Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Rose Womack Correspondence
Singleton, J.W.
Singleton, Mollie.
Walton, Lizzie.
Womack, Preston.
LU.439
.65 Linear Feet
1 legal-sized archival box
1891-1893
English
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Restrictions on Access
No restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Biographical sketch
Rosalie Womack of Prince Edward County, Virginia was born in 1871 to Edward Lockett and Sallie Emmett Womack. In 1890, she enrolled at then-State Female Normal School from where she earned her diploma in June 1893. In 1896, Womack married William Henderson, a farmer from Keysville, Virginia.
Ownership and Custodial History
The correspondence in this collection was received by Rosalie Womack while she was a student at State Female Normal School. These items were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives on December 9, 2021 by Pauline Womack Spencer, a niece of Rosalie Womack.
Related Archival Materials
Title--LU-440, Preston Womack Diploma. Custodian--Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections: Address--201 High Street, Farmville VA, 23909, Country--USA.
Scope and content
The majority of the correspondence in this collection, which dates from 1891 to 1893, was written by J.W. Singleton, a traveling salesman from Prince Edward County and a suitor of Rosalie Womack. The remainder of the correspondence was written by family and friends of Rosalie Womack. In addition to the known correspondents in this collection are three pieces of correspondence for whom only the first name is known, Martha, W.H., and Willie.
Womack, Rosalie.
Correspondence1891From Lizzie WaltonJune 5, 189101 of 01From Willie (unknown surname)September 13, 189101 of 01Correspondence1892From J.W. SingletonJanuary 1, 189201 of 01From Mollie Singleton (addressed to both Rose and Preston)March 25, 189201 of 01From "M" (unsigned, likely Mollie Singleton)July 7, 189201 of 01From Martha (unknown surname, possibly Martha Armistead, a classmate of RoseJuly 17, 189201 of 01From J.W. SingletonSeptember 18, 189201 of 01From J.W. SingletonOctober 4, 189201 of 01From Preston WomackOctober 11, 189201 of 01From J.W. SingletonNovember 13, 189201 of 01From J.W. SingletonDecember 15, 189201 of 01From "WH" (initials only, no signature)December 18, 189201 of 01Correspondence1893From J.W. SingletonJanuary 8, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonJanuary 13, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonJanuary 22, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonJanuary 28, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonJanuary 29, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonFebruary 5, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonFebruary 13, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonFebruary 20, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonFebruary 26, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonFebruary 28, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMarch 4, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMarch 11, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMarch 18, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMarch 26, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonApril 10, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonApril 16, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonApril 22, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonApril 26, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMay 6, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMay 13, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMay 20, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMay 28, 189301 of 01From J.W. SingletonMay 29, 189301 of 01