Letters to Mary Coale Redwood (Mrs. Francis T. Redwood), 1907-1908, 1917-1919
Dates
- 1907-1908, 1917-1919
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.0 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes containing 5 volumes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
Included in the Redwood Collection are materials of George Buchanan Redwood (1888-1918), Mary Buchanan Coale Redwood (1861-1940), George Buchanan Coale (1819-1887), William Edward Coale (1816-1865) and John Greene Proud, Jr. (1813-1883).
George Buchanan Coale's materials date from 1828-1863 and contain letters to his brother, William Edward Coale, a naval surgeon, concerning the former's conversion to Swedenborgian beliefs; Baltimore banking, politics and social life in the 1840s; and a house being built by Robert Cary Long. There are also letters received by Coale from various correspondents during the Civil War.
Lt. George Buchanan Redwood's materials include letters written by him during 1917-1918 to his mother, Mary Buchanan Coale Redwood (Mrs. Francis T. Redwood), and others. There are also sympathy letters to Mrs. Redwood after George was killed in France in 1918 during World War I.
John Greene Proud's materials include a volume of poems (1832-1844) entitled Random Rhymes at Truant Times.
Creator
- From the Collection: Redwood, George Buchanan, 1888-1918 (Person)
- From the Collection: Coale, George B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Proud, John Greene, Jr., 1813-1883 (Person)
- From the Collection: Coale, William-Edward, 1816-1865 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org