Priscilla Colbath Letters
Scope and Contents Note
Letters from Thirza R. Lord during 1881 to 1887 and from Carrie B. Lord from 1890 to 1893 to Mrs. Thomas A. Colbath in Conway, New Hampshire. Topics included are family and community activities. Most of the letters are addressed to Mrs. Thomas A. Colbath or Mrs. Priscilla R. Colbath and one is addressed to Mrs. Eliza G. Russell.
Dates
- 1881-1893
Creator
- Colbath, Priscilla (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Mrs. Thomas A. (Priscilla) Colbath lived in Conway, New Hampshire when she received this collection of letters from her sister Thirza Lord in Acton, Maine and from Carrie B. Lord, also in Acton.
Biographical Note
Thirza R. Lord was the first wife of Andrew J. Lord. She died in 1887 at the age of 45 years and was the daughter of Mrs. Eliza G. Russell.
Biographical Note
Carrie B. Lord was the second wife of Andrew J. Lord. She died in 1916 at the age of 45 years.
Extent
1 folder (16 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters from Thirza R. Lord during 1881 to 1887 and from Carrie B. Lord from 1890 to 1893 to Mrs. Thomas A. Colbath in Conway, New Hampshire.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Wesley Lanham, Boynton Beach, Florida in February 2002.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Acton (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lord, Carrie B., -1916
- Lord, Thirza, -1887
- Russell, Eliza G.
- Title
- Guide to the Priscilla Colbath Letters
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
