Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook, Ms2019-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Baldwin-Stoddard family
Abstract:
This collection comprises one notebook of an incomplete, first person narrative about Martha Lee Baron Stoddard and May Baldwin Stoddard of Boston, Massachusetts. The narrative is written after 1893 by the Stoddards' aunt Mattie to their cousins, Albert and Harry Baldwin. The author discusses the Stoddards' childhood in Boston, attendance to Phillips Brooks' church, and traveling with Martha to Europe and her death in Italy. The volume also contains the transcription of a letter to May after giving birth to her first child, dressmakers' notes, and a short piece about finding strength.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook, Ms2019-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises one notebook of an incomplete, first person narrative about Martha Lee Baron Stoddard and May Baldwin Stoddard of Boston, Massachusetts. The narrative is written after 1893 by the Stoddards' aunt Mattie to their cousins, Albert and Harry Baldwin. The author discusses the Stoddards' childhood in Boston, attendance to Phillips Brooks' church, and traveling with Martha to Europe and her death in Italy. The volume also contains the transcription of a letter to May after giving birth to her first child, dressmakers' notes, and a short piece about finding strength.

Biographical / historical:

Albert and Harry Baldwin are the cousins of Frank, May Baldwin, and Martha Lee Baron Stoddard. The Stoddards were the grandchildren of Isaac N. Stoddard of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. May married attorney George D. Yeomans. Also known as Issie, Martha was an artist, who died at the age of 19 in Italy, while in the care her Aunt Mattie.

Acquisition information:
The Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2017.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook commenced in January 2019 and completed in February 2019.