Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Flinn family letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Flinn family letters
- Date
- 1845-1911, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.17 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Correspondence.
- Love-letters
- Family.
- Marriage
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0445: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Flinn family letters, 1845-1911, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Flinn family of Lake City, Iowa consisted of grandparents George Flinn (b. 1779) and Olive Flinn (b. 1805), children Emily Flinn (b. 1838), Mary F. Flinn (1842-1922), Fanny C. Flinn (b. 1845), Dudley E. Flinn (b. 1851), and Olive Callista Flinn Earle (1831-1906), Elliot Flinn (b. 1856) and Carrie Flinn (b. 1858). Olive Callista Flinn Earle married Salias Newtown Earle (1832-1907) in 1855 in DeKalb, Illinois. The couple had five children, including Clara L. Earle (1858-1875) and Olive Rhoda Earle Bell (1873-1943). Olive Rhoda Earle Bell married William Charles Bell (1873-1956).
- 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 Flinn family letters (dated 1845-1911, undated; 0.17 cubic feet; 14 folders) comprise letters that document the Flinn family members and their day-to-day lives in the second half of the nineteenth-century while residing in Lake City, Iowa. The bulk of this collection consists of letters sent to Oliva Callista Flinn from her friends and her sisters. These letters from Mary Flinn and Emily Flinn describe to details about their marriages, children, and their day-to-day lives. Callista's sisters also wrote to her husband and daughter. The collection also includes letters from Clara Earle to her grandfather George Flinn and to her aunts. Fanny Flinn also received many letters from a man named William. These letters discuss his visits to her and his feelings for her.
- The Flinn family 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
Letters to Callista Earle, 1850-1863, 1904, undated
Harriet Flinn to Callista Earle, 1848-1859, 1861, undated
George Flinn to Callista Earle, 1853-1860, 1895
Sarah Flinn to Callista Earle, 1845, 1858
Callista Earle to S. Newtown Earle, 1859-1860
Emily and Mary Flinn to Newtown Earle, 1859-1860, undated
Letters to Emily Flinn, 1859, 1871-1873, 1883
George Flinn letters, 1858, 1860
Letters to Fannie C. Flinn, 1883-1885
Clara Earle to Mary Flinn, 1885-1886, undated
Letters from Adeline, 1855-1857, 1881, undated
Mary Flinn letters, 1870, 1882-1888, 1911
Flinn family letters, 1860, 1904, undated
Letter to Mrs. C. W. Bell, 1904
UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
Researchers must have an SCRC Researcher Account to request materials. View account set-up and use instructions here.
Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.
Table of Contents
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
Researchers must have an SCRC Researcher Account to request materials. View account set-up and use instructions here.
Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.
Requests
No items have been requested.
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
