Mary Morris Scrapbooks.

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1 Mary Morris Scrapbooks A Guide to the Mary Morris Scrapbooks at the Connecticut Historical Society Repository : Creator : Title : Collection Overview Connecticut Historical Society Morris, Mary Dates : Extent : Abstract : Location: Language: Mary Morris Scrapbooks. 188 volumes Collection consists of clippings of obituaries and news of social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged. Manuscript stacks English Biographical Sketch Mary Pamelia was born in New York City on January 1, 1848, the daughter of Festus C. and Sarah (Lincoln) Felt. On May 15, 1867 she married John Emory Morris of the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. She was the mother of Henry Lincoln, Edward Bontecou and John Felt Morris. She died at her home at 66 Niles Street in Hartford on September 12, Scope and Content Collection consists of clippings of obituaries and news of social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts. Arrangement

2 Materials are organized into three series based on arrangement by the donor. Series I: Obituary Scrapbooks consists of clippings of obituaries appearing in the Hartford Courant and the Springfield Republican. Series II: Social Scrapbooks Collection consists of clippings of engagements, weddings, balls and other social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged. Indexes Series III: Indexes to Obituary ScrapbooksNames are indexed by alphabet groupings, that is for example, all the A's are listed together in chronological order by date of death, but not in strict alphabetical sequence. Although Mrs. Morris continued clipping obituaries until almost the end of her life, her health was such that she did not feel up to indexing them after February of Series IV: Indexes to Social Event Scrapbooks are indexed by alphabet groupings, that is for example, all the "A" surnames are listed together in chronological order by date of the social event, but not in strict alphabetical sequence. Although Mrs. Morris continued clipping social events until almost the end of her life, her health was such that she did not feel up to indexing them after November of Materials are arranged chronologically within the first two series and in alphabetical groups as distinct from alphabetical order in the third series. Restrictions Access Restrictions There are no restrictions on access to the collection. Use Restrictions Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Research Center Regulations. Subject Headings Connecticut Historical Society 2

3 Daniel Slote & Company Corporate Names Subjects Obituaries -- Connecticut -- Hartford Obituaries -- Massachusetts -- Springfield Thanksgiving Day Trade-marks Geographic Names Hartford (Conn.) -- Social life and customs. Administrative Information Preferred Citation Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut. Processing Details EAD instance compiled by Ruth Blair in August 2000, based on donor's arrangement.updated to EAD 2002 in December The collection is closed. Accruals Contents: I. Obituary Scrapbooks 1 Obituaries January Obituaries February February Obituaries February January Obituaries February November 1885 Connecticut Historical Society 3

4 5 Obituaries December August Obituaries August February Obituaries February August Obituaries August February Obituaries February July Obituaries July January Obituaries January June Obituaries June December Obituaries December May Obituaries May November Obituaries November February Obituaries February July Obituaries July February Obituaries March December Obituaries December May Obituaries May November Obituaries December May Obituaries May November Obituaries November March Obituaries March September 1895 Connecticut Historical Society 4

5 25 Obituaries September February Obituaries February June Obituaries June November Obituaries November March Obituaries March July Obituaries August December Obituaries December May Obituaries May October Obituaries October January Obituaries January June Obituaries June September Obituaries September January Obituaries January March Obituaries March July Obituaries July October Obituaries October January Obituaries January April Obituaries April August Obituaries August December Obituaries December March Obituaries March June 1902 Connecticut Historical Society 5

6 46 Obituaries June October Obituaries October January Obituaries January May Obituaries May September Obituaries September December Obituaries December February Obituaries February May Obituaries May August Obituaries August November Obituaries November February Obituaries February April Obituaries April July Obituaries July November Obituaries November February Obituaries February April Obituaries April July Obituaries July October Obituaries October January Obituaries January March Obituaries March June 1907 Connecticut Historical Society 6

7 66 Obituaries June August Obituaries August November Obituaries November January Obituaries January March Obituaries March June Obituaries June September Obituaries September December Obituaries December March Obituaries March June Obituaries June December Obituaries September December Obituaries December March Obituaries March May Obituaries May August Obituaries August November Obituaries November February Obituaries February April Obituaries April July Obituaries July November Obituaries November February Obituaries February April 1912 Connecticut Historical Society 7

8 87 Obituaries April August Obituaries August October Obituaries October March Obituaries March July Obituaries July October Obituaries October January Obituaries January April Obituaries April August Obituaries August December Obituaries December March Obituaries March May Obituaries May December Obituaries September November Obituaries November January Obituaries January April Obituaries April July Obituaries July November Obituaries November January Obituaries January March Obituaries March July 1917 Connecticut Historical Society 8

9 107 Obituaries July November Obituaries November February Obituaries February May Obituaries May August Obituaries August December Obituaries December March Obituaries March August Obituaries August December Obituaries December March Obituaries March July Obituaries July October Obituaries October January Obituaries January April Obituaries April July Obituaries July October Obituaries October December Obituaries December February Obituaries February May Obituaries May July Obituaries July October Obituaries October December 1922 Connecticut Historical Society 9

10 128 Obituaries December March Obituaries March May Obituaries May August Obituaries August October 1923 II. Social Event Scrapbooks S1 Social Events S2 Social Events S3 Social Events January October 1889 S4 Social Events November November 1891 S5 Social Events November April 1894 S6 Social Events April October 1895 S7 Social Events October May 1896 S8 Social Events May June 1897 S9 Social Events June October 1898 S10 Social Events November October 1899 S11 Social Events October November 1900 S12 Social Events November October 1901 S13 Social Events October September 1902 S14 Social Events September September 1903 S15 Social Events September June 1904 Connecticut Historical Society 10

11 S16 Social Events June January 1905 S17 Social Events January October 1905 S18 Social Events October June 1906 S19 Social Events May January 1907 S20 Social Events January July 1907 S21 Social Events July January 1908 S22 Social Events January July 1908 S23 Social Events July January 1909 S24 Social Events February October 1909 S25 Social Events October June 1910 S26 Social Events June April 1911 S27 Social Events April October 1911 S28 Social Events October May 1912 S29 Social Events June December 1912 S30 Social Events January June 1913 S31 Social Events July December 1913 S32 Social Events January June 1914 S33 Social Events June January 1915 S34 Social Events January June 1915 S35 Social Events July December 1915 S36 Social Events December June 1916 Connecticut Historical Society 11

12 S37 Social Events June November 1916 S38 Social Events November May 1917 S39 Social Events May September 1917 S40 Social Events September February 1918 S41 Social Events February August 1918 S42 Social Events August March 1919 S43 Social Events March July 1919 S44 Social Events July November 1919 S45 Social Events November March 1920 S46 Social Events March June 1920 S47 Social Events June November 1920 S48 Social Events November February 1921 S49 Social Events February May 1921 S50 Social Events May July 1921 S51 Social Events July November 1921 S52 Social Events November August 1924 III. Indexes to Obituary Scrapbooks I1 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks 1873-February 1896 I2 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks February March 1919 I3 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks March February 1922 Connecticut Historical Society 12

13 IV. Indexes to Social Event Scrapbooks SI1 Index to Social Events Scrapbooks April 1911 SI2 Index to Social Events Scrapbooks April November 1921 Connecticut Historical Society 13