Burgess Family papers, 1850-1969

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Series I: Correspondence



Box 1 John William Burgess to his wife Ruth Payne Burgess


Box 1 1917 August 21., 1917


Box 1 1918 August 15., 1918


Box 1 1926 February21., 1926


Box 1 1926 March4., 1926


Box 1 1926 March6., 1926


Box 1 1926 March21-, 1926


Box 1 1926 April 3., 1926


Box 1 1926 April 5., 1926


Box 1 [1926 ?], April 12 .


Box 1 1926 April 14., 1926


Box 1 1926 April 18., 1926


John William Burgess to his son Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess


Box 1 1908 February6., 1908


Box 1 1916 October 13., 1916


Box 1 [ 1917 ?] (lacks first page ), 1917


Box 1 1917 January 29., 1917


Box 1 1917 April 9., 1917


Box 1 1917 April 12 ., 1917


Box 1 1917 April 16 ., 1917


Box 1 1917 April 18., 1917


Box 1 1917 October 8. (lacks 2nd page), 1917


Box 1 1917 December 19., 1917


Box 1 1918 February4., 1918


Box 1 1918 April 29., 1918


Box 1 1918 July 26., 1918


Box 1 1918 December 14., 1918


Box 1 1919 December 25., 1919


Box 1 1920 January 4, 1920


Box 1 1920 August 8., 1920


John William Burgess to his grand-daughter, Ruth Payne Burgess II


Box 1 1926 October 1-, 1926


Box 1 1926 October 31-, 1926


Box 1 1926 November 23., 1926


Box 1 1926 December 29., 1926


Box 1 1927 March15., 1927


Box 1 1927 April 24., 1927


Box 1 1927 May 24., 1927


Box 1 1927 July 26., 1927


Box 1 1927 November 27., 1927


Box 1 1929 December 23., 1929


Ruth Payne Burgess (Mrs. J.W. Burgess) to her husband John W. Burgess


Box 1 1918 June 18., 1918


Box 1 1918 June 22., 1918


Box 1 1918 June 23., 1918


Box 1 1918 June 25., 1918


Box 1 1918 June 29., 1918


Box 1 1918 June 29, 1918

(with added note by E.P.J.B., dated 3 July )


Box 1 1918 July 3., 1918


Box 1 1918 July 6., 1918


Box 1 1918 July 8., 1918


Box 1 1918 July 10., 1918


Box 1 1918 July 17., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 14., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 17., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 18., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 21., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 23., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 25., 1918


Box 1 1918 August 28., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 1., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 2., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 5., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 6., 1918


Box 1 1918. September 8.


Box 1 1918 September 10., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 15., 1918


Box 1 1918 September 30., 1918


Box 1 1918 October 9., 1918


Box 1 1918 October 14., 1918



Box 2 Ruth Payne Burgess to Mrs. J. F. Curnen, mother of her daughter-in-law, Annette Curnen Burgess


Box 2 1919 April 23., 1919


Box 2 1919 May 16., 1919


Box 2 1926 July 6., 1926


Ruth Payne Burgess to her grand-daughter, Ruth Payne Burgess II


Box 2 [1925 July 26] Signed "Narna"


Box 2 1930 May 20. Signed "Narna", 1930


Miscellaneous letters to Ruth Payne Burgess


Box 2 1896 November 6. from J. W. Clark., 1896


Box 2 1907 December 23. from J. W. Clark (postcard), 1907


Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess, son of John Williams Burgess & Ruth Payne Burgess to his father, John W. Burgess


Box 2 1918 August 2., 1918


Box 2 1920s


Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess to his mother, Ruth Payne Burgess


Box 2 1915 December 6., 1915


Box 2 1918 February15., 1918


Box 2 1918 February23., 1918


Box 2 1918 March2., 1918


Box 2 1918 March11, 1918


Box 2 1918 May 12., 1918


Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess to Various Persons


Box 2 To Adam L. Jones. Retained carbon, 1916 June 5, 1916


Box 2 To War Dept. (F.P. Keppel). Retained carbon, 1917 August 8, 1917


Box 2 To War Dept. (F.P. Keppel). Retained carbon, 1918 August 28, 1918


Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess letters from various persons


Box 2 from Harlan P. Amen, 1911 July 31, 1911


Box 2 from R. Heber Howell (?),1915 May 12.


Box 2 from Max Pam, 1917 April 14, 1917


Box 2 from Max Pam, 1917 July 12, 1917


Box 2 from Max Pam, 1917 August 27, 1917


Box 2 from War Dept. (F .P. Keppel), 1918 August 14, 1918


Box 2 from F. J. Dieter (cousin), 1918 October 27, 1918


Box 2 from War Dept. (J. A. Ettenberg), 1918 November 8, 1918


Box 2 from War Dept. (J. A. Ettenberg), 1918 November 23, 1918


Box 2 Letter from Annette Curnen Burgess (Mrs. Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess) to her mother-in-law, Ruth Payne Burgess I, 1926 November 9, 1926


Letters to Annette Curnen Burgess from various persons



Box 1 from Warren R. Austin, re: passport, 1951 October 22, 1951



Box 2 from Marian Dickerman, 1940 July 11, 1940


Box 2 from Chas. K. Field, 1934 December . 14, 1934


Box 2 from Chas. K. Field (telegram), 1934 December 28, 1934


Box 2 from Cyrus C. Miller, 1936 August 29, 1936



Box 1 from George Bernard Shaw, 1946 June 6, 1946



Box 2 from Emmaa M. Wethern, 1926 November 3, 1926


Box 2 from Emma M. Wethern, 1927 January 26, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1926 December 16, 1926


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1926 December 25, 1926


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 January 8, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 March5, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 May 3, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 August 7, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 October 1, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 October 30, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1927 December 13, 1927


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1928 January 8, 1928


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1928 March20, 1928


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1931 February15, 1931


Box 2 from Grace Wethern, 1931 February22, 1931