Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Dorothy H. Christian Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0250
Creators:
Christian, Dorothy H.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Foley, James W.
Dates:
1881, 1913-1934
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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

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