barton Inventory of the Gertrude Williamson Baker Barton Papers, 1858-1951 Processed by: Allison Gluvna; machine-readable finding aid created by: Lisa Stark

1999 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 000845067

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word Date of source: April 1998 Processed by Allison Gluvna April 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Lisa Stark, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, February 1999 Description is in English. 07-14-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Gertrude Williamson Baker Barton Papers)//EN" "barton.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Inventory of the Gertrude Williamson Baker Barton Papers, 1858-1951 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

1999 Duke University. All rights reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Gertrude Williamson Baker Barton Papers, 1858-1951 Barton, Gertrude Williamson Baker 1 Linear Foot 472 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

 Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Gertrude Williamson Baker Barton Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library received the collection as a gift in 1969.

 Processing Information

Processed by Allison Gluvna

Completed February 1999

Encoded by Lisa Stark

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

Barton was a resident of Winchester (Frederick County), Va. and active in the Protestant Episcopal Church.

 Collection Overview

The collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to Mrs. Barton's activities in the Protestant Episcopal Church in her home town of Winchester, Va., and on the state level. There are also letters from her husband, Robert Thomas Barton, lawyer and state politician, discussing political matters in Virginia, the stationing of troops along the Mexican border during Woodrow Wilson's first administration, and Wilson's election campaign of 1916. Other correspondents include Philip Alexander Bruce, Lucian Carr, Robert Atkinson Gibson, and Marie Elizabeth Jeffries Hobart.

An unprocessed addition to the collection contains more correspondence between Gertrude Barton's family members and friends.; and household bills.

 Contents of Collection 1 Letters, 1858-1904, Feb. 3 2 Letters, 1907-1951