Social life and customs
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Dashiell family papers
This collection contains correspondence between members of the Dashiell family, Reverend Erastus Franklin Dashiell, his wife, Caroline Elizabeth Hull Dashiell, and her parents, Daniel and Caroline Hull, as well as documents from Rev. Dashiell’s studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Dulany family papers
This collection contains the correspondence of the Dulany family. The bulk of the collection is composed of letters to and from Catharine (Kitty) Dulany Belt. The letters discuss personal matters of family and friends, such as illness, new marriages, and babies born, as well as business related estates and finance.
Eliza Coale Funk papers
The Eliza Coale Funk Papers span more than 200 years of Maryland history, from roughly 1758 until 2004 and focus on the Chase, Coale, and Funk families.
Eliza Custis-Lafayette correspondence
This collection primarily contains letters written by the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (1776-1832) and several other acquaintances.
Emily Stone Barton Brune manuscript collection
Contains correspondence of Brune, her husband, Frederick William Brune, and other members of their family. The letters primarily discuss personal matters, such as travel arrangements, school, and health. Some of the letters discuss church-related affairs and personal beliefs.
Enoch Pratt correspondence
This collection consists of correspondence between Enoch Pratt, a wealthy businessman and philanthropist, and Mr. and Mrs. William P. Preston.
Ethel Hoen Hanson photograph collection
Finlay and Willis family manuscript collection
This collection consists of approximately 50 letters of correspondence between the Finlay and Willis families
Forrest family manuscript collection
This collection contains correspondence between Forrest family members, which discuss health, travel, and schooling. Multiple letters from Moreau Forrest to his wife, Mary Leeke Dashiell Robinson Forrest, relate his work as a United States Marshal.
Frick family papers
The Frick family papers includes papers of socially prominent Baltimore and Washington, D.C. families, primarily from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century. The three main families are the Fricks, Poultneys, and Turnbulls, but scattered items from related Sloan, Carroll, Denison, Brown, Ramsay, and Spense families are here as well. The papers include correspondence, genealogies, accounts, land papers, diaries, travel diaries, and recipe books.