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Eleanor Tschudi papers

Eleanor Tschudi papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Eleanor Tschudi papers
Creator: Davis family
Creator: Tschudi, Eleanor B., -1899
Inclusive Dates: 1887-1896, circa 1900
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms567
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Varina Howell Davis (1826-1906), married Jefferson Davis in 1845.

For more information, see the article "Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906)" at Encyclopedia Virginia.

Eleanor B. Tschudi (d. 1899) is buried in Oconee cemetery.

Information retrieved from "Funeral of Miss Tschudi Yesterday Afternoon." Weekly Banner [Athens] 28 Apr. 1899: 5. Print.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence written to and by Eleanor B. Tshudi: Dated Beauvoir House, January 21, 1888, to Miss. Tschudi, from Varina Howell Davis, regarding a lock of Jefferson Davis' hair Miss Tschudi has requested; dated Lexington, South Carolina, January 20, 1896, "My dear Ellie," signed "E.V.B.", regarding weather, illnesses, people in Athens; undated, to Stern Brothers, signed E. B. Tschudi, ordering various items of clothing from catalog. Miscellaneous items included are a receipted bill to Miss E. B. Tschudi from the Decorative Art Society (dated March 7, 1890), pressed flower labeled "From Miss Winnie Davis, Nov. 1887," advertisement and brochure entitled The Churchman. Items related to Emmanuel Church Sunday School and Union Baptist Institute are now located in Vertical Files.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Eleanor Tschudi papers, ms567, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2015.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Correspondence.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Documents, 1887-1896, circa 1900