Inventory of the Bertha Warren Papers 1894-1908
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.110
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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College of William and Mary
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing or quoting from the memoir, please contact the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Preferred Citation
Bertha Warren Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.
Biographical Note
She was born April 1875, the daughter of Norman Warren and the stepdaughter of Frances M. Warren. She lived in Hartford County, Connecticut. She attended the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut in 1894 and 1895. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Bertha Warren
Scope and Contents
Letters to Bertha Warren from her stepmother, Frances M. Warren, of Hartford County, Connecticut, and her friend, Edith Adam of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Bertha Warren is a deaf student, about 20 years old, who attends the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut. The letters talk of skills that Bertha must learn, especially her art work, her activities, school and news from home.
Arrangement of Materials
Grouped by writer, then chronological within each group.
Index Terms
- Mystic Oral School
- Whipple Home School
- Correspondence
- Connecticut--History--19th century.
- New London County (Conn.)--History--19th century.
- Deaf--Education--United States.
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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Adams, Edith
- Warren, Bertha
- Warren, Norman W.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Connecticut--History--19th century.
- New London County (Conn.)--History--19th century.
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Folder: 1 1894
- Folder: 2 1895
- Folder: 3 1896
- Folder: 4 Undated.
- Folder: 5 1899-1908