Mary Oakley Hay Collection, 1817-1950

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Summary

Extent:
1 box
Creator:
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Folder 1: Correspondence (20 files)

1911-35, 1938, 1939, 1940, Postcards from the 1940s, 1945, 1946, 1947, Jan-April 1948, May 1948, June 1948, July-August 1948, Sept.-Oct. 1948, Nov.-Dec 1948, Jan. 1949, Feb. 1949, March 1949, Apr.-Dec. 1949, 1950, Unknown dates (contains a lock of hair)

Folder 2: Photographs

two of Sarah Hay, Mary Oakley Hay, Home of Mrs. J.W. Robertson Scott in Oxfordshire, England

Photographs from this collection are available online at https://albemarlehistory.org/mary-oakley-hay-collection-photographs/

Folder 3: Checks and Invoices

most from the Charlottesville area 1940s-50s

Folder 4: Ephemera

unknown dairy from 1817, cemetery record of Sara Oakley Hay, two address books belonging to Mary Oakley Hay, letter from Phillip Hay to his sister Amelia Sprigg, Employment Record of Mary Oakley Hay

Biographical / historical:

Mary Oakley Hay (1873-1965) spent the last decade of her life in Charlottesville. She was known for her volunteer and social work, especially for children. She had previously lived in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Great Britain.

Acquisition information:
Unknown
Arrangement:

Chronological

Physical location:
Archive Room Shelves
Physical description:
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