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Finding aid created by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant, 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Caroline Minturn Hall Bride's Gift Book, 1909-1909 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2005.63

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Caroline Minturn Hall Bride's Gift Book 1909 01/Mss. Acc. 2005.63 0.20 The papers are in: English Hall, Caroline Minturn arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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.

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Caroline Minturn Hall Bride's Gift Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 12/15/2005.

 Biographical Note

Caroline Minturn Hall was the daughter of Mrs. David Prescott Hall of Boston and the granddaughter of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.  She married Rev. Hugh Birckhead in New York City in June 1909. 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/Caroline Minturn Hall ">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Caroline Minturn Hall </a>.

 Scope and Contents

New York bride's book, 1909, kept by Caroline Mintern(or Minturn) Hall, granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe, who was married June 9,1909, to Rev. Hugh Birckhead. Book is published in New York, 1902 and called "The Book of the Bride Elect."  Has columns for listing gifts, those who gave them , date of acknowledgment and others.Many of the gifts received were monogramed, some made by Tiffany & Co. and some gifts were exchanged. Includes gifts from Julia Ward Howe, Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham, Van Wyck, Gould, Harriman, Coolidge, Grosvenor and other luminaries of the New York Social Scene.  Includes letters from Caroline Hall's mother and from Frances T. Morgan(Mrs. JP Morgan) and a newspaper clipping of the wedding.

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This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Marriage registers Geographic Name: New York (State)--Social life and customs. Personal Name: Birckhead, Hugh (Rev.) Topical Term: Marriage customs and rites--United States. Weddings--1900-1910