Stith Family Genealogy Collection Guide to the Stith Family Genealogy Collection Mss. Acc. 2010.428

Guide to the Stith Family Genealogy Collection Mss. Acc. 2010.428


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Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. Acc. 2010.428
Title
Stith Family Genealogy Collection 1868-1967 1932 - 1967
Quantity
7.50 Linear Feet
Creator
Crabbe, Estie Stith, 1887-1982
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Custodial History:

Laura Stith Strike received the collection from her father's estate and gave them to the Irving Public Library, Texas.  Irving Public Library gave them to William and Mary Libraries because of a Stith Family connection with the college:  William Stith, was the president of William and Mary from 1752–1755.  Irving Public Library informed the Stith family of the donation.

Preferred Citation:

Stith Family Genealogy Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Anne Johnson in October 2014.


Biographical Information:

Estie Malinda (Stith) Crabbe was born March 12, 1887 in Jasper County, MO to James Richard and Ophelia Haynes Stith. She married Benjamin Franklin Crabbe in 1920 in Seattle, WA. She died May 1982 in Seattle, WA. She spent much of her adult life researching her Stith Family and collateral lines.

Scope and Contents

Working papers and correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe in preparation for a book on the genealogy of the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and collateral families.  Includes research notes, typed transcriptions of research material and correspondence with professional genealogists, researchers from her family and Stith Family members from all over the United States.  Estie Stith Crabbe typed transcriptions of much of her research, including many letters she received from researchers and Stith Family contacts.  Some personal correspondence and papers are included.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged in series:  Correspondence, Stith Ancestors, Family Names, Research, Publications and Personal Papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id243041
Series 1: Correspondence
1932-1967
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Estie Stith Crabbe while compiling genealogical information for a book on the Stith and Hardaway Families. Includes a chronology created by Ms. Crabbe of all the letters she wrote between 1949 and 1965.

Correspondence is in A-Z folders, then at the end of this group, the major correspondents are in A-Z order with individual folders.

Correspondents include professional genealogists and family members who also pursued genealogy. Some of the correspondence is with contacts who might have links or information on the Stith, Hardaway and related Families. Ms. Crabbe typed all of her letters, with one or more carbon copies, and typed many of the letters she received. Some correspondence can also be found under Series 2 (Stith Ancestors) and Series 3 (Family Names) and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

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id243045
Series 2: Stith Ancestors
1933 - 1965, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Material on specific Stith Family members that was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe.  This series is in alphabetical order by the first name of the Stith family member.  These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. Some material on individuals can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 3, Family Names and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

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id243048
Series 3: Family Names
1934 - 1964, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Material on the Stith Family, Hardaway Family and associated  family names in alphabetical order.  These folders include correspondence, notes, family trees and more. This material was clearly grouped by Estie Stith Crabbe and kept together in the family groups she indicated. Some material on these families can also be found under Series 1, Correspondence and Series 2, Stith Ancestors and may duplicate or complement what is in these files.

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id243049
Series 4: Research
undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Notes, reports and typed  transcriptions by Estie Stith Crabbe from published material, material sent by others and from her visits to courthouses, historical societies and libraries.  This material is generally not about a particular Stith Family member.  Includes Estie Stith Crabbe's handwritten draft of the introduction to her book on the Stith Family.

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id243052
Series 5: Publications
1866, 1932 - 1964
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Books and other publications.  Partial transcriptions of some of these publications are also in other series.

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id243056
Series 6: Personal Papers
1868-1964
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Correspondence, legal material, personal notes and family documents.

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Series 7: Addition to Stith Family Genealogy Collection (Mss.Acc.2010.428 Acc. 2016-163)
1933-1998English
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