Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers

Abstract

The Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers (dated 1899-1966, undated; 0.82 cubic feet; 2 document boxes, 1 flat box) comprise letters and photographs that document the social activities, trips taken, costs incurred, and daily life of Pauline Bourne-Duryea in the first half of the twentieth century.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers
Date
1899-1966, undated (inclusive)
Creator
Bourne-Duryea, Pauline
Extent
0.82 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Letters.
Travel.
Travel costs.
Family.
Marriage
New York (N.Y.)
Family.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by format.chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
Finding Aid Author
Rachel Holbrook, Sarah Coblentz
Preferred Citation
2009ms132.0250: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers, 1899-1966, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Pauline Elizabeth Bourne (1900-1983) was born in New York City, New York to Joseph Bourne (1867-1934) and Julia Chapin (1871-1967). About 1927, Pauline married Hendricks Vanderbilt Duryea (1900-1976), a photographer and photograph store owner.
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 Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers (dated 1899-1966, undated; 0.82 cubic feet; 2 document boxes, 1 flat box) comprise letters and photographs that document the social activities, trips taken, costs incurred, and daily life of Pauline Bourne-Duryea in the first half of the twentieth century. The letters are between Pauline, her family and extended relatives, friends, and her husband. Many of the letters discuss trips taken to England, Italy, France, Belgium, and Switzerland by Pauline, her parents, and her husband. There are letters from relatives and friends that discuss social events, visiting friends, and daily life in France, England, and New York City. Additionally, there are a great deal of letters between Pauline and her husband, Hendricks, while he was traveling in England for work that discuss friends he visited, seeing her parents, his work, and marital issues. Pauline has a few letters from her mother and friends that give advice and support on the marital issues between her and her husband. There are a few letters from Pauline's father that give itemized breakdowns of the costs that Pauline incurred while she was abroad and when her parents went abroad and left her home alone. While the majority are written in English, a few of the letters to Pauline are written in French. The photographs are of Pauline, her husband Hendricks, and her relatives. The majority of the photographs document Pauline's early childhood.
The Pauline Bourne-Duryea papers are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, 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, 1904-1966, undated

Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1904

  • Box 1, folder 1
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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1917, 1919

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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1921-1929

  • Box 1, folder 3-4
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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1930-1939

  • Box 1, folder 5-6
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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1940-1949

  • Box 1, folder 7
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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1951-1958

  • Box 2, folder 1
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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, 1960, 1966

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Pauline Bourne-Duryea letters, undated

  • Box 2, folder 3
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Photographs, 1899-1948, undated

Caption on back reads: "Pauline and Drex, Deep Water II 1948 [illegible] Creek Roslyn, Long Island", 1948

  • Box 3, item 1
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Portrait of unidentified white woman, undated

  • Box 3, item 2
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Portrait of unidentified white woman, undated

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Caption on back reads: "S.S. Chester Chapin passing the aquarium at the Battery 6:26pm August 6, 1941. The Chapin is now the S.S. Meteor of the Colonial Line Pier 11 [illegible] Cedar st. North River. Aquarium closed Oct. 1, 1941. Will be demolished to make way for Manhattan-Brooklyn tunnel", 1941 August 6

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Three unidentified men standing around a horse-drawn carriage, undated

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Portrait of Hendrick V. Duryea "After 1923", undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Chester W. Chapin, undated

  • Box 3, item 7
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Dorcas Chapin, undated

  • Box 3, item 8
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Elizabeth Blake Baker, undated

  • Box 3, item 9
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Joseph Payson Baker, undated

  • Box 3, item 10
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Ellen Baker Bourne, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of George T. Bourne, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Joseph Baker Bourne, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Elisabeth Ellen Bourne, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Pauline Chapin McKinley, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Portrait of Andrew McKinley, undated

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline, aged six months, 1899 May

  • Box 3, item 17
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline, aged eight months, 1899 July

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline, three years old, 1901 November

  • Box 3, item 19
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline, three-and-a-half years old, 1902 May

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album:Pauline posing with flowers, 1903 July

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline posing with a bench, 1903 July

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline posing with a parasol and large hat, 1904 August

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline posing with toy sailboat, 1904 August

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline with her father, Joseph, 1904 August

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline posing with beach chair and shovel, 1904 August

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline with unidentified older woman and dog, 1904 September

  • Box 3, item 27
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline standing on water's edge, 1904 September

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline playing with three dogs, 1904 September

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline sitting on an alligator, 1905 February

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline in winter clothes, 1905 November

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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline with grandmother Bourne, 1907 May

  • Box 3, item 32
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Pauline Elizabeth Bourne photo album: Pauline with dog on a leash, 1907 August

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Portrait of an unidentified woman in a bridal gown and veil, undated

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