Title:
Correspondence
Title:
Erminia Thompson Folsom Correspondence
Description:
Erminia T. Folsom was an active participant in the women's suffrage, prison reform, temperance and peace movements and was involved with the Universalist church. Her correspondence includes letters received from others, letters written by herself, and third-party letters, dating 1903 to 1961 and undated, with the bulk dating from 1909 to 1928. Some postcards and telegrams are included. Topics covered primarily are suffrage, prison reform, temperance, the peace movement, and Universalism. The correspondence includes letters received from Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna H. Shaw, Emma M. Gillett, C.B. Randell, Arabella Carter, Mrs. W.B. Wynne, Lilla Rector Terrell, Agnes E. Ryan, Colonel E.L. Dohoney, D.M. Reedy, Governor Allan Shivers, Annette Finnigan, Bertha Hubers, Eleanor Brackenridge, Alice Stone Blackwell, Dr. Mary L. Fulton, Mrs. E.M. Barrett, and Mrs. W.A. Poage. Many of the outgoing letters were written by Erminia Folsom through her affiliation with the Austin Woman Suffrage Association. This series is comprised of mostly unsigned carbon copies and holographic rough drafts. Correspondents include Annette Finnigan, Bertha Hubers (for whom Erminia had a will drawn up), Eleanor Brackenridge, Alice Stone Blackwell, Dr. Mary L. Fulton, Colonel E.L. Dohoney, Mrs. E.M. Barrett, Mrs. W.A. Poage, and others. Some third-party correspondence is also present concerning the Val Verde Mining Company (A.T. Folsom, president) in 1918, and a military investigation concerning support of a divorced friend of Erminia Folsom's, Grace Caldwell Pugsley, in 1947. Full dates are given in year-month-day order.
Identifier:
Correspondence
Collection:
Erminia Thompson Folsom papers
Creator:
Erminia Thompson Folsom
Date of creation:
1900 to 1907
Source:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 1985/119
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Correspondence, Erminia Thompson Folsom, Erminia Thompson Folsom papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The correspondence is arranged into three groups: letters received, letters sent, and third-party letters.
Copyright information:
Access restrictions:
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/40035.xml
Language:
English