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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Dorothy H. Christian Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0250
- Creators:
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Christian, Dorothy H.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616Foley, James W.
- Dates:
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1881, 1913-1934
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three books and two photographs: Kitchen Diary: Your Daily Friend (Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co., 1913) contains birth dates, addresses and appointments sporadic entries, 1921 1934. The Shakespeare Birthday Book (Mary F. P. Dunbar, ed., London, 1881) has a quotation from Shakespeare for every day in the year; scattered throughout the book are names of relatives and friends. Some One Like You by James W. Foley is a book of five pages of poetry and five illustrations, copyrighted 1916, with a box. Two small portrait photographs, one dated 1923, found in Kitchen Diary, are stored separately.
Two small portrait photographs, one dated 1923, found in "The Kitchen Diary," are stored separately.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Dorothy Christian's father was secretary to President Warren G. Harding. The three books illustrate, to a small extent, events of interest to a woman in the social world of Washington, D.C. in the 1920s.
Administration
Author
David E. Haberstich
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Estate of Dorothy H. Christian, through Elwood Davis, July 21, 1986.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Political History (now Division of Political and Military History, December 3, 1986.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, 2001.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Dorothy H. Christian Collection, circa 1881-1934, Archives Center,National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
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Socialites -- Washington (D.C.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Appointment books -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Washington (D.C.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diaries | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Poetry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portraits -- 1920-1930 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs -- 1900-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Books | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Political History | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu