Title:: Agnes Dawson Papers 1941-1946

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Agnes Dawson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01
Creator:
Dawson, Agnes Balloch Bready arrangement
Language:
The papers are in: English
Preferred citation:

Agnes Dawson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters written by Agnes Balloch Dawson from the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay to her father and 'Omie' (mother?) from 1941-1946. Agnes Balloch talks in detail about her and her husband William Dawson Jr.'s (1885-1972) life in Uruguay, describing their social and professional interactions, and commenting on politics and events.Some of the people she met and mentions in her letters are Walt Disney, Aaron Copland and Orson Wells.For a more detailed description, provided by the seller, see folder link below.

Biographical / historical:

Married to United State Diplomat William Dawson, Jr. (1885-1972) in 1926. At the time the letters were written William Dawson was the US Ambassador to Uruguay and the Dawson resided in Montevideo. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Agnes Balloch Bready Dawson">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Agnes Balloch Bready Dawson</a>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/21/2009.
Processing information:

Accessioned and processed in June 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Arranged by Alex Dodd, SCRC Staff, in September 2009.