3 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 oversized volume)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Correspondence consisting of letters written to Miss Blair's mother, Lucy Bartlett of Orono and Old Town, Maine, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by the latter's father, Thomas Bartlett, and young brother George, in which references are made to the Aroostook boundary dispute, the lumber business on the Canadian border, and preparations to depart for Wisconsin. There are a number of other family letters; Miss Blair's own correspondence, 1876-1910, chiefly relating to her professional work at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; and a few records of the Young Women's Christian Association of Milwaukee and other Milwaukee social service organizations.
English
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Scope and Content Note
The correspondence to Miss Blair's mother dates 1839-1857 and consists of about 25 letters. There are a number of other family letters, including two from W. E. Blair to his wife in which he speaks of a steamboat trip on Lake Winnebago in the Buchanan campaign of 1856, and his work at Newport where he was employed by the Milwaukee and La Crosse railroad.
The folder of Miss Blair's own correspondence, 1876-1910, chiefly relates to her professional work at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Also present are a few memoranda and a small volume of lists of members of the Milwaukee Young Women's Christian Association, 1886; the record book of the Milwaukee Women's Christian Friendly Society, 1886-1887; two account books of the Milwaukee Crescent “Lend a Hand” Club, 1887-1889 (one is the oversized volume); a record book of “Aid to Transients,” 1884-1888; an unidentified expense book, 1887-1888; and an inventory book of an unidentified book store, 1874-1881.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented at various times by Miss Blair and the Blair estate.
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