The Kate Carper Papers, 1861-1976

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
.25 linear feet
Creator:
Carper, Catherine Louise (Kate) (1834-1924)
Abstract:
The Kate Carper Papers collection consists of 0.25 linear feet and spans the years 1861-1976 and contains typescript copies of her diary entries from the Civil War years of 1861-1863, transcripts and photocopies of some correspondence, and a list of events from the later years of 1899-1924.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Kate Carper Papers collection consists of 0.25 linear feet and spans the years 1861-1976 and contains typescript copies of her diary entries from the Civil War years of 1861-1863, transcripts and photocopies of some correspondence, and a list of events from the later years of 1899-1924. It also contains typescript copies of expense records from her home "Bloomfield" for the years 1863-1881 and 1910-1924.

Biographical / historical:

The Civil War diaries of Miss Kate Carper are reproduced from a book belonging to her sister which was in the Civil War collection of Mr. Richard Hammond in 1976. Kate Carper lived at Bloomfield in Dranesville, VA. Bloomfield was named by Frederick Carper in 1824 and was the home of that branch of the Carper family (a branch of the family that built Colvin Run Mill) until 1924. Ms. Carper, the daughter of Frederick and Martha Mead Carper was educated first at Mrs. Edwards School for Girls, and subsequently at Coombe Cottage in Fairfax. Ms. Carper remained unmarried and was involved in running the household in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries until her death in 1924.

Acquisition information:
Received as gift from Cordelia G. Sansone, 1976.