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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters, Ms2005-022, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2005.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters was completed in October 2012.

Biographical Note

Georgia Dunn was born in 1888 in Wichita, Kansas. She moved to Virginia in 1916. She married William Coggin, to whom she remained married until William's death in 1960.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of letters to and from Georgia Dunn Coggin, spanning from 1910 through 1960. The letters are primarily between Georgia and her husband William, and Georgia and her friend Lillie Goddard of New York City. The letters from William range between 1910 and 1921 and were written to Georgia by William while he was away on business for his position as Divisional Superintendent of Public Schools. Many of the letters between Lillie and Georgia concern Lillie's daughter, Eliza Goddard, who stayed intermittently with William and Georgia throughout her childhood, between 1925 and 1943. The content of all of the letters mainly concerns daily life, family matters, children, husbands, illnesses and deaths.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).