Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Charlotte Benson letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Charlotte Benson letters
- Date
- 1938-1967, undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Benson, Charlotte
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Letters.
- Families.
- Friendship.
- Ohio
- Traffic accidents.
- Medical care
- Health
- Travel.
- Death
- Military life.
- Marriage
- Moving, Household
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- 20th century
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.1017: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Charlotte Benson letters, 1938-1967, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Charlotte Benson (1895-1978) was born in Butler County, Kentucky to Martin Benson (1855-1928) and Julia Ann Grubb (1859-1922). Eventually, Charlotte moved to Louisville, Kentucky where she lived for the remainder of her life. No other biographical information available.
- 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 Charlotte Benson letters (dated 1938-1967, undated; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) comprises letters sent to Charlotte Benson from family and friends that document life in Ohio and Kentucky in the twentieth century. The letters initially discuss Charlotte's car accident, questions about the accident, offers to help, how her care in the hospital is, support from coworkers and employer, and insurance questions. Later letters discuss daily life, personal health, employment, the death of family and friends, married life, moving, joining the military, and travel.
- The Charlotte Benson letters collection is 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
Billie to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1957, undated
Gertie to Charlotte Benson, 1957-1967
Clara Banks to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1967, undated
Claude W. Benson to Charlotte Benson, 1939, undated
Gerry Branson to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1959
Arthur Capper to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1941
Dolia Cobb to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1951
J.O. Knott to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1944
Jane Rosenbaum to Charlotte Benson, 1939-1966
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1938-1939
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1940
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1941-1943
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1944
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1945-1948
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1952-1956
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1957-1958
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1959
Letters to Charlotte Benson, 1960-1967
Letters to Charlotte Benson, undated
General letters, 1939-1947, undated
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