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A Guide to the E. Carter Foster Papers, 1916-1973 Foster, E. Carter, Papers, 1916-1973 50300

A Guide to the E. Carter Foster Papers, 1916-1973

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 50300


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
50300
Title
E. Carter Foster Papers, 1916-1973
Physical Description
1.75 cubic feet (5 boxes).
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

E. Carter Foster Papers, 1916-1973. Accession 50300. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Anne C. Hindman, Gordonsville.

Biographical Information

Edward Carter Foster was born on 5 January 1895. He was the son of James Robert Foster (1849-1919) and Mary deButts Carter (1871-1938). He attended Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia. Foster was an avid horseman, and bred horses at his farm "Hillside" near The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia. He was also a vestryman and treasurer of Grace Episcopal Church. Foster married 1) Francis B. Broaddus (1885-1980) on 16 September 1924. They divorced in 1934. He married 2) Anne Foster (1908-1994) of London, England on 8 November 1941. Carter Foster died on 19 January 1973, and is buried on the family farm "Whitewood."

Scope and Content

Papers, 1916-1973, of E. Carter Foster (1895-1973) of The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia. Includes an account book and day book, deeds, diaries, guest registers, memorandum books, and information relating to his interest in horse breeding and racing, and Jones (or Norwich) terriers. There are also sympathy cards and notes written to his family upon his death in 1973.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
Account Book - Hilton, 1942-1943 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Address Book .
Box 1 Folder 3
Articles and Essays by E. Carter Foster .
Box 1 Folder 4
Check Registers, 1926 .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence - Miscellaneous .
Box 1 Folder 6
Daybook - Hilton, 1942-1943 .
Box 1 Folder 7
Deeds .
Box 4
Diaries, 1916-1953 .
Box 5
Diaries, 1967-1973 .
Box 1 Folder 8
Farm and Orchard Birds .
Box 1 Folder 9
Genealogical Notes .
Box 5
Guest Registers 1943-1945, 1946-1947 .
Box 1 Folder 10-11
Horse Racing and Breeding - Publications .
Box 1 Folder 12
Horse Worms .
Box 1 Folder 13
Jones Terriers/Norwich Terriers .
Box 1 Folder 14
Memorandum Books .
Box 1 Folder 15
Miscellaneous .
Box 1 Folder 16
Nutrition .
Box 2 Folder 1
Periodic Opthalmia (Moon Blindness) .
Box 2 Folder 2
Photographs .
Box 2 Folder 3
Plains Riding Club .
Box 2 Folder 4
Plats .
Box 2 Folder 5
Publications - History .
Box 2 Folder 6-13
Sympathy Cards and Notes .
Box 3 Folder 1-5
Sympathy Cards and Notes .