Lydia J. Dorman Letters
Scope and Contents
Lydia Dorman's correspondence includes three letters to her father expressing her desire to become a teacher, and a letter to her brother, Joseph, asking about home. Both letters were written in 1851 and 1852.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1853
Creator
- Lydia J. Dorman (Attended Wheaton 1851-1853) (Author, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright
Copyright is retained by the authors, or their descendants, of items in these papers as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biography
Lydia Joanna Dorman, born on 20 Feb. 1837, was the daughter and only child of William A. and Lucy F. (Rose) Dorman from South Coventry, CT. She attended Wheaton Seminary from 1852-1853. She died, unmarried, on 24 Sept. 1867, and is buried in the Natan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, CT.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Paul Jaspersohn, 16 May 1968, of Guilford, CT.
Processing Information
Processed by: Ashley Kuhn, November 2008
Encoded using Archivist Toolkit by: Megan Wheaton-Book, Assistant Archivist and Hanna Juergens, W13, July, 2012
Encoding edited by: Megan Wheaton-Book, Assistant Archivist, September, 2012
Source
- Paul Jaspersohn, Mrs. (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Lydia Dorman Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Kuhn
- Date
- 11/12/2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository