Inventory of the Georgette A. Chamberlain Papers, 1785-1917 (bulk 1877-1897)

Abstract

This collection consists of four travel diaries and a genealogical album kept by Georgette A. Chamberlain of Washington, DC.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Chamberlain, Georgette A.
Title: Georgette A. Chamberlain Papers, 1785-1917 (bulk 1877-1897)
Language of Material: English
Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet, 5 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Four travel diaries (1877 Sept.-1917 July) and a genealogical album (1785-1893), the bulk dating 1877-1897, kept by Georgette A. Chamberlain of Washington, D.C. The diaries document her trips to New England (1877), the Southern States (1881 and 1886) and to Europe (1880, 1882, and 1897). The genealogical album includes material about the Varnum and Tenney families, Franklin Tenney (her father) and the National Hotel, Wsshington, D.C., where her father was proprietor for many years. Interspersed throughout the volumes are photographs, letters, and paper ephemera. During her travels to Germany (1897) she stayed and traveled with Princess Salm-Salm (Agnes Elizabeth Winona Leclercq) an American adventures, and widow of Prussian nobleman, Prince Felix Salm-Salm.

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