Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Cornelius Bochette letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Cornelius Bochette letters
- Date
- 1915-1918, undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Bochette, Cornelius A., 1891-1918
- Extent
- 0.14 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Dating services.
- Family.
- Letters.
- Love-letters
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0323: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Cornelius Bochette letters, 1915-1918,undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Cornelius Allen Bochette (1891-1918) was born in Elloree, South Carolina to Thomas Cornelius Bochette (1858-1921) and Mary Ann "Minnie" Dantzler (1874-1948). He had three younger brothers, Jesse (1902-1948), Francis (1907-1978), and Peter (1913-2000). In 1917, Cornelius was drafted into the US Army and spent time at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he contracted pneumonia and passed away in October 1918.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Cornelius Bochette letters (dated 1915-1918, undated; 0.14 cubic feet; 5 folders) comprise letters sent to Cornelius Allen Bochette and his mother Mary Ann E. "Minnie" Dantzler Bochette during the early years of twentieth century. The majority of the letters sent to Cornelius are from a woman named Pearle A. Boylston. These letters discuss her daily activities, requests for Cornelius to call upon her and making plans to spend time together. The letters from Pearle seem to be a part of a matchmaking letter service that was very popular in the 1900s. The letters sent to Minnie include letters from Cornelius and her sister Wesley Dantzler. Cornelius writes to his mother about the time he is spending with his aunt and well wishes to the rest of his family. The letters from Wesley mention their parents and other family matters.
- The Cornelius Bochette letters are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American Letter, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Letter to Cornelius Bochette, 1915
Pearle Boyleston to Cornelius Bochette, 1915-1916
Pearle Boyleston to Cornelius Bochette, 1917-1918
Pearle Boyleston to Cornelius Bochette, undated
Letters to Mary "Minnie" Bochette, 1915
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