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Rose Womack CorrespondenceLU.439

Rose Womack CorrespondenceLU.439


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Benedict Chatelain

Repository
Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Identification
LU.439
Title
Rose Womack Correspondence 1891-1893
Quantity
.65 Linear Feet, 1 legal-sized archival box
Creator
Singleton, J.W.
Creator
Singleton, Mollie.
Creator
Walton, Lizzie.
Creator
Womack, Preston.
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Ownership and Custodial History

The correspondence in this collection was received by Rosalie Womack while she was a student at State Female Normal School. These items were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives on December 9, 2021 by Pauline Womack Spencer, a niece of Rosalie Womack.

Biographical sketch

Rosalie Womack of Prince Edward County, Virginia was born in 1871 to Edward Lockett and Sallie Emmett Womack. In 1890, she enrolled at then-State Female Normal School from where she earned her diploma in June 1893. In 1896, Womack married William Henderson, a farmer from Keysville, Virginia.

Scope and content

The majority of the correspondence in this collection, which dates from 1891 to 1893, was written by J.W. Singleton, a traveling salesman from Prince Edward County and a suitor of Rosalie Womack. The remainder of the correspondence was written by family and friends of Rosalie Womack. In addition to the known correspondents in this collection are three pieces of correspondence for whom only the first name is known, Martha, W.H., and Willie.

Related Material

Title--LU-440, Preston Womack Diploma. Custodian--Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections: Address--201 High Street, Farmville VA, 23909, Country--USA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Womack, Rosalie.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Singleton, J.W.
  • Singleton, Mollie.
  • Walton, Lizzie.
  • Womack, Preston.
  • Womack, Rosalie.
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Container List

Correspondence
1891
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From Lizzie Walton
    June 5, 1891
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From Willie (unknown surname)
    September 13, 1891
Correspondence
1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 1, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From Mollie Singleton (addressed to both Rose and Preston)
    March 25, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From "M" (unsigned, likely Mollie Singleton)
    July 7, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From Martha (unknown surname, possibly Martha Armistead, a classmate of Rose
    July 17, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    September 18, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    October 4, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From Preston Womack
    October 11, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    November 13, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    December 15, 1892
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From "WH" (initials only, no signature)
    December 18, 1892
Correspondence
1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 8, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 13, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 22, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 28, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    January 29, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    February 5, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    February 13, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    February 20, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    February 26, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    February 28, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    March 4, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    March 11, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    March 18, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    March 26, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    April 10, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    April 16, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    April 22, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    April 26, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    May 6, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    May 13, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    May 20, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    May 28, 1893
  • Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
    From J.W. Singleton
    May 29, 1893