Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Lynn family letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Lynn family letters
- Date
- 1862-1899, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.24 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Child rearing
- Correspondence.
- Family.
- Gossip.
- Health
- Letters.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0417: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Lynn family letters, 1862-1899, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Lynn family of Marshall, Illinois consisted of grandparents Joel Lynn and Jane Ann Lynn (née Finch), children Flora Lynn, John Lynn and Maggie Lynn. Maggie Archer (née Lynn) married John R. Archer; they had a daughter named Frankie Archer. The Lynns lived in Marshall, Illinois during the late part of the 19th century. 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 Lynn family letters (dated 1862-1899; 0.24 cubic feet; 12 folders) comprise letters and newspaper clippings that document the Lynn family members and their day-to-day lives in the second half of the 19th century while residing in Illinois. The collection contains many letters from Maggie Archer to her mother Jane Ann Lynn. These letters discuss daily life, other family members, and wishes of good health. The collection also includes letters to Maggie's siblings, John Lynn and Flora Lynn. The siblings write to one another frequently about their marriages, children, and gossip about neighbors and the town.
- The Lynn family letters 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
Catherine Maryman to Jane Lynn, 1868
Rebecca Finch to Jane Lynn, 1878-1885
Agnes Adams to Cousin James, 1870, undated
Louise Cole letters, 1879-1887
Letters to Flora Lynn, 1891-1899
Letters to Joel Lynn, 1862-1868, undated
Letters to John Lynn, 1873-1874
Frankie Archer to Jane Lynn, 1873-1884
Maggie Archer to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Finch, 1876-1877
Maggie Archer to Jane Lynn, 1872-1878
Maggie Archer to Jane Lynn, 1881-1889
Maggie Archer to Jane Lynn, 1890-1894, undated
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