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[Identification of item], Annie Lois Newkirk Blakely Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Annie Lois Newkirk Blakely Papers (1870-1988) were donated to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1991.
Processed by: John Gribble; Assisted by: Brent Johanson, Rachel Pottinger, Rachel Sullivan
Completed February 15, 1994
Encoded by Stephen D. Miller
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
The Annie Lois Newkirk Blakely Papers, 1870-1988, contain chiefly correspondence and diaries but also include legal papers, pictures, and clippings. The collection primarily documents the life of Blakely as a Clinton, S.C. housewife and mother, and of her children, Florence Ella Blakely and Ann Newkirk Blakely McLeod. Much of the Correspondence Series consists of personal letters by family members and friends written to Annie Lois Newkirk Blakely, her husband Ralph Royd Blakely, daughters Florence Ella Blakely (a Duke University librarian), and Ann Newkirk Blakely McLeod. A large portion of this series contain correspondence (1921-1978) between Annie and Ralph Blakely before they were married. Although the Diaries Series (1927-1978) contains primarily the journals of Annie Lois Newkirk Blakely, other family members Florence Ella Blakely and Inez Robertson Blakely, are also included. The Pictures Series contains family photographs of vacations, holidays, and weddings. The Legal Papers Series primarily contains banking and investment correspondence, as well as personal legal Items, such as Annie Blakely's discharge papers from the U.S. Army and Ralph Blakely's discharge papers from the U.S. Navy after World War I. The Miscellaneous Series includes War Ration Books from the 1940s and photocopied newspaper clippings that pertain to the Blakely and Newkirk families.
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Includes personal letters of
Primarily contains diaries of
Contains papers regarding the legal affairs of
Includes family, vacation, and wedding photographs. Arranged chronologically.
Includes acid-free photocopies and originals of newspaper clippings.
Includes miscellaneous items including an address book, calendar, and other items. Arranged in chronological order.