Inventory of the Pease Family Papers 1869-1888 Pease Family Papers Mss. Acc. 2008.55

Inventory of the Pease Family Papers 1869-1888

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.55


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2008.55
Title:
Pease Family Papers 1869-1888 1869-1888
Quantity:
0.50
Creator:
Pease, Annie, fl. 1869-1888 Pease, Nellie, fl. 1869-1888 arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before quoting, please get permission from the copyright holder and the Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Preferred Citation

Pease Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/22/2008.

Biographical Note

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Annie Pease">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Annie Pease</a>.

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises letters sent primarily to and from Annie and Nellie Pease.  They are from local friends and schoolmates as well as members of the Pease family who are situated for the most part in Bangor and Cornish, Maine.  The letters deal with the personal lives of a close social network of young girls and their families who stay in touch after their graduation from school.  The subjects of the letters range from classes, teachers and vacation plans to what is going on in the local community concerning deaths, weddings, and travel. A detailed examination of these letters reveals information concerning the school life and education of young, nineteenth-century women as well as their own experiences of teaching.  Moreover, there are details as to what books were popular, from Caesar to Cicero and Dickens to Emerson, as well as to what subjects were being taught and how the girls responded to them; botany, natural history, and flower collecting are frequently mentioned.  In addition, these letters reveal the details of nineteenth-century social life: relationships and work in the home, the importance of travel, the spread of local gossip, the discussion of fashion, sewing, and fabric, and the attendance of concerts, lectures, and prayer meetings for entertainment and edification.  Personal views and opinions regarding religion are prominent and a basic understanding of the religious milieu of these young women and their families can be ascertained.  Yet another prominent theme is the omnipresence of sickness and death; these letters afford insight into how death was dealt with as well as how it affected people in terms of remarriage and mixed families.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Correspondence
  • Geographic Name:

  • Maine--Social life and customs--19th century.
  • Topical Term:

  • Education--Maine.
  • Maine--History--19th century.
  • United States--Women--History
  • Women--Education--Maine.
  • Women--Maine--Social life and customs.
  • Women--United States--History--19th century.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Pease, Annie, fl. 1869-1888
  • Pease, Nellie, fl. 1869-1888

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Maine--Social life and customs--19th century.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Folder: 1
Letter to Annie Pease
23 October 1869.
1 item.
Folder: 2
Letters to Annie Pease
1873
Folder: 3
Letters to Annie Pease
1874
2 items.
  • Folder: 3
    Letter, 1873
    12 December 1873
  • Folder: 3
    Letter, 1874. Of Ella Stanley
    12 June 1874
Folder: 4
Letters to Annie Pease
1875
19 items.
  • Folder: 4 Folder: 1
Folder: 5
Letters to Annie Pease
1876
26 items
Folder: 6
Letters to Annie Pease
1877
17 items.
Folder: 7
Letters to Annie Pease
1878
33 items.
Folder: 8
Letters to Annie Pease
1879
42 items.
Folder: 9
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1880
36 items.
Folder: 10
Letters to Annie Pease
1881
21 items.
Folder: 11
Letters to Annie Pease
1882
16 items.
  • Folder: 11
Folder: 12
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1883
42 items.
Folder: 13
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1884
37 items.
Folder: 14
Letters to Annie Pease and to Nellie Pease
1885
30 items.
Folder: 15
Letters to Annie Pease and to Nellie Pease
1886
18 items.
Folder: 16
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1887
28 items.
Folder: 17
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1888
22 items.
Folder: 18
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1889
Folder: 19
Letters to Annie Pease and Nellie Pease
1891
Folder: 20
Letters to Annie Pease
1892
Folder: 21
Letters to Annie Pease and Cousin Lauriston
1898
Folder: 22
Letters to Annie Pease
1899
Folder: 23
Postcard to Annie Pease
1900
Folder: 24
Postcards to Annie Pease
Jan.6- Dec. 25. Year Undated.
Folder: 25
Undated Letters to Annie Pease